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The '''US Army Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] located on [[Fort Rucker]] near [[Ozark, Alabama]]. It features some 50 aircraft on public display with [[aviation]] artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to a AH-64 Apache from Operation Desert Storm. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.<ref>[http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/museum/collection/collection.html Army Aviation Museum Collection], ArmyAvnMuseum.org.</ref> |
The '''US 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.<ref name="Phillips_p37"> Phillips 1992, p. 37.</ref><ref name="Purner_p204"> Purner 1992, 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 a AH-64 Apache from Operation Desert Storm. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.<ref>[http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/museum/collection/collection.html Army Aviation Museum Collection], ArmyAvnMuseum.org.</ref> |
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== Collection == |
== Collection == |
Established | 1956, Open to public: 1968 |
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Location | Fort Rucker, Alabama 36330 |
Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The US 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 a AH-64 Apache from Operation Desert Storm. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
From: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages[4][5][6]
Category:Aerospace museums in Alabama