United States Army Aviation Museum facts for kids
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An AH-1S Cobra helicopter in front of the museum
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| Established | 1956 Open to public: 1968 |
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| Location | Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362 |
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. 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.
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.
The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not routinely be open to the public.
Collection
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- World War I aircraft
- Curtiss JN-4D Jenny
- Nieuport 28C-1
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2C
- Curtiss SE-5A
- Sopwith F.1 Camel
replica - Wright Model B
replica
- Fixed-wing aircraft
- Aeronca L-16A Champ
- Cessna L-19A Bird Dog
- de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter
- de Havilland Canada YU-6A Beaver
- de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou
- Grumman OV-1B Mohawk
- Piper J-3 Cub
- Piper L-4B Cub
- Taylorcraft L-2A Grasshopper
- Helicopters
- Bell XH-40
- Bell UH-1B Iroquois (Huey) x 2
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois
- Bell YUH-1D/H Iroquois
- Bell AH-1G Cobra
- Bell AH-1S Cobra
- Bell OH-13C Sioux
- Bell OH-13E Sioux
- Bell TH-13T Sioux
- Bell OH-58D Kiowa
- Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook
- Hughes YAH-64A Apache
- McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache
- Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
- Hughes OH-6A Cayuse x 2
- Hiller H-23A Raven
- Hiller OH-23B Raven
- Hiller YH-32 Hornet
- Hughes TH-55A Osage
- McCulloch YH-30
- Lockheed XH-51
- Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne
- Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee
- Piasecki H-25A Army Mule
- Sikorsky Hoverfly I
- Sikorsky R-5 x 2
- Sikorsky Hoverfly II
- Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw
- Sikorsky VH-34A Army One
- Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave
- Sikorsky XH-39
- Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe
- Sikorsky YUH-60 Black Hawk
- Other notable aircraft
- McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane
- Hawker XV-6A Kestrel
- Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane
- Ryan XV-5B Vertifan
- Curtiss-Wright VZ-7
- Cessna YH-41A Seneca
- Lockheed CL-475
- Sikorsky S-72 - Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA)
Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages
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