National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

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The museum

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a modern extensive museum facility located in Pooler, Georgia, in the western suburbs of Savannah. It is at exit 102 of I-95. It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials, and stories, most of which are dedicated to the history of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Corps that served in the European Theatre during World War II.

Among the many World War II exhibits are aircraft including a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that can be viewed while being restored, a model of a Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter, and a 3/4-scale model of a P-51 Mustang fighter. Aircraft on display outside include the B-47 Stratojet, MiG-17, and F-4 Phantom II from the post-WW II Cold War era.

Photos

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F-4 Phantom II in front
MiG 17 at Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA, US.jpg

MiG-17A in front
Boeing B-47
B-17 being restored
B-17 tail at Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA, US.jpg

Tail of B-17 being restored
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B-17 tail view
B-24 nose art
The B-47 before being repainted
Strategic Air Command logo on the B-47