{"id":21750,"date":"2020-10-14T19:51:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=21750"},"modified":"2025-01-17T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T13:18:11","slug":"zephyrhills-museum-of-military-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/zephyrhills-museum-of-military-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Zephyrhills Museum of Military History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Zephyrhills Museum of Military History<\/strong>, located in <strong>Zephyrhills<\/strong>, <strong>Florida<\/strong>, is housed in a former World War II infirmary building. During the early 1940s, the site served as the Zephyrhills Army Airfield, a training ground for combat pilots. After the war, the airfield was donated to the city, and the infirmary was preserved and transformed into the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zephyrhills Museum of Military History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">39444 South Ave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zephyrhills, FL 33542<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">United States<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zmmh.org\">https:\/\/zmmh.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"LrzXr zdqRlf kno-fv\"><span role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Telefoonnummer +1 813-780-0078 bellen\">+1 813-780-0078<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday 10:00 -16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zephyrhills-Museum-of-Military-History-210653498966525\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d224974.73711922046!2d-82.3036063775901!3d28.230689782578075!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x88dd4da4f6fa5543%3A0x524c632942fc92ad!2sZephyrhills%20Museum%20of%20Military%20History!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1602696961955!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/zephyrhills-museum-of-military-history\/douglas-c-53d-skytrain-42-68804-z8-z-usaaf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF-728x511.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas C-53D Skytrain 42-68804\/Z8-Z USAAF, Zephyrhills - Military Museum, Florida\" class=\"wp-image-21751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF-728x511.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF-240x169.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF-420x295.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Douglas-C-53D-Skytrain-42-68804-Z8-Z-USAAF.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Douglas C-53D Skytrain 42-68804\/Z8-Z USAAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>42-68804\/Z8-Z<p><\/p>\n<p>N631HF<\/p><\/td><td>Douglas C-53D Skytrain<p><\/p>\n<p>Grumman OV-1B Mohawk<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Zephyrhills Museum of Military History showcases a diverse collection of military artifacts, including period weaponry, uniforms, wartime supplies, and historical photographs, with a particular focus on the 10th Fighter Squadron. Additionally, the museum features a <strong>Grumman OV-1B Mohawk<\/strong> and <strong>Douglas C-53D Skytrain<\/strong> aircraft on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early 1940s, hundreds of Army fighter pilots came to Zephyrhills to hone their skills at the newly built Zephyrhills Army Airfield before going to war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo Zephyrhills Museum of Military History<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zephyrhills Museum of Military History, located in Zephyrhills, Florida, is housed in a former World War II infirmary building. 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