/tags/national-museum-of-the-united-states-air-force National Museum of the United States Air Force en-US Copyright Tue, 16 May 2023 08:37:00 GMT /local-news/2023-05-16/national-museum-u-s-air-force-100th-anniversary Ohio isn't just the birthplace of aviation, it's also home to the world's biggest and oldest military aviation museum — the National Museum of the United States Air Force — near Dayton. Tue, 16 May 2023 08:37:00 GMT /local-news/2023-05-16/national-museum-u-s-air-force-100th-anniversary Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-12-06/prestigious-mackay-trophy-dayton-museum-2021-evacuation-kabul The U.S. Air Force and the National Aeronautic Association are honoring two Air Force crews with the prestigious Mackay Trophy for supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, evacuating 2,000 Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:42:38 GMT /local-news/2022-12-06/prestigious-mackay-trophy-dayton-museum-2021-evacuation-kabul Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-04-05/national-air-force-museum-dayton-75th-anniversary-us-air-force “A Force for Good – Department of the Air Force Humanitarian Missions” opens Saturday, April 9, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, and is a new permanent exhibit in the Global Reach Gallery. Other exhibits are scheduled throughout the year, leading up to the 75th anniversary celebration this fall. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:47:00 GMT /local-news/2022-04-05/national-air-force-museum-dayton-75th-anniversary-us-air-force Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-02-21/hands-on-exhibit-da-vinci-inventions-dayton-air-force-museum "Leonardo da Vinci Machines in Motion" is on tour from Florence, Italy. It lets visitors explore 40 full-size working machines designed by scientists and artisans using methods from da Vinci's time. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:29:00 GMT /local-news/2022-02-21/hands-on-exhibit-da-vinci-inventions-dayton-air-force-museum Tana Weingartner /local-news/2020-03-06/first-and-only-african-american-woman-u-2-pilot-shares-her-experiences The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton is dusting off some if its less-frequently displayed artifacts this weekend. Secrets… Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:35:00 GMT /local-news/2020-03-06/first-and-only-african-american-woman-u-2-pilot-shares-her-experiences Tana Weingartner /local-news/2019-06-06/on-75th-anniversary-of-d-day-museum-remembers-the-army-air-forces The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton is marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day Thursday. There's a wreath-laying ceremony and… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-06-06/on-75th-anniversary-of-d-day-museum-remembers-the-army-air-forces Tana Weingartner /history/2019-06-06/local-ways-to-celebrate-the-75th-anniversary-of-d-day Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, more than 13,000 Allied paratroopers dropped into Nazi-occupied France behind the beaches of Normandy, where they… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT /history/2019-06-06/local-ways-to-celebrate-the-75th-anniversary-of-d-day Michael Monks /local-news/2019-05-13/world-war-ii-combat-jump-part-of-d-day-75th-anniversary-events-in-dayton On June 6, 1944, a C-53D Skytrooper named D-Day Doll towed gliders carrying reinforcements for troops dropped earlier in the night at Utah Beach.… Mon, 13 May 2019 09:05:00 GMT /local-news/2019-05-13/world-war-ii-combat-jump-part-of-d-day-75th-anniversary-events-in-dayton Tana Weingartner /local-news/2018-10-15/gold-star-family-memorial-to-be-unveiled-at-air-force-museum The nation's 50th Gold Star Families Memorial Monument will be unveiled Tuesday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. LTJG Matt Previts is part of… Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2018-10-15/gold-star-family-memorial-to-be-unveiled-at-air-force-museum Tana Weingartner /local-news/2018-09-17/commentary-experiencing-the-evolution-of-aircraft-at-the-wwi-dawn-patrol-rendezvous 15 years after the Wright brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk, airplanes were weapons. The 12 horsepower motor and the frailties of the first airplane... Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:44:00 GMT /local-news/2018-09-17/commentary-experiencing-the-evolution-of-aircraft-at-the-wwi-dawn-patrol-rendezvous Dan Patterson