Field Trip Opportunities

  • Grimes Flying Lab Museum
    The museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Grimes Manufacturing, the world’s leader in aviation lighting.  The Grimes Flying Lab had over 60 exterior lights and has been faithfully restored to flying condition, including functional lighting. 
    For more information contact Frank Drain at 937.869.6073.
     
  • National Aviation Heritage Area
    Home of the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of Aviation these sites highlight the history of aviation with hands-on student learning opportunities.
    Visit http://www.aviationheritagearea.org/ for more information. 
     
  • National Museum of the United States Air Force
    The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum which features a display of more than 400 aircraft and missiles, most of them indoors. Admission is free. 
    Visit http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ for more information.
     
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
    This park in Dayton, Ohio honors three extraordinary men—Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar—and their work in the Miami Valley. 
    Visit http://www.nps.gov/daav for more information.
     
  • Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and The Wright Cycle Company
    This National Historical Park commemorates the lives of the Wright brothers and Dunbar, the first African-American writer to earn high distinction in American literature. 
    Visit http://aviationheritagearea.org/wrightDunbar.htm for more information.
     
  • John W. Berry Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center at Carillon Historical Park
    Gain a new appreciation for the accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, and the era in which they lived, with a visit to the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center. 
    Visit http://aviationheritagearea.org/wrightCenter.htm for more information. 
     
  • The Wright Flyers 1899-1905 at Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
    See the accomplishments and lives of the Wright brothers brought to life—in the form of Wright gliders and flyers, flight simulators, and other incredible artifacts—with the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company. 
    Visit http://www.birthplaceofaviation.com/wrightBrothers.htm for more information. 
     
  • Armstrong Air and Space Museum
    Named in honor of Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon, this museum in Wapakoneta chronicles Ohio's contributions to the history of space flight. 
    Visit http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/nw01/index.shtml for more information.
     
  • Aviation Trail
    Celebrate the development of manned, heavier-than-air flight by exploring the Aviation Trail, Inc. Visitor Center and Museum. 
    Visit www.aviationheritagearea.org for more information.

 

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