Where do old airplanes go? The lucky ones go to the Air Mobility Command Museum—the only museum dedicated to airlift and air refueling history!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 18th, as we host our next Open Cockpit Day with a special guest speaker at 1:00 p.m. inside of the hangar.
Gregory Marston is an author, military historian, and retired USAF/ANG Colonel who served for over 34 years as a pilot flying the A-10A “Warthog” and other Close Air Support aircraft. Besides being an A-10 Wing, Group, and Squadron Commander, he was the only USAF/ANG officer to command two major combat Air Bases & USAF Groups in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). He served on four combat tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait where he also flew 80 A-10A combat missions.
He recently retired from a career with American Airlines where he served as a Captain on the Boeing 777, 767, 757, 727 and the Airbus 300-600ER.
Today, he is a disabled veteran, due to a spinal injury in the Warthog, who spends most of his time writing and lecturing on leadership and aviation, as well as helping other vets in his local area.
Open Cockpit Day, where you’ll find the majority of the museum’s outside aircraft open to the public for touring, is between 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A local food truck will be present. Exterior aircraft tours are subject to inclement weather (rain or excessive heat) and tour guide availability.
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The Air Mobility Command Museum’s Open Cockpit Day starts in April and ends in October, and runs every third Saturday of the month.
Open Cockpit Day provides the public full access to many of the museum’s aircraft from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. if weather permits and tour guides are available. Tour guides are stationed in the open aircraft to describe the history of the planes and their missions. They are often retired crew members of these airplanes so their descriptions are from personal experience and bring the aircraft to life for visitors.
The Air Mobility Command Museum has once again been awarded the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, honoring the Travelers’ Choice, Best of the Best, representing the most exceptional, highest-rated properties around the world. These businesses are among the top 10% of all listings on Tripadvisor. The award singles out not just popular choices, but truly exceptional ones that travelers keep coming back for and is the highest honor Tripadvisor can bestow. Based on millions of reviews and opinions from travelers from around the world, this annual award recognizes the very best tourism establishments in terms of service, quality, customer satisfaction and more, across a range of categories. This is proof that we have a world class museum right here in Dover, Delaware.
The award is a testament to our amazing Museum Team. “Special” is over 100 dedicated volunteers that provide thousands of hours restoring history, provide educational tours and outreach, sell a souvenir in our gift store, modernize our research library, schedule military ceremonies, keep the museum in tip-top shape, and perform many other duties for everyone to enjoy the museum.
This would also not be possible without you, our fabulous visitors from across the globe taking the time to review and comment on your experience while visiting the Air Mobility Command Museum.
On behalf of the entire Museum Staff, thank you to all who have helped make this possible, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Wednesday–Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free admission and parking