United States Army Aviation Museum Explained

United States Army Aviation Museum
Established:	1956 Open to public: 1968
Location:	Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362
Director:	Army Aviation Museum Foundation
Website:	ArmyAviationMuseum.org

The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Novosel near Daleville, Alabama. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.^{[1] [2]} The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.^[3]

History

The museum announced plans to raise money to build a new structure to replace the wooden buildings in which it was housed in 1977.^[4]

The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not be open to the public.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} The new building opened on 12 April 2024.^[9]

Collection

World War I aircraft

Fixed-wing aircraft

Helicopters

Other notable aircraftSources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages^{[10] [11] [12]}

See also

• List of aerospace museums
• List of museums in Alabama
• Southern Museum of Flight
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• National Naval Aviation Museum

References

• Phillips, Cody R. A Guide to U.S. Army Museums, DIANE Publishing, 1992. .
• Purner, John. 101 Best Aviation Attractions. McGraw-Hill, 2004. .

External links

• • US Army Aviation Museum page on IPMSSantaRosa.org

Notes and References

1. Phillips 1992, p. 37.
2. Purner 2004, p. 204.
3. http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Army Aviation Museum Collection
4. News: Rawls . Phillip . Rucker Hopes to Dress Treasure More Fancily . 1 January 2024 . Montgomery Advertiser . 10 May 1977 . 11.
5. News: Hughes . Jim . Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility . 12 June 2022 . U.S. Army . 19 November 2019.
6. News: Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction . 12 June 2022 . WDHN . 15 April 2021.
7. News: Nelson . Abby . Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum . 12 June 2022 . News 4 . 2 July 2021.
8. News: Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker . 12 June 2022 . Robins & Morton . 16 September 2019.
9. News: Trumbull . Brittany . William A. Howell TSF opens its doors on Fort Novosel . 16 June 2024 . U.S. Army . 15 April 2024.
10. http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, rotary wing
11. http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, fixed wing
12. http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, vertical flight