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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