Air Force Museum

Ohio History

Planes

Ready for another sight-seeing jaunt? Guess what . . . we are still in Dayton! I know what you're thinking: how can there be more to see besides the Wright Bicycle shop, Dunbar House, Booneshoft Museum, Patterson House, Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, Carriage Hill, and even Possum Creek Metropark? I know, I've dragged you all over Dayton, but I promise, this is our last stop for now! Besides, this is a place you won't want to miss: the National Museum of the US Air Force. This museum boasts almost 750,000 square feet of display area filled with all kinds of once-airborne machines (or replicas of them). Displays span the entire history of aviation, from the first flight to modern satellites. On top of that, the museum is said to be the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world; it first opened in 1923. It has continually expanded from its the 8100-foot area then to more than 17 acres of indoor displays now. The plane above hung in the Early Years Gallery, which was our first stop at the museum.