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The US Air Force Museum Building was dedicated on Sept. 3, 1971 by the president of the United States, Richard Nixon. Considered to be the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum, it originated in 1923 at McCook Field, near Dayton, Ohio. Measuring 800 feet long. 240 feet wide, and soaring to a ceiling of 80 feet. the $7 million structure houses more than 80 aircraft. The building, paid for through public contribution, was donated to the United States Air Force by the Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. |
