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HOURS
OF OPERATION
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7 days a week
except Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas
Day and New Year's Day.
FREE ADMISSION
(478) 926-6870
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Visitors to Warner Robins will discover the "Crown Jewel" of
Middle Georgia -- the Museum of Aviation, now the second largest museum
in the United States Air Force. Displaying 93 aircraft and hundreds of
exhibits on a beautiful 51 acre site, the museum has grown into a significant
exhibit, education and cultural center drawing more than 500,000 visitors
a year.
- Motorized and non-motorized wheels chairs are available for visitor use free of charge. Wheel chairs are located at the visitor center in the Eagle Building.
The Museum is comprised of four main buildings :
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EAGLE
BUILDING
The Eagle building, shaped like the U.S. Forces "Stars and Bar"
insignia, houses exhibits, aircraft, archives and offices. An F-15 Eagle
and two World War II aircraft (PT-17 Kaydet and TG-4 Glider) are suspended
in the center rotunda. The Gift Shop contains an outstanding selection of museum souvenirs,
everything from flight suits and jewelry to model airplanes.
Exhibit Highlights:
- F-15 Eagle
- F-84E Thunderjet
- P-40N Warhawk
- P-51 Mustang
- 50th Anniversary of World War II, Korea - The Forgotten War
- 483rd Bomb Group and a 60-foot-long-replica profile of a B-17 "Flying
Fortress" on a bombing mission over Europe
- 14th Air Force "Flying Tigers"
- Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
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- Epps 1912 Monoplane (replica)
- 1896 Chanute Glider (replica)
- Electronic Warfare Systems and RF-4 simulator
- "God Is My Co-Pilot: The Robert L. Scott, Jr. Story",
Georgia's own World War II flying ace, Brigadier General Robert
L. Scott, Jr.
- China-Burma-India Hump Pilots
- Model Airplane Display
- Victory Café
- Observation Deck
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From the second floor in the Eagle Building, you can take look at a 360
degree panoramic view of the rotunda by clicking here.
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CENTURY
OF FLIGHT HANGAR
Along with housing the
Museum of Aviation’s award-winning education
programs, this 65,000 square foot hangar contains an interactive theater
and exhibit hall, as well as several restored aircraft.
Exhibit highlights:
- "We The People" Theater and Exhibit Hall features
an audio-visual presentation twice an hour which covers the
U.S. constitutional provision for the "common defense" of
our nation, the separation of powers in government, how a bill
becomes a law, and seven outstanding Georgia legislators, including
Senator Sam Nunn and President Jimmy Carter.
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- SR-71 "Blackbird"
- U-2 "Dragon Lady"
- B-25J "Mitchell"
- B-29 "Superfortress"
- HH-53 "Jolly Green"
- F-86 Super Sabre
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For a 360 degree panoramic view of the Century of Flight Hangar overlooking
all of the aircraft, click here.
You can also take a look at the Century of Flight Hangar from the ampitheatre
outside by clicking here.
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of Hangar One
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HANGAR ONE
This hangar features beautifully restored aircraft (including helicopters
and trainers), missiles and engines.
- An F-105 simulator cockpit
- "America's Black Eagles - The Tuskegee Pioneers . . . and Beyond,"
traces the experiences and achievements of black aviators from the early
1920s to today's senior black leaders in the U.S. Air Force, including
Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (first black general in the U.S. Air
Force) and Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. (first black four-star
general). "America's Black Eagles" features dioramas of a
barracks scene and Link trainer classroom, a Tuskegee Airmen combat
briefing in Italy, a hangar with a BT-13 trainer aircraft, and an F-4
Phantom in Vietnam. An interactive exhibit enables visitors to explore
several programs: Flight School, Black Wings Airport, and test their
flight skills using a computer flight simulation aboard a Cessna aircraft.
For a 360 degree panoramic view of Hangar One standing in front of the
"America's Black Eagles" Exhibit, click here.
HERITAGE BUILDING
This exhibit is now closed.
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