Combat Air Museum
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The Combat Air Museum is located in Williamsport Township, Shawnee County
, near Topeka, Kansas
at Forbes Field
airport. The Museum rents two hangars from the MTAA. It is one of a handful of major aviation museums in the United States
located on an active air field. Forbes Field is a joint civil-military public airport located six miles (10 km) south of the central business district of Topeka, a city in Shawnee County, Kansas
. Forbes Field is owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.
Forbes Field is home to the Topeka airport, the 190th Air Refueling Wing
(190 ARW) of the Kansas Air National Guard
, the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment of the Army National Guard
and other private commercial operators.
Visitors to the Museum are regularly treated to flying activities of Air Force
fighter aircraft and Army
helicopter
operations. With the second longest runway in the State of Kansas, large refueling tanker aircraft
of the Air National Guard and army troop transports often fill the skies around the Museum.
The Combat Air Museum is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit institution dedicated to the creation of facilities and resources for the education of the local and regional communities through the collection, preservation, conservation and exhibition of aircraft, information, artifacts, technology and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States of America.
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
, near Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
airport. The Museum rents two hangars from the MTAA. It is one of a handful of major aviation museums in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
located on an active air field. Forbes Field is a joint civil-military public airport located six miles (10 km) south of the central business district of Topeka, a city in Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
. Forbes Field is owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.
Forbes Field is home to the Topeka airport, the 190th Air Refueling Wing
190th Air Refueling Wing
The United States Air Force's 190th Air Refueling Wing is an aerial refueling unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas.-History:...
(190 ARW) of the Kansas Air National Guard
Kansas Air National Guard
The Kansas Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is, along with the Kansas Army National Guard, an element of the Kansas National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state....
, the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment of the Army National Guard
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
and other private commercial operators.
Visitors to the Museum are regularly treated to flying activities of Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
fighter aircraft and Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
operations. With the second longest runway in the State of Kansas, large refueling tanker aircraft
Aerial refueling
Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling , air-to-air refueling or tanking, is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight....
of the Air National Guard and army troop transports often fill the skies around the Museum.
The Combat Air Museum is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit institution dedicated to the creation of facilities and resources for the education of the local and regional communities through the collection, preservation, conservation and exhibition of aircraft, information, artifacts, technology and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States of America.