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The
Hill Aerospace Museum
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Hill Aerospace Museum
The museum was founded in 1981 as a part of the United States Air Force
Heritage Program and first opened in 1986. It moved to its current facility
in 1991
situated at Wardleigh Road approximately five miles south of Ogden, Utah.
Admission to the museum is free and it opens seven days a week from 9am to
4.30pm,
The museum sits on 30 acres on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base.
Visitors here can see over 60 military aircraft, missiles and aerospace
vehicles as well as a wide variety of ordnance, an assortment of aerospace
ground equipment.
The collection of aircraft is quite large and includes a variety of aircraft
from different periods off the aviation history. Among the many aircraft on
display are the B-17 Flying Fortress, SR-71 Blackbird, a Curtiss JN-4D
“Jenny” ,
a F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-18 Hornet.
The aircraft are divided into five exhibits that focus on a specific era in
the history of flight. Including The Beginnings, which takes visitors
through the early days of aviation at the beginning of the 20th century,
through to 1940 before the United States joined the Second World War via the
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 perspective on the growth and evolution of
Hill Air Force Base alongside developments in aircraft technology.
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In the beginning of flight
display a Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” a trainer from the first WW is a eye
catcher.
The World War II exhibit has several examples of aircraft as well as
military vehicles, equipment, a V-1 Buzz Bomb and an atomic bomb replica.
The aircraft on display include the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress,
A-26 Invader and P-38 Lightning. The collection is still growing with
aircraft being recovered from places like a B-24 form the Aleutian Island
where it crashed after a raid over Japan
Via the dawn off the jet age, aircraft are shown depicting the beginnings of
the jet age with machines such as the F-80 Shooting star, the B-47 Stratojet
and F-84 Thunderjet. From the same period transport and training aircraft
are on display.
The Cold War era witch covers the area between 1954 and 1989 has covers a
wide variety off jets. The large number of planes on display from this
period include Daggers ,Darts, Phantoms and Falcons, missiles, military
equipment and helicopters like the Jolly Green Giant and Choctaw. Something
not seen in most museums are the ICBM rockets and transporters and there are
also examples of thermonuclear bombs.
There last period are the aircraft used post 1990 , such as B-1 Lancer, a
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Lowe Helicopter, it's
last flight was to Hill AFB on September 18, 2008. This period is more a
extension off the previous then a separated period.
Whilst much of the exhibits on display focus on aircraft, the is also much
to learn about the aviation military heroes through the Utah Aviation Hall
of Fame. The work of female pilots is also recognized here in the exhibit
about Women Air force Service Pilots, who performed non-combat aviation jobs
to free up the male pilots for combat.
The museum
has an excellent collection of aircraft and is well worth a visit. |
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52-0247 |
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A-1E |
United States Air Force |
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73-1666 |
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GYA-10A |
United States Air Force |
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44-35617 |
BC-617 |
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A-26C |
United States Air Force |
‘The Devils Own Grim Reapers’ |
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70-1039 |
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YA-7F |
United States Air Force |
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AT-6A |
United States Air Force |
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83-0070 |
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B-1B |
United States Air Force |
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44-83663 |
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B-17G |
United States Air Force |
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41-23908 |
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B-24D |
United States Air Force |
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44-86772 |
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B-25J |
United States Air Force |
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40-1370 |
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B-26 |
United States Air Force |
nose only |
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44-86408 |
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B-29A |
United States Air Force |
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58-0191 |
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93rd BW |
B-52G |
United States Air Force |
‘Bearin’ Arms’ |
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52-1492 |
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RB-57A |
United States Air Force |
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42-90406 |
K-163 |
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BT-13B |
United States Air Force |
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22107 |
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C-119F |
Canada |
as ‘US 52-2107 AFRes’ |
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54-0610 |
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C-123K |
United States Air Force |
N3836A [CP085] |
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53-0050 |
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28th MAS |
C-124C |
United States Air Force |
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64-0569. |
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C-130E |
United States Air Force |
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57-0526 |
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NC-130B |
United States Air Force |
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55-0300 |
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ID ANG |
VC-131B |
United States Air Force |
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57-1510 |
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151 ARW |
KC-135E |
United States Air Force |
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62-4201 |
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VC-140B |
United States Air Force |
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52-10862 |
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C-45H |
United States Air Force |
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43-49281 |
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VC-47D |
United States Air Force |
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45-0502 |
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C-54G |
United States Air Force |
‘Vittle Flights to Berlin’ |
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63-9757 |
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UT NG |
C-7B |
United States Air Force |
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VFA-204 |
F/A-18A |
United States Navy |
USS John F. Kennedy |
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52-5777 |
FW-777 |
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F-100A |
United States Air Force |
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57-0252 |
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TX ANG |
F-101B |
United States Air Force |
‘78/80 William Tell Champions’ |
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54-1503 |
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RF-101A |
United States Air Force |
nose only |
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57-0833 |
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OR ANG |
F-102A |
United States Air Force |
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59-1743 |
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F-105D |
United States Air Force |
as ‘61-743’ |
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62-4440 |
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F-105G |
United States Air Force |
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58-0774 |
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F-106A |
United States Air Force |
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68-0020 |
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F-111E |
United States Air Force |
My Lucky Blonde’ |
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77-0090 |
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F-15A |
United States Air Force |
‘325 FW Bay County’ |
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79-0388 |
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F-16A |
United States Air Force |
‘388 FW’ |
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63-7424 |
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F-4C |
United States Air Force |
as ‘67-424’ |
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64-0664 |
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F-4C |
United States Air Force |
at gate |
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66-0469 |
HL |
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RF-4C |
United States Air Force |
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73-1640 |
40 |
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F-5E |
United States Air Force |
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51-1640 |
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F-84F |
United States Air Force |
as 51-2834 |
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52-3242 |
FS-275 |
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F-84G |
United States Air Force |
as ‘52-3275’ |
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51-17046 |
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RF-84F |
United States Air Force |
nose only |
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51-6055 |
FU-055 |
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F-86L |
United States Air Force |
as ‘19055 388 FW’ |
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54-0322 |
FV |
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F-89H |
United States Air Force |
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61-0824 |
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GT-38A |
United States Air Force |
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70-2470 |
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HH-1H |
United States Air Force |
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67-17053 |
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TH-13T |
United States Air Force |
c/n 3760 |
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56-2142 |
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CH-21B |
United States Air Force |
as 54-4002 |
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65-12790 |
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CH-3E |
United States Air Force |
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148943 |
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SH-34J |
United States Air Force |
as ‘USAF 48943’ |
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62-4561 |
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HH-43B |
United States Air Force |
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68-10369 |
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16 SOW |
MH-53M |
United States Air Force |
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SC5002 |
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JN-4 |
United States Air Force |
‘Love Field’ |
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408 |
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Lim-6 |
United States Air Force |
S/N 1C0406 |
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MiG-21F-13 |
United States Air Force |
as ‘NVAF 2118’ |
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68-10853 |
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O-2A |
United States Air Force |
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67-14675 |
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OV-10A |
United States Air Force |
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42-67638 |
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P-38J |
United States Air Force |
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42-105270 |
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P-40E |
United States Air Force |
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44-32798 |
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P-47D |
United States Air Force |
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44-13371 |
QP-V |
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P-51D |
United States Air Force |
‘Audrey’ |
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45-4565 |
BA |
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Piper L-4J |
United States Air Force |
N88410 ‘Barbara’, |
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41-25284 |
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PT-17 |
United States Air Force |
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64-17981 |
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SR-71C |
United States Air Force |
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137749 |
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T-28B |
United States Air Force |
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52-1119 |
TJ-119 |
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T-29C |
United States Air Force |
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51-9271 |
TR-271 |
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T-33A |
United States Air Force |
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52-9535 |
FT-999 |
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T-33A |
United States Air Force |
as ‘P-80A 484999’ |
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57-2259 |
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T-37B |
United States Air Force |
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61-0674 |
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T-39A |
United States Air Force |
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57-5869 |
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AFRes |
U-3A |
United States Air Force |
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66-8711 |
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F-4D |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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68-0304 |
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F-4E |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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68-0476 |
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F-4E |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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65-0905 |
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RF-4C |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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63-8440 |
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F-5B |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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60-0122 |
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T-37B |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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64-13418 |
MO |
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T-37C |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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62-364 |
EL |
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T-38A |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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79-0402 |
HL |
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F-16A |
United States Air Force |
Stored |
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56-0753 |
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F-104A |
United States Air Force |
under restoration at base |
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