National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Wright-Patterson AFB
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1100 Spaatz St.
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433
The world's largest and oldest military aviation museum, located in Dayton Ohio.
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum, featuring more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles on display amid more than 17 acres of indoor exhibit space. Also on location is the 400-seat, Digital 3D Air Force Museum Theatre.
Upcoming Events: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
TOP SECRET: License To Spy
11/07/2024
Museum visitors will go undercover and enter a world of coded messages and satellite surveillance when they take on the role of a secret agent in the latest feature exhibition, Top Secret: License to Spy Sept.15-Dec. 16
Plane Talks: Veterans Day
11/09/2024
Subject matter experts will be stationed in the galleries near the aircraft or exhibit that relate Veterans Day.
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