kingman army airfield museum

JimWeeder

Great displays. Guided tour. Shows items from WW1 through Vietnam Era static displays of prop and Jet engines some uniforms and flight gear

MNDoodles

Kingman Airport has an interesting history having served as a B-17 gunnery training site for over 35,000 soldiers between 1942-44. The museum nicely tells the story of this time in history with interesting artifacts and very knowledgable guides. Interesting to learn Charles Bronson was an enlisted man at the airfield, driving a food delivery truck, and the Three Stooges performed for the airfield men at one time. Photos on display show these famous individuals and others who served at the base in those years. If you're interested in aviation or history, this museum is worth a visit. $5.00 donation is requested for adults.

Sewbusy65

Our guide was Bob, he took the time to explain more things than we would have gotten had we just wondered around. The building itself is from the war years and all the photos and artifacts are not to be forgotten. Make plans to take some time here, it is worth it.

M7959DLmaxm

Very good presentation very knowledgeable freindly presenter. We need to help preserve these reminders of the sacrifices that had to be made.

MARIONNORM

This museum is in an old wooden airplane hangar, no A/C, so you need to get there when it opens in the morning before the AZ heat takes over. There are excellent exhibits, very friendly & knowledgeable docent, and well worth your time. Plenty of memorabilia from back in the day to bring back some memories.

4JimD

Original training base for gunners & aviators in B24,B25, & B29s. Amazing history& displays of original equipt.Underfunded but a great museum. Look for AFC Charles Bronson's training pic!

Tony181818

For the cost of $5, it is a steal to see all of the memorabilia that this place has to offer! I see that other weren't happy because there isn't but a few planes, but the hanger that everything is housed in, is a piece of history itself! The owner/tour guide, I think his name was Don, was very informative and very pleasant. In fact, he was just about to leave for the day when we arrived, but he stayed for another whole hour and didn't rush us one bit! Another great plus to this destination is that it's located on historic route 66! You just can't go wrong! You will take a ton of pictures, there is everything from planes, to jet engines, to artillery items!

匿名

This museum has a lot of small interesting pieces but if you going there to look at a large assortment of aircraft you will be sorely disappointed. One of the good things about the museum is you have your own personal tour guide that tells you the history of a lot of the pieces & how they were acquired at the Museum.

EileenW475

My teenage son and I visited the Museum the day after Thanksgiving. We were fortunate to be guided by a gentleman who was very knowledgeable about the exhibits, the training school, and quite a few other things. My son has always had a deep interest in WWII, so to be able to speak directly to someone who had first-hand knowledge was quite a treat for him.For a small museum with a shoestring budget, they have done a marvelous job!

MojaveDesert93505

Get a little tour from the curator, clean, nostalgic, WWII items, and really interesting Japanese items, a little gift shop which has great things for all ages. Maintained in a old WWII wooden hanger which gives you the feel of the days gone by. Worth the stop out at the Kingman Airport area to visit it. Came away with a very home friendly atmosphere and good conversation. If your a retired AF Veteran as I am, and you like planes, you'll enjoy this little gem of a museum. I for one never realized Kingman was a staging site for training troops and a boneyard for war planes! Got myself a nice mouse pad and mug, and a shirt too! They even had rights during the war to use Bugs Bunny for the planes.

EricO794

This was an important training base for our WWII flyers. Mostly artifacts and photos, no aircraft to speak of. The volunteer was very informative and helpful. Visited on a quiet Sunday.