National Museum of the US Air Force guided tour - Part 1

[@CharlieStickmanFilms]

Live about 10 minutes from here, go there all the time, such an amazing experience

[@mytwocents7527]

I just started as a Gallery Volunteer at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. These artifacts are not the only treasures of the museum. The amount of knowledge of the experienced volunteers is even more valuable.

[@bobgehrls8538]

I met a guide that flew THAT wild weasel! it was great.

[@garywebb7481]

Being a volunteer at this museum for over 25 years now I am impressed with your tour and knowledge of all the aircraft. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of the flight and ground crews of many of the aircraft shown. As a volunteer I’ve had the privilege of setting in and climbing around many of the aircraft. Being a pilot myself, this was a rare and exciting privilege. Setting in the captains seat in Bocks Car the B29 that drop the atomic bomb on Nagasaki was very moving. Thank you for taking the time in making this tour for those who don’t get the chance to visit the museum themselves.

[@BigTrain175]

I had my initial orientation to be a volunteer at NMUSAF just yesterday. Looking forward to many hours helping guests at the museum.

[@albaneincowboy183]

My wife's uncle recently started volunteering there as well.

[@seagullsbtn]

Visiting the Museum is on my planned midwest trip this year. Fortunate enough to have been able to fly in a Liberator, an aircraft my Step Dad flew in during WW2.

[@Sillymuffin609]

He knows aircraft and reading wiki for details

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks Gary!

[@__hjg__2123]

i only visited Dayton once... but one of the best memories ever is the day i spent walking around the NMUSAF

[@oisiaa]

NMUSAF is my favorite place on Earth. I very may well become a docent in the future when I retire.

[@vernonparker5154]

I live an hour from this place and always come up once a year. Truly a treasure trove in our state

[@jamesh1641]

The Memphis Belle is displayed in a stunning way. Anyone ever reading this - go to Dayton. See this incredible museum.

[@marckyle5895]

She is why I visited. Stunning restoration. I'm eager to see The Swoose when they finish her.

[@briankorbelik2873]

I have visited the mueseum twice, some years ago, after my best friend and his wife moved from SoCal back to her hometown of Dayton, OH. It's a fantastic museum, And I very much enjoyed both visits. Both my best friend and I are/were aircraft buffs. I'd love to visit again. My parents were young during WW2 and the B-29, Bock's Car, that dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, was very special to see.

[@hunterhalo2]

Each hangar could easily take a full day. Doing this museum in a single day was a whirlwind.

[@Richard-xe1it]

I used to volunteer at the museum prior to moving to Columbus. Here’s a tip. If you are a first time visitor without a specific plan, walk straight back to Gallery 4, and work your way forward. This way, when your day is done, you are at the front of the museum. Most people start in Gallery 1 and end up in the back tired, with a long walk to the front!

[@jason1440]

I was blessed to live about 10 minutes from the museum. Spent a lot of time nerding out in there. My favorite is the cold war section.

[@Subgunman]

Been there many times since I lived an hour away. Dayton was my second home. Loved the displays they setup.

[@VinceBearinger]

It's been over 30 years since I've been to that museum. I'll have to take my ass back there next spring That was an outstanding video thank you for your time and expertise

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Heisenberg618]

I'm so jealous. To be able to stand under the orbiter would be a religious experience for me. Watching it from your eyes gave me goosebumps. Thank you sir.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it. Now I'm working on the Museum of Flight video in Seattle! :)

[@youtruckrek5121]

I grew up in Goldsboro NC at the end of the runway of SJAFB . I loved the F105 and then the F4, but nothing was better than being 300ft below the B52s as they landed. I am 66 now.

[@hoodoo2001]

I came outside a country store in East Texas about 1971 and I heard something and looked up and a B-52 flew incredibly low over my head. It filled the sky. It was gorgeous. They were flying low level practice missions back then I think out of Barksdale.

[@jims4539]

Just watched - Thank you. Live in Ohio and have visited the AFM several times.

[@davidcole333]

I loved seeing the F-4 Phantom, Scat XXVII of Col. Robin Olds, who was both a WWII ace and a Vietnam ace. For me, the trip to Dayton would be worth it just to see that one aircraft alone. This museum is an incomprehensible treasure trove of aviation and military history.

[@mikenyc1501]

I was stationed there around 2000, and used to head over to the museum every few months. Great place to visit.

[@junuhrandolph9732]

So happy to see how beautiful the Memphis Belle turned out. I saw the aircraft when it was on display at Mud Island in Memphis TN. Unfortunately it was not being cared for and in rough shape. Thanks to all the volunteers helping to make this museum world class. Thank you for making this video tour 👍Great job

[@Shooter_ready556]

I live 45 minutes from the museum. I try to visit once or twice per year. It just doesn’t get old and I never realized just how rare some of the aircraft on display are

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Yes it’s worth researching before you visit as the “awe factor” is much bigger when you realise how special many of the displays are.

[@jimw1615]

Glad to hear at the end of this video that you are going to cover "Presidential Aircraft". I look forward to seeing SAM 26000. I have a model of that exact same aircraft and its connection to President Kennedy's last flight in it. Thank you for a fantastic educational tour of the aircraft covered in this video.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

My part 2 video is on my channel :)

[@johnshields6852]

10 years old in 1970 my uncle was home on leave for Christmas, he was piloting the F4 phantom in Vietnam, I was in awe, I had so many questions but he didn't seem to talk about it, I could only imagine. Godbless America🇺🇸

[@ivangottapseudonym8849]

Thanks Paul, this is much easier on my old feet. Reminds me of when I was 12 and first visited this Museum

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Very welcome

[@trashpanda314]

That Huey exhibit was amazing! They really did the aircraft justice with that.

[@PeetPeeet]

I once travelled to Dayton on business and left without seeing this museum. Regret of my life. One day I’ll get there, also Monino in Russia

[@zoperxplex]

I don't think there is any nation that has done more to advance the science of aeronautics than the United States and visiting a site like the US Air Force Museum is like going through all the masterpieces of the Renaissance.

[@markrix]

Uhh yeah, the british got a few good ones in, radar cavities proxy fuses.. But english is a universal language, the internet, cell phones, coke cola, nuclear power, semiconductors, gps, all that nasa stuff, yeah man the list goes on... USA

[@bobuk5722]

Seem to remember that the British invented the jet engine, then gave the details to the US, in part due to their immense help during World War 2. Aviation, my friend, has been a multi-national effort. The French I believe had the first ballon flights ..... anyhow, this is one heck of a Museum, I'd have greatly enjoyed being able to visit in person but the video makes up for that. Thanks Paul.

[@E_Legal_Alien]

​@@bobuk5722The Wright Brothers.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

As an American retired fighter pilot and electrical engineer I’ve got to say that many of the advances assumed to be American are actually founded on other country’s industries.

[@zoperxplex]

@@GarryCollins-ec8yo Many technological breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century are the product of a multitude of researchers and institutions. Technology has reached the point where it becomes next to impossible to arrive at the next step without a collective effort.

[@garedog1181]

Excellent video, very informative and beautifully shot. Love the history of flight and weapons systems. Thanks 😊

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You’re welcome! I hope you saw the Part 2z

[@mrdddeeezzzweldor5039]

This is a well narrated tour of the Air Force Museum's aircraft and technologies. However, it is hard to represent the sheer scale of the planes and the feelings that you experience as you walk around, under and sometimes, through in the varied display settings. I spent one day trying my best to not hurry through the display and information panels but failed to adequately see the entire contents to my satisfaction. If I go again, it will be a full 2-day trip with breaks to allow some R&R between the many sections and feel justified to stop and read everything. I spent almost an hour in the missile room alone because there was a very interesting, expert talk going on there with full details give for each of them, including bonus information about manufacturers, problems and cold war realities.

[@wesleyhitchcock4414]

I grew up in the museum. My Dad was in the Air Force and the Civil Service and retired in 1987 but in the early 60s, all the kids in my family used to run around there as if it was our personal playground. Tge remainder of my family still lives in the area. The last time i visited was in the summer of 2018. But it sure was special when your a kid

[@dugsdale]

Oh crap, there goes my week. Just discovered this series, and having been to the museum, it's going to be a must-watch. I budgeted one day for the actual museum, ended up spending THREE, and still didn't feel like I saw everything. thanks for posting, I'm strapping in for the full ride!!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers! My f117 tour will be released tomorrow so keep an eye out for that :)

[@LeewardStudios]

In the 70’s and early 80’s my father would take us on Saturdays in the winter. Back then we could get much closer and touch a lot of the displays. Fast forward and I take my kids whenever we are back in Ohio. You can see the whole complex in a full day but not truly appreciate it all.

[@jaycarlson927]

Thank you for the research and tying the aircraft together in historical order.

[@edshedosky4756]

Went there many years ago. The XB70 and B52 were outside and they used the original hangers to keep many aircraft now inside the new buildings. I'm gonna go back because of your videos. Thanks for all your knowledge. 👍✌️

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You’re welcome!

[@WilliamWeber-e1m]

I worked at the museum and I have things on display there also. Great to see it again. You did make one mis-identification. You called the P-39 Aircobra an Aircomet. The P-59 was the Aircomet and a later jet aircraft. William

[@beefgoat80]

Australians having to celebrate Christmas in the middle of summer sounds like a raw deal if you ask me. I move that the southern hemisphere gets to celebrate Christmas in June. Anyway, I can't wait to watch both videos. They'll give me a much needed respite from all of my in-laws asking me when the wife and I are going to have a kid (turns out a traditional Thai family isn't much different than any other "traditional" family).

[@keithammleter3824]

Us sensible Australians have pushed ''Christmas in July" for decades, having parties at that time. But our stupid government won't give us a holiday then, and the newspapers, radio & TV won't stop promoting Christmas in December.

[@markbuckley4152]

I agree Paul one of the greatest museums I have ever been to. Maybe I am biased because I live in Ohio lol!

[@tacticalmanatee]

I'm very glad you made this tour. I've always wanted to visit this museum but it's unlikely I'll ever be able to due to distance. This tour really is the next best thing to being there. Thank you.

[@jx2336]

I've been to this awesome museum many times, and you've done a remarkable job of showing/describing as much as possible in a very short time. It's easy to spend two days there and still not see everything. Well done.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carzak]

I'm so glad to have these videos about this museum. This must be the most comprehensive military aircraft museum in the world, and I was just in awe the entire time. I was only able to spend about 3 1/2 hours there though, and that's nowhere near enough time to really see it all. It's nice to be able to see some things I missed and learn more about the ones I did see. And while so many aircraft there had a fascinating place in history, the gravity of standing next to the plane that dropped "the bomb" on Japan and the emotions I felt was something I won't forget.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it. Now I'm working on the Museum of Flight video in Seattle! :)

[@davidroman1654]

We were able to spend an afternoon here in 2016. Now I can add your videos to my still photos. You need about a full week to really get to see everything, and even then probably will miss a lot. Thanks for posting the video.

[@TheNatestEver]

I am 30 minutes south of this museum and have spent many of days visiting there taking in the sights and smells. You did a remarkable job giving me a tour which is condensed so nicely that I’ve learned something in spite of visiting it so many times. My next trip will be even more special with this knowledge, thank you sir 🙌🏻

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mtlmshr]

I must say that they sure put a bunch of thought into each display! Many if not most museums simply put the aircraft with some type of shiny paint job to show a certain era or theme but they went all out at this museum to put each aircraft in context with all the people and bits & bobs!

[@HaddaClu]

Paul thank you for making this and part 2. I actually live 4 hours away in Pittsburgh and visited the museum for the second time this last August. The first time was almost 20 years ago when you had to take a shuttle bus to see the x-planes and presidental planes; the missile hall was still under construction at the time as well.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You’re welcome!

[@jshepard152]

Missile gallery is incredible.

[@markmark1osufan35]

I live about 20 minutes from the museum. I appreciate these abbreviated and highlighted tours of yours because there is SO MUCH there, it makes your head spin. I wish I knew you were here, I would’ve invited you out for a really good meal. I would’ve taken you to the Pine Club for a good steak.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stephenmcgeown]

This was an incredible production, Paul. I am sure this must have taken days and days of effort to bring it all together, including all the background research you had to do. Thank you so much!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Grew up outside Dayton, used to go there all the time, at least once a month. Was presented my Eagle Scout there as well in 1984, they used to hold Eagle Court of Honors there a couple times a year, wonder if they still do it. Such a great place to go, and free on top of it. If you’re in the area, go see Carillon Park, neat one as well.

[@brucefrye8799]

I've been through this museum many times. My uncle lives just outside of here in Xzena Ohio

[@ghosthuntingrhodeisland]

Blown away by the knowledgable tour. I really appreciate this as im getting older and have medical problems which prevent me from visiting all of these great museums. I also appreciate the sharing of these, as most younger folks seem to have less interest in history than those geezers like me… and they should take pride in their heritage and give them access to places and things which they would not ordinarily have access to…

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wgoconnor33]

Brings back memories I have visited the museum it’s incredible

[@budrohammbone2806]

Very Well Done ! Your level of detail was perfect for this presentation. Part II coming up.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Awesome, thank you!

[@joestephan1111]

A friend of mine twice worked under contract in Berlin as an engine designer. He said they tried an early form of "fly by wire" on the FW-190.

[@harrisonc985]

I love this museum! go whenever i can even though i live 600 miles away. its so comprehensive. it literally covers the entire history of the development of flight and there is no where else on earth co taining so many record breaking aircraft.

[@Mtlmshr]

May I suggest to never apologize for the lighting inside where you are filming! If someone complains then let them go there themselves to look at these displays! I greatly appreciate you taking the time to show us all this fabulous museum and all its artifacts, it’s very much appreciated and all the effort and time it takes to make such a video!

[@walter2990]

It's always a joy to be taken on a tour of any and all aviation museums, especially the ones that I haven't been to! Thank you, my British friend! Sorry, Australian. My bad.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Australian* 😂

[@walter2990]

@PaulStewartAviation Sorry for being an Ugly American. I hope that I'm able to visit Australia, before I pass away!

[@danmathers141]

A very good production. I am very happy with it. Thank you.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thank you very much!

[@jameslalumandier9797]

Great video with short concise descriptions of each aircraft featured. Makes me want this place on my short list of "must see" museums.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimburg621]

This museum, you could spend a week and not see it all, an amazing place.

[@techienate]

Ironically, this is my favorite CAS plane in War Thunder. It's kinda sad that it didn't see more success in real life. I think the cannon and engine setup is super cool.

[@paulhurst7748]

My great uncle flew a B24 during WW2. He flew on some of the nastiest missions of the bombing campaign in Europe. Including Ploiesti and Regensburg. He survived the war (which is amazing), only to die in a plane crash in the North Atlantic in 1947. Talk about irony.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

He was a brave man!

[@Charles53412]

What I think is cool, is that my family brought you the Aviation we enjoy today! My cousins on my father's side of the family are the Wright Brothers and my cousin on my mother's side of the family is Gen. William Billy Mitchell who is the Father of the Air Force. This made for some very cool oral reports growing up as a kid! One brought us the ability to fly and the other showed us the proper way to use it. Mitchell even predicted the use of Airliners before one was ever thought about. So I can honestly say Aviation runs deep in my family!

[@fxsrider]

I have been to this museum and this video rocks!!

[@cshubs]

I haven't been there in decades but I love that place!

[@lduke13]

I've visited the museum twice and plan to go a few more times. Always something to learn. This was an exceptional tour and narration of one of the finest museums anywhere.

[@nigelluck8085]

Excellent video thank you. I doubt I will ever get to this place and now I feel like I have been there. Thanks again

[@stringstroker2227]

Thank you for posting! I am planning a trip to this museum and this serves as a great primer. Cheers!

[@josephnason8770]

Went to this museum in May of 22 after decades of intending to. Spent several hours there. Needed to be several days. Randomly met Paul at the air and space museum downtown DC several months ago. He informed me about it's much better "annex" at Dulles airport and wow was he correct. The downtown DC museum should be named Star Wars Science Fiction Museum. Recommend not wasting your time there. But do take pains to get to Dayton for the air force display. Then Pensacola for the smaller but still mind blowing US Navy museum.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Nice to hear from you again! Yes the museum in the mall was disappointing with half of it closed for renos. I don't know why it takes so long!? I'm glad we met and I told you about the dulles museum as it's incredible out there! Yes the US navy museum is high on my list now.

[@KimiWallrus]

Thanks! I live too close to not frequent this gem!

[@ginog5037]

Fantastic video, Paul!! Can't wait to visit this national treasure of aviation again. Along with 2 of the best amusement parks on the planet Kings Island and Cedar Point.

[@jshepard152]

I first went to the Air Force Museum in 2020, and I've been every year since. Each time I've spent at least two days there. Despite that, I'm sure there's still a lot there that I've missed and I look forward to going back. In my opinion, this is one of the finest aviation museums in the world, not just in the US. Best of all, it is 100% free. If you've not been and you're able to get to Dayton, reserve 1-2 days and go see it. It's well worth your time. If you have an interest in spaceflight, the Armstrong Air & Space Museum is only about an hour up the road in Wapakoneta, Ohio. That museum is also excellent. They have on display the Gemini 8 spacecraft that Neil Armstrong commanded for NASA in 1966.

[@davidblurton7158]

enjoyed that,,, i dont have to go now!,,, its very impressive,,,

[@TheHobartAviationFan]

Great video, this Musuem looks incredible!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

It really is!

[@david066666666]

Hopefully I’ll visit this museum the very next year, I’ve become a mechanical engineer because of the SR-71 and B-29

[@jimfinlaw4537]

Just wanted to say this video production was truly a massive undertaking. Certainly appreciate all the efforts you put forth in making a excellent museum tour video informative and entertaining. Great job!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Much appreciated!

[@elizabethboriszek9462]

Been there and loved it. Absolutely awsom.

[@andrewb325]

Great video. I hope to visit the museum some day.

[@mrs6968]

Thank you for my Christmas presents this year merry Christmas from Milwaukee WI USA. The most interesting to me was the night fighter moonlight serenade

[@toddwood5190]

Great video. I’m surprised how many of those aircraft I’ve never heard of.

[@Aquila-sz8pl]

Excellent video. Good views of aircraft and nice commentary

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Rods67]

Great narration! The extensive research is greatly appreciated.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thank you kindly!

[@jacobnugent8159]

i absolutly love the B-26 marauder. its a shame it really gets the attention it deserves

[@MrJames_1]

Would love to go back there one day (and have a mobility scooter!)

[@PaulStewartAviation]

There are mobility scooters available :)

[@Thehippiestormtrooper]

I took my grandpa with me to tour it last year. I kept telling him that it is massive and takes hours to walk through, he didnt beleive me and said we'd be in and out in an hour. We left after about 5 hours of walking

[@JessPeters-qg1bn]

Wonderful tour. I have always wanted to go there but never had an opportunity. Im sure there are many like me.

[@Gburnsfire]

Thank you for sharing. I plan on visiting this museum next month.

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

The last time I was here (4/10/2023), they had the Orange County Chopper's F-22 Raptor bike on display and set up to take pictures with. This place is huge!

[@marktadlock5428]

This great, I didn't even know there was such a museum in Dayton Ohio..

[@hoodoo2001]

You skipped the A6M2... you are forgiven. 🙂

[@OldmanGamerYT]

Great video! What an amazing place! Years ago, my brother and I visited the Air Force museum, and it was a lot of fun! There's so much history there! We live in Ohio, and it was still a four hour drive - but totally worth it! LOL! This video brings back memories! Thanks for sharing!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeromewagschal9485]

This was a fabulous tour...You've made me want to go there... As a matter of fact I'll put that in my to-do list for next year 🙂🙂🙂

[@dietrichfielding5972]

Have to say you did a lot better job then the last KZbinr did, that I watched ,showed a lot more of the museum.

[@thefrecklepuny]

With a sore leg due to muscle damage after a fall over Christmas, this video is a welcome distraction.

[@gavinhawkin6632]

I’m rapping up my presents. Just found this . I’m going to get into big trouble Paul!!!

[@mikefm4]

This is honestly your more amazing video series. The amount of research and narration is just awesome. You put work in and it shows. And kudos for the steady smooth camera work!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks! I'm working on a Mig-29 video as we speak, and the museum of flight soon (it'll take longer as it'll be about 70 mins!!)

[@catchaser52]

I am so happy to watch these videos as I will never be able to be there in person. Thank you so much.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You’re very welcome. I’m very fortunate to be able to travel and film these.

[@SkyhawkSteve]

Excellent work in trying to cover a day's worth of museum time into an hour! There are so many side exhibits and details that a person will want to go much slower. Glad that you went into the C-124, but the lighting is indeed low. The walk-through B-29 fuselage is a similar fun exhibit.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Many thanks!

[@TorchMagick]

Thanks so much for this,Paul! Toured through this wonderful museum some years back-it's more impressive now than ever. Cheers and Thanks!😀✈️🎸🖖

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@WebManNo1]

Fantastic video, watched the whole thing.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@willmo1725]

Great show sir!! Loved seeing them all. Long but it's a saturday so I splurged, thanks.

[@manp1039]

very interesting video tour. I would like to know more about its history.. like when was it created and did it originate at this location or another location? and if elsewhere.. where was that.. etc.. I would have thought that an Air Force museum might be located near the Air Force Academy.. in Colorado.. I am wondering why was it located in Ohio or that location in Ohio. and it looks like it is in a very huge warehouse.. bigger than just about any that I have ever seen.. it seems to go on and on for half a mile or more in diameter??

[@vujicvladimir5917]

AWESOME !!! REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS VIDEO !!! THANK YOU 😊🖒

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JamesG68]

Thank you for the video. It was very enlightening and visiting the museum is definitely on my bucket list.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ellomate..]

Hey Paul, been a fan of you for many many years and this was a fantastic tour. thanks for this, i am enjoying every second of it from Australia! appreciate all the info and knowledge you shared as well mate you’re a top class chap.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it