Learn about Titan II missiles during lecture on Sept. 17

Visitors who walk into the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force often stand in awe as they view intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles rising more than 100 feet in the air. One of those missiles -- the Titan II -- is the subject of an upcoming lecture at the

Turn back the clock 100 years with the 2014 WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous

Each fall most of us remember to set our clocks back an hour as daylight savings time comes to an end. However, this fall there will be a special opportunity to turn back the clock 100 years to the start of World War I and experience an historical aviation event unlike any other during the WWI Dawn

Museum to begin restoring massive Titan IVB rocket

It sits in gigantic pieces in a World War II era hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force. Acquired in 2005 from Lockheed Martin, this important space artifact has been waiting in storage for restoration specialists to bring it back to life. Now, as the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force prepares for

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Celebrate National Aviation Day at the world's largest aviation museum

Celebrate National Aviation Day with free educational activities at Family Day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.National Aviation Day is a celebration of all things related to aviation and is held on the anniversary of Orville Wright's birthday

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Area teacher nominated by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force accepted to summer residency program

Kate Tiffany, a teacher at the Greene County Career Center was selected to take part in the 2014 American Air Museum (AAM) Summer Residency Program. She was nominated for the program by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The American Air Museum Summer Residency Program, which takes place July

First aviation mechanic display added to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force honored the first aviation mechanic, Charles E. Taylor, by unveiling a bronze bust of his likeness for permanent display during a ceremony in the museum's Early Years Gallery today. A brilliant, self-taught man, Taylor began working in the Wrights' bicycle

Go behind the scenes at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Have you ever wondered what goes into getting an aircraft ready for display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force?Sign up for the museum's free Behind the Scenes Tours and see the restoration process first-hand. Registration for tours through December 2014 is now open. These free tours take

Ninth World War I drama coming to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in Europe as one of the nation's premier historical aviation events brings the excitement and adrenaline of early air power to Ohio, Sept. 27-28 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous will