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Location | Forbes Field Airport 7016 SE Forbes Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66619 United States |
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Coordinates | 38°56′28″N 95°40′40″W / 38.9411°N 95.6777°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | combatairmuseum.org |
The Combat Air Museum is a non-profit aviation museum at Topeka Regional Airport (Forbes Field) in Shawnee County, near Topeka, Kansas. The museum is dedicated to the creation of facilities and resources for the education of the local and regional communities through the collection, preservation, conservation and exhibition of aircraft, information, artifacts, technology and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States.[1]
In the autumn of 1976, the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas organized as a wing of Yesterday's Air Force (YAF) (of David Tallichet). In 1979, the group reorganized as "Combat Air Museum," relocating to Forbes Field Hangar #602.[2]
The museum holds an annual 5k run/walk fundraiser.[47]