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The '''United States Army Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] located on [[Fort Novosel]] near [[Daleville, Alabama]]. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.<ref name="Phillips_p37">Phillips 1992, p. 37.</ref><ref name="Purner_p204">Purner 2004, p. 204.</ref> 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
==History==
The museum announced plans to raise money to build a new structure to replace the wooden buildings in which it was housed in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rawls |first1=Phillip |title=Rucker Hopes to Dress Treasure More Fancily |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/257632402 |access-date=1 January 2024 |work=Montgomery Advertiser |date=10 May 1977 |page=11}}</ref>
The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not be open to the public.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Jim |title=Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility |url=http://www.army.mil/article/229765/fort_rucker_breaks_ground_on_army_aviation_training_support_facility |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=U.S. Army |date=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction |url=http://www.wdhn.com/news/local-news/fort-rucker-sees-progress-on-new-training-facility-construction |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=WDHN |date=15 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Abby |title=Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum |url=http://www.wtvy.com/2021/07/02/fort-rucker-army-aviation-museum |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=News 4 |date=2 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker |url=http://www.robinsmorton.com/robins-morton-receives-training-support-facility-construction-contract-at-fort-rucker |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Robins & Morton |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> The new building opened on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trumbull |first1=Brittany |title=William A. Howell TSF opens its doors on Fort Novosel |url=http://www.army.mil/article/275357/william_a_howell_tsf_opens_its_doors_on_fort_novosel |access-date=16 June 2024 |work=U.S. Army |date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
==Collection==
[[File:Sikorsky R-4B U.S. Army Aviation Museum.jpg|thumb|Sikorsky R-4B]]
[[File:Ah56aam.jpg|thumb|AH-56A Cheyenne]]
[[File:Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk 3869 (2076016691).jpg|thumb|UH-60 Blackhawk]]
* [[Wright Model B]] replica▼
;World War I aircraft
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* [[Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2|Royal Aircraft Factory BE-2C]]▼
* [[
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;Fixed-wing aircraft
* [[Sikorsky R-4|Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly I]]▼
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* [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky R-5 Dragonfly]] x 2▼
* [[Taylorcraft L-2]] Grasshopper
* [[Sikorsky R-4|Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II]]▼
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|de Havilland Canada L-20 / YU-6A Beaver]] ▼
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter]] ▼
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou]] ▼
* [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|Grumman OV-1B Mohawk]]
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;Helicopters
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* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13C Sioux]]
* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13E Sioux]]
* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell TH-13T Sioux]]
* [[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw]]
* [[Piasecki H-21|Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee]]
* [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller H-23A Raven]]
* [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller OH-23B Raven]]
* [[Piasecki
* [[
* [[
* [[Sikorsky H-34#Variants|Sikorsky VH-34A Army One]]
* [[CH-47 Chinook|Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook]]▼
* [[
* [[Sikorsky XH-39]]
▲* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter]]
* [[Bell XH-40]]
▲* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|de Havilland Canada YU-6A Beaver]]
** [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1B Iroquois]] (Huey) x 2
▲* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou]]
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** Bell
** [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1G Cobra]]
** [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell
* [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse|Hughes OH-6A Cayuse]] x 2
* [[Cessna CH-1 Skyhook|Cessna YH-41A Seneca]]
▲* [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook]]
* [[Lockheed XH-51]]
* [[Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe|Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe]]
* [[Hughes TH-55 Osage|Hughes TH-55A Osage]]
* [[
* [[
* [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky YUH-60 Black Hawk]]
* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Hughes YAH-64A Apache]]
* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache]]
* [[Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche]]
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* [[McDonnell XV-1]] Convertiplane
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[Lockheed CL-475]]
* [[Sikorsky S-72]] - Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA)
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Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages<ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, rotary wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, fixed wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, vertical flight], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref>
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[[Category:Military and war museums in Alabama]]
[[Category:Helicopter museums]]
[[Category:Fort Novosel]]
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AnAH-1S Cobra helicopter in front of the museum
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Established | 1956 Open to public: 1968 |
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Location | Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362 |
Coordinates | 31°19′27″N 085°42′47″W / 31.32417°N 85.71306°W / 31.32417; -85.71306 |
Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Novosel near Daleville, 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 RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
The museum announced plans to raise money to build a new structure to replace the wooden buildings in which it was housed in 1977.[4]
The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not be open to the public.[5][6][7][8] The new building opened on 12 April 2024.[9]
Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages[10][11][12]
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