Air Mobility Command Museum

Situated on the edge of Dover Air Force Base, the Air Mobility Command Museum anchors the story of how the U.S. Air Force has moved people, equipment, and relief supplies around the globe since the Second World War. Originating in 1978 with the restoration of the B-17G Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby by members of the 512th Military Airlift Wing, the museum grew from a single restoration project into a formal historical center in 1986 and later an officially recognized Air Force museum. Its focus on Air Transport Command, Military Air Transport Service, Military Airlift Command, and today’s Air Mobility Command gives the collection unusual coherence: the aircraft, exhibits, and preserved control tower cab trace the technical and organizational evolution of strategic airlift and aerial logistics. A complete set of major Lockheed airlifters used by the Air Force and Army since World War II underscores both engineering progression and changing operational demands. The Korean War and mortuary affairs exhibits, meanwhile, highlight how air mobility intersects with combat support, repatriation, and the often unseen administrative burden of war.