U.S. Air Force Museum temporarily closed during shutdown

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

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By Barrie Barber
Jan 20, 2018
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The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is temporarily closed, effective Jan. 20, 2018 due to the federal government shutdown. All museum events and activities have been suspended until an appropriation bill or continuing resolution is enacted.

If the museum reopens by Jan. 27, 2018, the Reds Caravan event will continue as planned.

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. BARRIE BARBER/STAFF

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Please watch the museum's website, www.nationalmuseum.af.mil, and local media outlets for information about when the museum's normal operations will resume.

For information about Air Force Museum Foundation please contact them at (937) 258-1218 or foundation@afmuseum.com. The Air Force Museum store, operated by the Air Force Museum Foundation is available online at http://store.airforcemuseum.com

Looking for ways to keep your kids busy during holiday breaks? Here are four great reasons the Air Force Museum should be at the top of your list.

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Hundreds of people had trekked inside the world’s largest military aviation museum Saturday morning before the closure at 1 p.m.

The fallout was the latest from the federal closure expected to affect thousands of workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the largest single-site employer in Ohio with an estimated 27,000 military and civilian personnel.

>> RELATED: Wright Patt: Workers to show up Monday even if shutdown still in place 

The Omnimax Theater at the Air Force Museum has the largest movie screen in southwest Ohio.

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National Park Service interpretive centers near Huffman Prairie where the Wright brothers perfected the airplane, and the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center in Dayton, were among NPS sites closed Saturday in the region because of the shutdown, although the two properties were open to traffic.

>> RELATED: Government shutdown: How will you be impacted

WHIO-TV’s Malik Perkins contributed to this story.

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