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Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum

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Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Phone:
+1 812-372-4356

Hours:
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am - 4pm
Wednesday10am - 4pm
Thursday10am - 4pm
Friday10am - 4pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


Bakalar Air Force Base is a former U.S. Air Force base located 4.4 miles northeast of Columbus, Indiana. During World War II, the base was known as Atterbury Air Field and Atterbury Army Air Base , but it was renamed Bakalar Air Force Base in 1954 in honor of First Lieutenant John Edmond Bakalar, USAAF. Established in 1942, the airfield served as a training base for medium-range C-46 Commando and C-47 Skytrain troop carrier planes and glider pilots. It also was used for training B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder bomber crews. Reactivated during the Cold War, it was used as an Air Force Reserve training base for troop carrier, tactical airlift, and special operations flying units. The military base was closed in 1970. The present-day facility operates as the Columbus Municipal Airport.
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