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Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover, DE

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Air Mobility Command Museum

Walk among more than 35 vintage military aircraft, from a B-17 to a giant C-5 Galaxy, at a historic hangar beside Dover Air Force Base.

1301 Heritage Rd · Dover, DE

About Air Mobility Command Museum

This museum of airlift and air refueling history fills Hangar 1301, a World War II building where secret rocket development once took place and which is now on the National Register of Historic Places. More than 35 aircraft are on display, including a B-17G Flying Fortress, a C-47A Skytrain, a KC-10 Extender and a C-5A Galaxy. You can also try a flight simulator and see a retired control tower. Enter through the museum gate on Route 9, not through the base.

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  • #free museum

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