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• More than 500 model aircraft now on display
• Models on long-term loan from family of Dayton philanthropist Eugene W. Kettering
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DAYTON, Ohio - Models from the Eugene W. Kettering Model Aircraft Collection on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Exhibit featuring more than 500 model aircraft on display at museum
Posted 5/9/2012 Updated 5/8/2012
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by Sarah Swan
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
5/9/2012 - DAYTON, Ohio -- An exhibit featuring hundreds of model aircraft was recently completed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
The 558 models, on long-term loan from the family of Dayton philanthropist Eugene W. Kettering, give visitors a sense of the technological growth of aviation.
"This exhibit gives visitors a quick glance at aviation history -- everything from early biplanes through World War II and the 1950s -- and represents Kettering's long, deep love for aviation," said Terry Aitken, senior curator at the museum. "That love is characterized not only in this exhibit but through Kettering's role as a founding father of the museum and his long-time support of this institution."
In 1930, Kettering joined General Motors as a research engineer, and he became a leading figure in the in the evolution of the modern diesel locomotive. After nearly 30 years with General Motors, Kettering retired and he and his wife, Virginia, devoted their energies to a wide range of philanthropic activities.
When the Air Force Museum Foundation was created in 1960 to fund the building of a new Air Force Museum, Kettering continued his family's interest in aviation and became the foundation's first chairman. He actively assisted in raising funds to construct the Air Force Museum, which opened in 1971. The museum's Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery is named in his honor.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of downtown Dayton. It is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Admission and parking are free. For more information about the museum, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.
NOTE TO PUBLIC: For more information, please contact the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at (937) 255-3286.
NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information, please contact Sarah Swan at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Division at (937) 255-1283. |
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