The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force opened its doors on May 14, 1996. Located in Pooler, Georgia, just a short distance from Downtown Savannah, where the Eighth Air Force was activated in January 1942, the museum features over 90,000 square feet of exhibits, interactive experiences, artifacts, and a chance to walk beneath the wings of the museum’s restored B-17 Flying Fortress, City of Savannah.
THE MUSEUM’S MISSION
The primary mission of the museum is education. Every day, schoolchildren from around the country arrive at the museum to learn about the men, some who were not much older than them, who went to war. Over 20,000 school children visit the museum every year.
The Mission Experience provides visitors with details of the experience of flying a bombing mission as a member of an aircrew stationed in England during World War II through three short films. Presentations begin every 30 minutes inside a replica Nissen hut. One leader will be forever linked to the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth
