National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Jefferson Davis Highway
Triangle
Virginia 22172
Daily 09:00 – 17:00
Closed December 25
Free admission
Gift shop
Located just off I-95 at the Triangle Exit (Quantico Main Gate). Turn south on US 1 at the light and travel about 100 yards, Museum is on the right.
Aircraft collection
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154760/15 153986/YK-13 140089/WB A4160 A-3295/102 152080 06583/21 13459/86 12114/2 123526/WL 85890/19 161396/SD-623 161970/MG-01 124344 127834 150570/YN1 A-3843 97369/369 1081/I-13 |
Bell UH-1E Iroquois Boeing CH-46D Chinook (back fuselage) Cessna O-1C Bird Dog Curtiss JN-4HG Jenny Douglas A-4E Skyhawk Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Goodyear FG-1A Corsair Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Grumman F9F-2 Panther Grumman TBM-3E Avenger McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Sikorsky HO3S-1 Dragonfly Sikorsky HRS-1 Sikorsky UH-34D Vought F4U-4 Corsair Yokosuka MXY-7 Type 11 Oka |
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the official museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Quantico, Virginia the museum opened on November 10, 2006. The exterior design is meant to “evoke the image of the flag raisers of Iwo Jima,” The museum contains 100,000 square feet of space devoted to exhibits and multi-media displays which pay tribute to the U.S. Marines who have served their country since 1775. In addition to historical exhibits including displays of artifacts, multimedia, and full immersion experiences.
Pictures Les Spearman