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Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

April 12, 2024

The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles, and provide educational resources.[2]

Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
SR-71A Blackbird on display
Location within Nebraska
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum (the United States)
Former name
  • Strategic Aerospace Museum
  • Strategic Air Command Museum
  • Strategic Air & Space Museum
Established1959, 1998
LocationAshland, Nebraska (1998– )
Offutt AFB (1959–1998)
Coordinates41°01′05″N 96°19′12″W / 41.018°N 96.320°W / 41.018; -96.320
TypeAviation museum
FounderCol. A. A. Arnhym[1]
PresidentClayton C. Anderson
Websitesacmuseum.org

History edit

Offutt Air Force Base, south of Omaha and adjacent to Bellevue, Nebraska. became the headquarters of the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command in 1948, and continues as the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command. The museum, then located at Offutt, began with its first airplane in 1959 as the Strategic Aerospace Museum. General Curtis LeMay's vision of a museum that preserved historic aircraft had become a reality. Over the following years, the outdoor museum's name changed to the Strategic Air Command Museum or SAC Museum. Ownership of the museum transferred from the Air Force to the state of Nebraska in 1970.[1]

On 16 May 1998, after a $33 million grass roots capital campaign, the museum moved indoors to a location more accessible to the public, between Omaha and Lincoln, that allowed the aircraft to be protected from the elements to which they had previously been exposed. As part of the moving process, two aircraft (a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II and C-133 Cargomaster) were relocated to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

The new museum building is a $29.5 million, 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) structure that features a glass atrium, two large aircraft display hangars, a traveling exhibit area, a children's interactive gallery, a 200-seat theater, a museum store, an aircraft restoration gallery, and a snack bar. The glass atrium is constructed of 525 glass panels that encase a pedestal-mounted Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The two aircraft display hangars protect the aircraft collection and exhibits from harsh outdoor elements. The museum participates in an exhibit exchange program with other national museums and displays them in the traveling exhibit area.[2] Three large missiles are displayed vertically outdoors in front of the museum.

On 15 June 2001, the name of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) Museum was officially changed to the Strategic Air & Space Museum. This change incorporated the museum's rich past while attempting to reach a larger audience through dynamic programming and exciting educational programs that seek to captivate the interests and imaginations of everyone. On 25 June 2015, the museum announced another name change to the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, in an effort to reconnect to the museum's original mission of preserving the history of the Strategic Air Command while promoting interest in aviation and science among the general public.[3]

Collection edit

 
Strategic Air Command shield
on exterior of museum
 
Lockheed U-2C on display

Aircraft edit

 
The collection includes the Apollo Block 1 command module from the Apollo program's uncrewed February, 1966, AS-201 mission

Rockets and missiles edit

Spacecraft edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Mezzy, Dick (9 January 1970). "State Takes Control of Air Museum". Lincoln Star. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum official website
  3. ^ . Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Avro Hawker Vulcan". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "B-17G "Flying Fortress"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "B-47E "Stratojet"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ "EC-135 "Looking Glass"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Location)" (PDF). National Museum of the United States Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ Curtin, Eugene (14 February 2018). "SAC Museum's restoration of Looking Glass aircraft runs into headwinds". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "KC-97G "Stratofreighter"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ^ "B-52 Stratofortress". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. ^ "B-29TB "Superfortress"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ^ "B-36J "Peacemaker"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ "B-58A "Hustler"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  15. ^ "F-102A "Delta Dagger"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  16. ^ "T-29A "Flying Classroom"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  17. ^ "A-26B "Invader"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  18. ^ "C-47A "Skytrain"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. ^ "C-54D "Skymaster"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  20. ^ "C-119G "Flying Boxcar"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  21. ^ "FB-111A "Aardvark"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  22. ^ "HU-16B "Albatross"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  23. ^ "F-117A "Nighthawk"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  24. ^ "T-33A "T-Bird"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  25. ^ "U-2C "Dragon Lady"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  26. ^ "SR-71A "Blackbird"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  27. ^ "B-57E "Intruder"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  28. ^ "XF-85 "Goblin"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  29. ^ "F-101B "Voodoo"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  30. ^ "RF-4C "Phantom II"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  31. ^ "MIG-21F "Fishbed-C"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  32. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21F-13 Fishbed-C (NATO), c/n 742105". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  33. ^ "B-25N "Mitchell"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  34. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-28738 USAF, c/n 108-32013, c/r N3441G". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  35. ^ "F-86H "Sabre"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  36. ^ "RB-45C "Tornado"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  37. ^ "T-39A "Sabreliner"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  38. ^ "CH-21B "Work Horse"". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  39. ^ "F-84F "Thunderstreak"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  40. ^ "F-105 "Thunderchief"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  41. ^ "B-1A "Lancer"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  42. ^ "H-19B "Whirlwind"". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  43. ^ a b c d e f g "Missiles & Rockets". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  44. ^ "Apollo Command Space Module (CSM 009)". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  45. ^ "Apollo Boilerplate". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  46. ^ "X-38 Crew Return Vehicle". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  47. ^ "Project Vela Satellite". Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

External links edit

 
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The Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War It is located near Ashland Nebraska along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft missiles and space vehicles and provide educational resources 2 Strategic Air Command and Aerospace MuseumSR 71A Blackbird on displayLocation within NebraskaShow map of NebraskaStrategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum the United States Show map of the United StatesFormer nameStrategic Aerospace MuseumStrategic Air Command MuseumStrategic Air amp Space MuseumEstablished1959 1998LocationAshland Nebraska 1998 Offutt AFB 1959 1998 Coordinates41 01 05 N 96 19 12 W 41 018 N 96 320 W 41 018 96 320TypeAviation museumFounderCol A A Arnhym 1 PresidentClayton C AndersonWebsitesacmuseum org Contents 1 History 2 Collection 2 1 Aircraft 2 2 Rockets and missiles 2 3 Spacecraft 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOffutt Air Force Base south of Omaha and adjacent to Bellevue Nebraska became the headquarters of the United States Air Force s Strategic Air Command in 1948 and continues as the headquarters of U S Strategic Command The museum then located at Offutt began with its first airplane in 1959 as the Strategic Aerospace Museum General Curtis LeMay s vision of a museum that preserved historic aircraft had become a reality Over the following years the outdoor museum s name changed to the Strategic Air Command Museum or SAC Museum Ownership of the museum transferred from the Air Force to the state of Nebraska in 1970 1 On 16 May 1998 after a 33 million grass roots capital campaign the museum moved indoors to a location more accessible to the public between Omaha and Lincoln that allowed the aircraft to be protected from the elements to which they had previously been exposed As part of the moving process two aircraft a Douglas C 124 Globemaster II and C 133 Cargomaster were relocated to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base Delaware The new museum building is a 29 5 million 300 000 square foot 28 000 m2 structure that features a glass atrium two large aircraft display hangars a traveling exhibit area a children s interactive gallery a 200 seat theater a museum store an aircraft restoration gallery and a snack bar The glass atrium is constructed of 525 glass panels that encase a pedestal mounted Lockheed SR 71 Blackbird The two aircraft display hangars protect the aircraft collection and exhibits from harsh outdoor elements The museum participates in an exhibit exchange program with other national museums and displays them in the traveling exhibit area 2 Three large missiles are displayed vertically outdoors in front of the museum On 15 June 2001 the name of the Strategic Air Command SAC Museum was officially changed to the Strategic Air amp Space Museum This change incorporated the museum s rich past while attempting to reach a larger audience through dynamic programming and exciting educational programs that seek to captivate the interests and imaginations of everyone On 25 June 2015 the museum announced another name change to the Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum in an effort to reconnect to the museum s original mission of preserving the history of the Strategic Air Command while promoting interest in aviation and science among the general public 3 Collection edit nbsp Strategic Air Command shieldon exterior of museum nbsp Lockheed U 2C on displayAircraft edit nbsp The collection includes the Apollo Block 1 command module from the Apollo program s uncrewed February 1966 AS 201 missionAvro Vulcan B 2 XM573 4 Boeing B 17G Flying Fortress 44 83559 5 Boeing B 47E Stratojet 52 1412 6 Boeing EC 135C 63 8049 7 8 9 Boeing KC 97G Stratofreighter 53 0198 10 Boeing RB 52B Stratofortress 52 8711 11 Boeing TB 29 Superfortress 44 84076 12 Convair B 36J 52 2217 13 Convair B 58A Hustler 61 2059 14 Convair F 102A Delta Dagger 54 1405 15 Convair T 29A 50 0190 16 Douglas A 26B Invader 44 34665 17 Douglas C 47A Skytrain 43 48098 18 Douglas C 54D Skymaster 42 72724 19 Fairchild C 119G Flying Boxcar 51 8024L 20 General Dynamics FB 111A Aardvark 68 0267 21 Grumman HU 16B Albatross 51 0006 22 Lockheed F 117 Nighthawk 85 0831 23 Lockheed T 33A 58 0548 24 Lockheed U 2C 56 6701 25 Lockheed SR 71A Blackbird 61 7964 26 Martin B 57E Canberra 55 4244 27 McDonnell XF 85 Goblin 46 0524 28 McDonnell F 101B Voodoo 59 0462 29 McDonnell RF 4C Phantom II 65 0903 30 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21F 13 60 2105 31 32 North American JTB 25N Mitchell 44 30363 33 North American TB 25N Mitchell 44 28738 Fuselage only 34 North American F 86H Sabre 53 1375 35 North American RB 45C Tornado 48 0017 36 North American T 39A Sabreliner 62 4487 37 Piasecki CH 21B 52 8676 38 Republic F 84F Thunderstreak 51 1714 39 Republic F 105D Thunderchief 61 0069 Located at I 80W Mile Marker 428 2 40 Rockwell B 1A Lancer 76 0174 41 Sikorsky H 19B Chickasaw 53 4426 42 Rockets and missiles edit Boeing AGM 86B ALCM 43 Chance Vought SLV 1 Blue Scout 43 Convair SM 65D Atlas 43 Douglas PGM 17A Thor 43 McDonnell GAM 72 Quail 43 Northrop SM 62 Snark 43 North American GAM 77 Hound Dog 43 Spacecraft edit Apollo Block I Command Module CSM 009 Flown on AS 201 44 Apollo Boilerplate Command Module 45 NASA X 38 46 Project Vela Satellite 47 References edit a b Mezzy Dick 9 January 1970 State Takes Control of Air Museum Lincoln Star p 3 Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum official website A New Name for the Museum Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum 25 June 2015 Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 Retrieved 22 April 2020 Avro Hawker Vulcan Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 17G Flying Fortress Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 47E Stratojet Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 EC 135 Looking Glass Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 AIRCRAFT ON LOAN by Location PDF National Museum of the United States Air Force April 2016 Retrieved 21 April 2020 Curtin Eugene 14 February 2018 SAC Museum s restoration of Looking Glass aircraft runs into headwinds Omaha World Herald Retrieved 13 November 2021 KC 97G Stratofreighter Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 52 Stratofortress Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 29TB Superfortress Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 36J Peacemaker Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 58A Hustler Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 102A Delta Dagger Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 T 29A Flying Classroom Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 A 26B Invader Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 C 47A Skytrain Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 C 54D Skymaster Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 C 119G Flying Boxcar Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 FB 111A Aardvark Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 HU 16B Albatross Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 117A Nighthawk Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 13 November 2021 T 33A T Bird Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 U 2C Dragon Lady Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 SR 71A Blackbird Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 57E Intruder Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 XF 85 Goblin Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 101B Voodoo Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 RF 4C Phantom II Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 MIG 21F Fishbed C Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 Airframe Dossier Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21F 13 Fishbed C NATO c n 742105 Aerial Visuals Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 25N Mitchell Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 Airframe Dossier North American TB 25N Mitchell s n 44 28738 USAF c n 108 32013 c r N3441G Aerial Visuals Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 86H Sabre Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 RB 45C Tornado Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 T 39A Sabreliner Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 CH 21B Work Horse Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 84F Thunderstreak Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 F 105 Thunderchief Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 B 1A Lancer Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 H 19B Whirlwind Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 a b c d e f g Missiles amp Rockets Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 Apollo Command Space Module CSM 009 Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 21 April 2020 Apollo Boilerplate Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 22 April 2020 X 38 Crew Return Vehicle Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 22 April 2020 Project Vela Satellite Strategic Air Command amp Aerospace Museum Retrieved 22 April 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strategic Air and Space Museum Official website 41 01 05 N 96 19 12 W 41 018 N 96 320 W 41 018 96 320 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strategic Air Command 26 Aerospace Museum amp oldid 1210311512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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