[NOTE: I have to apologize. I’m so sorry! I have been rather busy the last two and a half months with family visits and activities. I will try harder to post more frequently.]
September 7, 8, and 9th were our last days in Ohio. We stayed at a KOA campground off of I 70 northwest of Dayton. We were just going to “hang out and relax” for a few days doing laundry and chores before going to Indiana to visit my sister and her family.
Our RV neighbor on our right came home late in the afternoon the first day we were there. We had finished our laundry and were relaxing on our patio. We, of course, said “Hello” and asked how their day had been. They said they had a FANTASTIC day at a museum and were going back there again the next day because they couldn’t see it all in one day. We asked where and what this museum was, and, boy, are we glad we asked! They had been to The National Museum of the United States Air Force. Well, guess what we were going to do the next day.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located just outside of Dayton, Ohio, on Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and might be one of the biggest museums I have ever been in. It is the largest military aviation museum in the WORLD. It features more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles on display and takes up 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Imagine four of the largest airplane hangers ever along with several smaller buildings for snack bars and gift shop that connect the hangers. To say it is MASSIVE is an understatement!
Since we only had one day to see the museum (BELIEVE ME – you NEED at least 2-3 days!), we chose to see the Presidential Gallery and Space Gallery in first. It was the farthest hangar of planes from the entrance. In order to get there, we had to walk through the Missile Gallery. THAT was awesome!
I could talk for hours about this place, but I won’t bore you. I’ll just share SOME of my pictures with a few captions.
This is just a fraction of the pictures I took. Like I said, this place is SO HUGE and really needs 2-3 days to go through it properly. I definitely want to go back!
So, for now ….. “On the Road Again!”
Betty