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The American Air Museum in Britain is a registered 501(c)(3) organization – a tax-exempt non-profit organization in the United States since April 1984.
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American Air Museum in Britain
About the American Air Museum in Britain charity
The American Air Museum in Britain charity (AAMB) commemorates the pivotal role of air power in preserving freedom, by connecting generations to stories of heroism and aircraft that have shaped history. It sustains the operation of the American Air Museum and highlights its mission within the United States.
The charitable work of the American Air Museum in Britain supports the maintenance, preservation and operation of the facilities, collections, and programs of the American Air Museum, the museum at IWM Duxford and our archive. Through these endeavors our vision is to become an enduring monument and education hub that honors ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice from the First
World War to the present day.
American Air Museum in Britain (AAMB) is a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. EIN: 52-1326048.
History
Originally established as the United States Army Air Forces Collection in 1981, with the support of Major General James McInerney the American Air Museum in Britain charity was formally launched in 1989 by Senator John Tower to support the creation of the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
Distinguished supporters were enlisted to champion the mission including US Presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush and Bill Clinton, Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart and notable military figures.
In 1989 Former commander of the Eighth Air Force, General James Doolittle played a leading role in instigating the American Air Museum in Britain’s membership scheme which secured some 46,000 founding members by the time the time the museum opened on 1 August 1997.
Since 1997, the American Air Museum in Britain has secured the foundation for many of the American Air Museum’s activities which provide insight into Britain and America’s experiences of war.
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