Air Force Armament Museum, Military aviation museum at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States
The Air Force Armament Museum displays around 29 military aircraft and hundreds of armament items including bombs, missiles, and guns. The collection spans decades of weapons development used in air operations.
The museum opened in 1974 inside a converted chapel and moved to a new building outside the base's west gate in 1985. The move allowed for greater display space as the collection grew.
The African American Military Heritage Hall opened in February 2022 as the first of four planned Quonset hut-style structures on the museum grounds. It is one of the museum's newer exhibit spaces, alongside the 1996 hall for Air Force Special Operations Command.
The museum stands outside Eglin Air Force Base's west gate, so visitors reach it without passing through base security. A base visitor control center opened on the museum grounds in May 2024. Aircraft and missiles are displayed both indoors and on an outdoor tarmac, so allow time for both areas.
It is the only museum worldwide dedicated specifically to collecting and displaying Air Force armament and weapons systems. This focused collection makes it a rare place to learn about aviation weapons history.
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