PHOTOS: Air Force Museum history from the archives

Dayton landmarks under construction
Wright Patterson undergoes major transitions during Cold War years
Clarence J. "Bud" Brown
Memphis Belle gets its guns seven decades after WWII
Gold Star Families recognized with new Monument at Air Force Museum
History Extra: Air Force museum
History Extra: Air Force museum
Memphis Belle gets its guns seven decades after WWII
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force set to reopen to public July 1
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President visits Miami Valley
PHOTOS: WHIO-TV, Dayton’s first station, marks 70-years
NASIC change of command ceremony
President visits Miami Valley
Kennedy plane exhibit closing at Air Force Museum for upgrades
PHOTOS: WHIO-TV, Dayton’s first station, marks 70-years
Air Force Museum gets national honor
Air Force museum ‘a proud moment for the United States’
Air Force museum ‘a proud moment for the United States’
PHOTOS: WHIO-TV, Dayton’s first station, marks 70-years
Air Force museum ‘a proud moment for the United States’
History Extra Air Force Museum
Air Force Museum New Building
Air Force Museum New Building
Memphis Belle star to appear at Air Force museum
$35.4M expansion of Air Force museum plans spring 2016 opening
The National Museum of the United States Air Force
Construction underway on new Air Force museum hangar
Construction at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Construction begins on $35M expansion to Air Force museum
Airmen relive famed WWII mission
Air Force Museum unveils plans for major expansion
Shuttle simulator
Dayton Presidential Visits
Honoring area memorials
George W. Bush at Nation Air Force Museum's Veterans Day event
Dayton aerial archive highlights Miami Valley
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force
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The United States Air Force Museum photographed in 1970 during construction of the first building. The museum was re-designated as the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2004. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE