United States Army Aviation Museum
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| Established | 1956, Open to public: 1968 |
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| Location | Fort Rucker, Alabama 36330 |
| Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
| Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Rucker near Ozark, Alabama. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.[1][2] The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an AH-64 Apache from Operation Desert Storm. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
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Collection
On display
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Other notable aircraft
- Sikorsky S-72 Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA)
- McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane
- Ryan XV-5B Vertifan
- Hawker XV-6A Kestrel
- Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane
- YH-41A Seneca
- Curtiss-Wright VZ-7
Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ Phillips 1992, p. 37.
- ↑ Purner 2004, p. 204.
- ↑ Army Aviation Museum Collection, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- ↑ Museum Collection, rotary wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- ↑ Museum Collection, fixed wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- ↑ Museum Collection, vertical flight, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- Phillips, Cody R. A Guide to U.S. Army Museums, DIANE Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-7881-4671-8.
- Purner, John. 101 Best Aviation Attractions. McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-07-142519-5.
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