The National Museum of the United States Air Force took top honors as Best Dayton Landmark and Best Museum in the 2023 “Best of Dayton” contest. Breaking News.

Ultimately, while the SR-71 delivered unparalleled performance, it was its operating costs that condemned the Blackbird to early retirement. Moreover, the U.S. Air Force had doubts about the ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is open seven days a week and is one of the most popular attractions in the Dayton area. With more than 100 years of history inside, it tells the story of ...

During your virtual trip around the museum, you'll get detailed views of the world's fasted air breathing jet, the SR-71. You'll also take a gander at the X-15, claiming the highest speed ever ...

The SR-71’s chances were further hurt, Sheffield wrote, because the Air Force “did not use the data collected by the SR.” Instead, “the users were the Navy, Army, DIA, and a little bit ...

The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s on Jan. 26, 1990, because of a decreasing defense budget and high costs of operation. There was a brief reactivation with a final retirement in 1999.

DAYTON, Ohio – Decades before there was a U.S. Air Force, there was an air force museum, with early airplane parts and other memorabilia on display in a field just north of downtown Dayton.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN ... (WDTN) – Registration for spots in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s summer programs is now open. ... Driver who stopped on I-71 charged in 3-car wreck 10 ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The ribbon cutting ceremony for the fourth building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be Wednesday, June 8 at 9:15 a.m. “Planning started more than a ...

The $40.8-million, privately-funded addition to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force debuted Wednesday and increases the facility's space by 25 percent - bringing the facility's size to an ...

The tech additional will make it easier for visitors to tap into audio tours and post selfies with aviation artifacts. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is now offering free WiFi across ...

On December 22, 1964, test pilot Bob Gilliland took the first SR-71A, 61-7950, on its first flight at USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Gilliand took 61-7950 up to 45,000 feet (13,716 meters ...