National Museum of the United States Air Force
The National Museum of the United States Air Force 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. The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display. The museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio.
Aerial view of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
An overhead gallery view of the fourth building aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force including the Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 used as Air Force One by Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour which carried David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden to the Moon in 1971 on NASA's fourth crewed lunar landing mission
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Dayton; Wright Field is approximately 8.0 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Dayton.
A Boeing C-17A Globemaster III of the 445th Airlift Wing based at Wright-Patterson AFB
Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Air Depot, c. 1920
A National Park Service marker showing the historical growth of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The WPAFB northern section in 2000
