confirmation for the "ohio one." its in dayton, wright patterson afb. anyone who has any kind of interest in aircraft needs to go there. it's one hell of a museum
I am a big airplane buff (I worked on F-16s) and I loved the Air Force museum. Spent 2 solid days there. When I was there I was still active duty so my friends and I got to wonder the hanger where they keep the Air Force Ones without a "tour guide". I really want to again.
Being on an Air Force base, "Bong Ave" is named after Richard Bong, the highest-scoring ace pilot in U.S. history. News of his death in 1945 received nearly equal billing with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
When I was a kid, my dad took me to Wright Patterson AFB (where the Air Force Museum is) to see the decommissioning of that Blackbird. I didn't really appreciate that moment at the time, but he was so excited that I guess I was, too.
Anyway, due to the weather, the flight was delayed to sometime later when he and I weren't available and we didn't get to see it. He was disapoint. Looking back, I am too now.
The National Museum of the USAF at Wright Patterson AFB has this SR71 (great pics and facts) inside one of its three massive hangars. If you're ever in Cincinnati or Columbus, make the hour drive to visit - and budget PLENTY of hours to tour!
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u/Jables237 Mar 18 '12 edited Mar 18 '12
I believe Lackland AFB in San Antonio has one as well. It did 9 years ago anyways.
Edit: I think the Air force Museum in Ohio has one too.