_3845_(2076803508).jpg) An AH-1S Cobra helicopter in front of the museum | |
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| Established | 1956 Open to public: 1968 |
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| Location | Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362 |
| Coordinates | 31°19′27″N 085°42′47″W / 31.32417°N 85.71306°W |
| Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
| Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Novosel near Daleville, Alabama. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.[1][2] The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
- ^ Phillips 1992, p. 37.
- ^ Purner 2004, p. 204.
- ^ Army Aviation Museum Collection Archived 2016-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.