Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Tricky Tribute

 










 

 

The National Museum of the United States Air Force traces its birth to 1923 at McCook Field near Dayton; it moved to Wright Field in 1927. The museum closed from 1940 to 1954 due to urgent need for administrative space to support the war effort and postwar USAF growth.

In 1960 local interest in aviation history led to the creation of the Air Force Museum Foundation to secure funds for the museum. A nationwide fund-raising campaign resulted in the construction of a new facility in the late 1960s, with President Richard Nixon dedicating the new building in September 1971. Several more have been added in the subsequent years.

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