Hill Aerospace Museum

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B-1B Lancer on display in the outdoor airpark.

AIR-2 Genie nuclear air-to-air rocket sitting on a MF-9 Transport Trailer inside the jet hangar of Hill Aerospace Museum.

Hill Aerospace Museum, located near Ogden, Utah, is a U.S. Airforce museum that is part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program.

The museum, founded in 1981 and moved to its current location in 1991, displays over 80 aircraft from around the world, in addition to a variety of muntions, equipment, auxiliary vehicles, and other items of historical interest.

In 1996, the Museum became the home of the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame.

1 The Aircraft
2 Research and Library
3 Admission, Visiting and Hours of Operation
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] The Aircraft

The collection of aircraft is quite large and includes a variety of aircraft from around the world. Among the many aircraft on display are the SR-71 "Blackbird" and the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II.

The aircraft are divided into five exhibits that focus on a specific era in the history of flight: the Beginnings, World War II, Dawn of the Jet Age, The Cold War, and Keeping the Peace.

These displays simultaneously tell the story of both aviation in general and the history of Hill AFB, giving visitors a unique perspective on the growth and evolution of Hill Airforce Base alongside developments in aircraft technology.

[edit] Research and Library

A picture of the Major General Rex A. Hadley Gallery

In addition to its collection of aircraft from around the world, Hill also houses the Major General Rex A. Hadley Research Library and Archives, which contains a great amount of technical and historical information related to the aircraft on display. At this time, however, the library is not available to the general public.

[edit] Admission, Visiting and Hours of Operation

Hill Aerospace Museum is open daily from 9:00am - 4:30pm and closes only on Christmas, New Years, and Thanksgiving. Admission is free.

It is located to the northwest of Hill AFB, exit 338 off Interstate 15 north.

Each year, the museum has a "Food-for-Life" day in which food is collected for local charities. Visitors that bring a non-perishable food item may climb into (or at least observe) the cockpits of many of the planes in the collection.