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Visitors to Warner Robins will discover the "Crown Jewel" of
Middle Georgia -- the Museum of Aviation, now the second largest museum
in the United States Air Force. Displaying 93 aircraft and hundreds of
exhibits on a beautiful 43 acre site, the museum has grown into a significant
exhibit, education and cultural center drawing more than 630,000 visitors
a year.
Rated the fourth largest aviation museum in the country,
the Museum is comprised of four main buildings :
EAGLE
BUILDING
The Eagle building, shaped like the U.S. Forces "Stars and Bar"
insignia, houses exhibits, aircraft, archives and offices. An F-15 Eagle
and two World War II aircraft (PT-17 Kaydet and TG-4 Glider) are suspended
in the center rotunda. Smithsonian movies "Flyers" and "To
Fly" are shown in the Robert L. Scott Vistascope Theater for a nominal
fee. The Gift Shop contains an outstanding selection of museum souvenirs,
everything from flight suits and jewelry to model airplanes and postcards.
Exhibit Highlights:
- F-15 Eagle
- F-84E Thunderjet
- P-40N Warhawk
- P-47 Thunderbolt
- 50th Anniversary of World War II, Korea - The Forgotten War
- 483rd Bomb Group and a 60-foot-long-replica profile of a B-17 "Flying
Fortress" on a bombing mission over Europe
- 14th Air Force "Flying Tigers"
- Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
- Epps 1912 Monoplane (replica)
- 1896 Chanute Glider (replica)
- Electronic Warfare Systems and RF-4 simulator
- "God Is My Co-Pilot: The Robert L. Scott, Jr. Story", Georgia's
own World War II flying ace, Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr.
- Model Airplane Display
- Victory Café
- Observation Deck
CENTURY
OF FLIGHT HANGAR
Along with housing the Museum of Aviation’s award-winning education
programs, this 22,000 square foot hangar contains an interactive theater
and exhibit hall, as well as several restored aircraft.
Exhibit highlights:
- "We The People" Theater and Exhibit Hall features an audio-visual
presentation twice an hour which covers the U.S.
- Constitutional provision for the "common defense" of our
nation, the separation of powers in government, how a bill becomes a
law, and seven outstanding Georgia legislators, including Senator Sam
Nunn and President Jimmy Carter.
- SR-71 "Blackbird"
- U-2 "Dragon Lady"
- B-25J "Mitchell"
- B-29 "Superfortress"

HANGAR ONE
This hangar features beautifully restored aircraft (including helicopters
and trainers), missiles and engines.
- An F-105 simulator cockpit
- "America's Black Eagles - The Tuskegee Pioneers . . . and Beyond,"
traces the experiences and achievements of black aviators from the early
1920s to today's senior black leaders in the U.S. Air Force, including
Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (first black general in the U.S. Air
Force) and Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. (first black four-star
general). "America's Black Eagles" features dioramas of a
barracks scene and Link trainer classroom, a Tuskegee Airmen combat
briefing in Italy, a hangar with a BT-13 trainer aircraft, and an F-4
Phantom in Vietnam. An interactive exhibit enables visitors to explore
several programs: Flight School, Black Wings Airport, and test their
flight skills using a computer flight simulation aboard a Cessna aircraft.
HERITAGE BUILDING
Not to be missed, the original Museum building now features "Windows
To A Distant Past," Georgia's most unique sight-and-sound Native
American history exhibit, exploring the culture of Georgia's first inhabitants,
complete with realistic figures, preserved animals and centuries-old artifacts
found during archaeological diggings on Robins Air Force Base.
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