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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is a museum in Dayton, OH, part of the Columbus & Central Ohio guide. Cost: free.

1100 Spaatz St, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, OH

Why you should go…

This is the official museum of the United States Air Force, set on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base about six miles northeast of Dayton. More than 360 aircraft and missiles fill four connected buildings, including the B-17F Memphis Belle, the B-29 Bockscar, the XB-70 Valkyrie and the Apollo 15 command module. You can also see SAM 26000, the Air Force One that served Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.

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