Strategic Air and Space Museum
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| The museum for the Strategic Air Command opened in 1998, and is one of the largest military museums in the world. The original museum, conceived by SAC commander and Pentagon-builder General Curtis LeMay, opened in 1959, on the grounds of the SAC headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, located 20 miles to the east. Security and space issues led to a drive to build a new museum to chronicle the history of SAC, the military agency responsible for deploying the nations nuclear arsenal against the Enemy. The new $33 million, 300,000 square foot museum and education center contains numerous aircraft, including an SR-71, as well as fixed and traveling exhibits. |
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20 miles SW of Omaha
(POINT(-96.31996 41.0153695))
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| Bellevue NE, 68005 |
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| Located between Omaha and Lincoln off of Interstate 80. Take exit #426 (same exit as Mahoney St. Park and the Simmons Wildlife Safari Park) and go west 1/2 mile. The museum is located on the right (north) side of the road. Admission charged. |
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http://www.strategicairandspace.com/
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Cultural, Military Museum
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