Dayton, OH — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will shut down its Presidential and Research and Development galleries on Oct. 1 to prepare them for a move to its new fourth building.
The aircraft and exhibits in those galleries — currently located in an annex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and only accessible by signing up for one of a limited number of daily bus rides — will re-open as part of the fourth building on the main museum campus in spring 2016.
Submitted photo/courtesy of the museum
Moving those galleries to the fourth building will allow all visitors the opportunity to view two of the museum’s most popular exhibits including the VC-137C Air Force One (SAM 26000), which was used by eight presidents — Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Clinton, and the world’s only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie.
Although the closure will cause a temporary inconvenience for visitors, the long-term benefits will be worth the wait, said retired Lt. Gen. Jack Hudson, director of the museum.
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