Air Mobility Command Museum

Air Mobility Command Museum is a museum in Dover, DE, part of the Ocean City & the Delmarva Beaches guide. Cost: free.

1301 Heritage Rd · Dover, DE

Why you should go…

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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#military aircraft
#air force history
#free museum

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