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The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. [3] The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 ...
September 8, 1988. Designated NHP. October 16, 1992. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio that commemorates three important historical figures— Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and poet Paul Laurence Dunbar —and their work in the Miami Valley.
MAPS Air Museum, Canton; Motts Military Museum, Groveport; NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland; National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton; National Aviation Hall of Fame, Dayton; Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center, Columbus – planned [78] Ohio History of Flight Museum, Columbus – closed; Tri-State Warbird ...
The Army Air Forces Technical Base (Air Force Technical Base before being designated a USAF base) was formed on December 15, 1945, under Brig Gen Joseph T. Morris, during the World War II drawdown by merging Wright Field, Patterson Field, Dayton Army Air Field, and—acquired by Wright Field for 1942 glider testing—Clinton Army Air Field.
Sep. 16—The Dayton area has a deep history in connection to flight and the Air Force, including the development of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here's a look at some key dates: — Early ...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 2015357 – Soviet fighter of the Korean People's Air Force defected to Seoul, later flown by Chuck Yeager [100] North American B-45C Tornado 48-0010 [101] North American F-82B Twin Mustang 44‐65162 – configured as an F-82G [102] North American L-17A Navion 47‐1347 [103] North American F-86A Sabre 49-1067 ...
Museum of Aviation – near Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia. Peterson Air and Space Museum – Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sheppard AFB Heritage Center – Sheppard AFB, Texas. South Dakota Air and Space Museum – Box Elder, South Dakota (outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB) Thunderbirds Museum – Nellis AFB, near Las ...
Air Force Commendation Medal. Charles David Metcalf (19 June 1933 – 29 October 2021) served in the United States Air Force for 36 years, retiring as a major general. He went on to serve as the director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force from 1996 to 2010. He was a well-known civic leader in the Dayton, Ohio, area.