Air Mobility Command Museum

Dover DE

This museum is dedicated to the history of humanitarian, airlift and air refueling.
Recreation of one of the first Guard Gates at Dover Air Base in World War II. Today Dover is the largest aerial port for the Department of Defense.
C-47 Skytrain. This actual plane flew a D-Day mission to drop paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne.
B17G Flying Fortress
B-17 Rear Gunner
B-17 Landing gear
M1A1 75MM Howitzer
C-54M Skymaster, the military variation of the commercial DC-4
C-133B Cargomaster, the largest turboprop plane ever built for the US Air Force
C-124A Globemaster II
C-121C Super Constellation
KB-50J Superfortress, similar to, but a significant upgrade over the B-29
KC-10A Extender, military version of the commercial DC-10
Cockpit of the KC-10A Extender
Cargo Bay
Rear cargo control
C-5A Galaxy was the largest in its class when first flown in 1968. Today, the upgraded C-5M Super Galaxy is still the largest in the Air Force.
C-5A Cargo Bay
LGM-30 Minuteman Missile
UH-1H Iroquois, aka “Huey”, used extensively in Vietnam
KC-135 Stratotanker, designed to be used to refuel B-52s
C-130E Hercules
C-130E Cockpit
C-130E Cargo Bay
C-141B Starlifter
C-141B Cockpit
Cargo Bay
C-141A Starlifter
VC-9C. Served as Vice Presidents’ transport for Walter Mondale, George H. W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, and Dick Cheney. It also served as Air Force One when transporting Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. It also flew special missions carrying First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hilary Clinton and Laura Bush.
Looking over the fence into Dover Air Base. C-5s lined up.