Eighth Air Force Museum, Aviation museum at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, Louisiana.

The Barksdale Global Power Museum, formerly the 8th Air Force Museum, occupies a site on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Its collection of military aircraft includes a B-17, B-24, B-52, KC-97, C-47, F-84, Avro Vulcan, and a B-1 that arrived in 2022. Indoors, a 2nd Bomb Wing timeline runs from 1918 to the present, alongside an aviation art gallery and a September 11, 2001 exhibit with the podium and furniture from the Eighth Air Force Headquarters used by President George W. Bush for his first speech during the attacks.

The museum opened in 1979 through the efforts of volunteer curator Buck Rigg, starting with a B-17 on permanent loan from the United States Air Force Museum, followed by a B-24 restoration. In 1980 two airmen rabbit hunting found the wreckage of a Keystone B-6A bomber in woods near the base, and it joined the collection. An Avro Vulcan arrived in 1982, a B-29 in 1992 and a B-1 in 2022. Renamed in 2012, it completed a three-year renovation in 2015.

The museum documents the role of aviation in American military operations through its collection and displays. Visitors can learn how pilots and crews participated in major military campaigns across different time periods.

Entry requires valid identification, vehicle registration, and insurance documentation at the base's security gate. It is wise to have these documents ready and allow time for security screening before exploring the facility.

The museum preserves the podium from which President George W. Bush delivered his famous speech on September 11, 2001. This artifact connects aviation history with a defining moment in American history.