The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. is a Section 501 (c)(3) private, nonprofit organization. The museum is divided into galleries that cover broad historic trends in military aviation. The MOA Foundation, Inc is a 501 (c)(3) private organization which serves to support the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. [17][18][19][20] With the addition of new space, more than 70 aircraft that were in storage have been put back on display, such as the XB-70 Valkyrie.
The Board meets monthly. A silent auction has recently been added to the evening to assist in raising funds to support the museum. From 1976 through 1981, the artifact collection grew, and the Museum averaged nearly 80,000 visitors per year. This event has been a consistent sell-out. Since then, the Foundation has grown steadily and now has the ongoing support of more than 900 active members. This is followed with a multi-course gourmet meal enhanced by accompanying Canadian VQA wines.
In accordance with the applicable rules and laws, the funds raised each year are passed on to the Museum in quarterly installments. It now houses post-Cold War era planes such as the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (test aircraft), the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth ground attack aircraft and others.
In 1932, the collection was named the Army Aeronautical Museum and placed in a WPA building from 1935 until World War II. This upgrade included a new stage, theater seats and a new theater screen to support a broader range of programming—including educational presentations, live broadcasts and expanded documentary choices. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. The Foundation sponsors two major fundraisers each year: the annual Charity Banquet and the Foundation Golf Tournament. Previously these collections were housed in an annex facility on Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (the former Wright Field). To help fund and perpetuate this Museum, the Air Force Armament Museum Foundation (AFAMF), a philanthropic non-profit organization, was established. A fourth hangar was completed in 2016, to house the museum's space collection, presidential planes, and an enlarged educational outreach area.
A large section of the museum is dedicated to pioneers of flight, especially the Wright Brothers, who conducted some of their experiments at nearby Huffman Prairie. The use of the Roundel image in the Foundation's logo is with the permission of the United States Air Force; endorsement by the Department of Defense or the United States Air Force in fundraising activities of the Foundation is not intended nor implied pursuant to DoDI 5535.12.© All Rights Reserved | Site Map, (Inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, Ohio), CLICK HERE to join our E-Newsletter mailing list. Located inside The Museum of the United States Air Force, The Air Force Museum Store has a wide variety of aircraft and military themed items for sale. There are an additional three, non-voting members. The Charity Banquet is planned as a formal event and commences with a social hour before dinner, allowing guests to meet and greet friends, old and new. The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., raises funds and awareness in support of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Through the 1960s, Eugene Kettering, son of Charles F. Kettering, led the project to build a permanent structure to house the collections and became the first chairman of the board of the Air Force Museum Foundation.
The museum owns other USAF aircraft, including former U.S. Army Air Service, USAAC or USAAF aircraft, that are on loan to other aerospace museums in the United States and overseas, as well as those on permanent static display at various U.S. Air Force installations and tenant activities worldwide, and at Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard installations across the United States.
These other aircraft remain the property of the Department of the Air Force and are typically identified at these locations as being "On Loan from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force." Most of these loaned aircraft duplicate aircraft exhibited by the museum.
This happened in the case of the famous Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle. The RCAF Memorial Museum Foundation was established in 2001 as a registered charity. These are further broken down into exhibits that detail specific historical periods and display aircraft in historical context.
[9], The museum is a central component of the National Aviation Heritage Area.[10]. [7][8], The museum announced a new name for the facility in October 2004.
Quinte area businesses consistently provide assistance in the form of goods, services and cash to demonstrate their interest in promoting the Foundation and ensuring the success of the undertaking.
It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has four large Presidential Aircraft that flew eleven U.S. Presidents around the world from 1945 to 1998.
In 2010, the museum launched its 360-degree Virtual Tour, allowing most aircraft and exhibits to be viewed online. The former name, United States Air Force Museum, changed to National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. is a Section 501 (c)(3) private, nonprofit organization. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 6 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. Dinner is accompanied by background music performed by local talent and is followed by fine, live entertainment. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The voting members elect the Chairman from amongst themselves. It was temporarily removed from display on 5 December 2009, repainted and returned to display on President's Day in 2010. The building houses more than 70 aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles in four new galleries - Presidential, Research and Development, Space and Global Reach, along with three science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Learning Nodes. P.O. The museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio. [21][22][23] The Presidential Aircraft collection is also back on site, having been moved to an outside location for some time. In June 2012, the name of the Foundation was modified to the National Air Force Museum of Canada (NAFMC) Foundation.