National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah Georgia

We were able to spend a couple of hours at the Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah while we were there.

This is a very nice museum obviously focusing on the Air Force in World War Two.  I was impressed with their collection of authentic items from that conflict.

This is not an overwhelming museum like the one in Dayton (there is no museum like the one in Dayton) so you can cover this one in a reasonable amount of time.  It is still informative enough that a true fan could easily spend a day or more here.

I was personally moved by the huge photo of Hitler with some of the children of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.  The children in the photo were murdered by their mother after she learned of the death of Hitler.

The museum is very interactive, and we participated in a film viewing situation, that allows the viewer to pretend that they are going in to the Air Force, and preparing for a mission.  A short film is watched in 3 different rooms, and the last room is a very visual one involving actual footage from the period of air combat.  You feel like you are in the middle of it.

Also, at the beginning of the presentation, there is a briefing for the new pilots, on the targets that will be bombed.  I have a much better understanding of how this sort of mission worked.  A lot is involved!

Check out the museum next time you are in the Savannah area!