Peterson Air And Space Museum
I ve visited several museums at air force bases across the country and this museum is truly among the best just wow.
Peterson air and space museum. It was contained in one small building the original airport passenger terminal for the city of colorado springs. We preserve and portray the rich aviation and space history of colorado springs and peterson air force base. Overall the grounds and the exhibits are very well maintained and the outdoors portion of the museum is always open for guests.
From our barnstormer beginnings in the roaring twenties through the daring exploits of our world war ii pilots and into the modern space era our exhibits are sure to capture your attention. The peterson air space museum is staffed by amazing knowledgeable and friendly docents. The aircraft has been on display in the same spot in the hangar since june 2005.
The amount of knowledge and passion that they guide you through the three sections of the tour are outstanding. Peterson air force base colo. Peterson air space museum exhibits feature the ww ii peterson army air base the binational united states and canadian north american aerospace defense command us air force and army air defense commands and the us air force space command.
Peterson air and space museum colorado s oldest aviation museum. The museum is filled with volunteers and employees who are there to tell you about all of the wonderful history and exhibits. The museum has various aircraft mainly focusing on the cold war roles of usaf air defense command adc and aerospace defense command adcom and currently air force space command afspc.
Peterson air and space museum is located inside peterson air force base colorado springs colorado. This museum is located at peterson air force base. The base was named to honor edward j.
It was a starting point for visitors who boarded buses to take from peterson air force base to cheyenne mountain operations center. This museum also houses artifacts from world war ii and beyond and it contains some missileer history and artifacts. Welcome to the edward j.