Eighth Air Force Museum

Eighth Air Force Museum is located on Barksdale AFB near Bossier City, Louisiana and is hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing.

This aviation museum has a large collection of military aircraft and historical artifacts that dates from the early days of US military aviation as well as the history of Barksdale AFB, the formation of the 2nd Bomb Wing and formation of the 8th Air Force.

The museum is located at the north gate, Bossier Gate. The admission is free and the hours of operation are from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM everyday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. A gift shop is inside the museum and shares the same business time as the museum.

Exhibits

2nd Bomb Wing history timeline in artifacts from 1918 - present

Aviation art gallery

Exclusive September 11, 2001 exhibit. Actual podium and furniture from the Eighth Air Force Headquarters when U.S. President George W. Bush made the first speech during the terrorist attacks.

Aircraft Collection

B-47E Stratojet

SR-71 Blackbird

Republic F-84F Thunderjet

North American P-51D Mustang

B-17G Flying Fortress

B-24J Liberator

C-47 Skytrain

C-45 Expeditor

AT-11 Kansas

Titan II nose cone

B-58 Hustler rocket sled

FB-111 Aardvark

T-33 Shooting Star

B-29 Superfortress

KC-97 Stratotanker

Avro Vulcan

MiG-21 Fishbed

B-52D Stratofortress

B-52G Stratofortress

KC-135 Stratotanker

Target practice used Keystone B-6

Aerospace ground vehicles

1953 Dodge AF Ambulance

OA-11 Crash Truck

Jet Engine Crane

EUCLID B-52 Tug

AGM-28 Hound Dog

P-15 Crash Truck

GE TF-30 Jet Engine

External links

* [http://www.8afmuseum.net/ 8th Air Force Museum web site]
* [http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ National Museum of the United States Air Force]