Took my third flight in MAM,s 1941 Stearman biplane. The museum and thier knowledgeable staff take you back to experience history as only they can do with thier huge display of WW1 and WW2 aircraft, displays, and interactive tours. This museum is a must for all ages and offers a great insight into our militarys rich history and pay homage to our nation's brave men and women past and present!

A must see when you visit Virginia Beach! So much fascinating history to see and hear and a great price! The volunteers are all passionate and knowledgeable with lots to share! The museum has 4 buildings to see incredible planes, trucks, and other vehicles and machinery. Whether you are interested in planes, the military, history, there is something for everyone to enjoy. You can go right up to everything to see up close and most everything is accurate remodels of the items or original artifacts from the time.

We visited the museum last Thursday afternoon. What a fantastic collection. We hadn't been quite sure what to expect before visiting but found a collection of 30+ WW1 and WW2 aircraft across 4 hangers alonside an airfield control tower oved brick by brick from England. Give yourself plenty of time to visit (at least a couple of hours). The main museum hangers are open for self guided tours, the 2 remote hangers containing the WW1 collection and the German WW2 aircraft are accessed via regular guided tours. The majority of Aircraft are maintained in flying condition and several saw active service. A special shout out for the Volunteers that staff the museum. We spoke to a number during our visit. They were all extremely knowledgable, friendly and enthusiastic, take advantage and get the stories they can tell about the aircraft. Our tour of the hangers and Tower was guided by Jack who was excellent. Thank you all for a great afternoon.

We had a wonderfully informative and interesting tour with docent Lar Stampe. He shared so much history with us. There is so much to see. This is a museum for both young and old. I highly recommend this museum for locals and tourists.

Incredible tour! Not just facts, the docent (Lar Stampe) that escorted us through the museum knew his stuff. But the best part was the history, the stories of the various airplanes. That made the tour spectacular. Model blah blah, built in ####…. Meh! Instead, we got stories, such as the type of aircraft George H.W. Bush flew to bomb the communications facility next to Iwo Jima so we could capture that strategic island. Wow!

Located about 30 minutes south of the center of Virginia Beach, this impressive museum contains over 70 vintage aircraft (most are still flying) in several large hangars. Our guided tour was terrific — interesting and quite comprehensive. Also onsite are buildings from England and Germany that were deconstructed then rebuilt in Virginia Beach.

The museum is a very informative journey back in time. I would highly recommend taking the optional tour if you have the time. Seeing the extra buildings and planes is well worth it. Our guide Warren was charming and full of information and humor along the way

This is an amazing museum for anyone interested in military history and airplanes. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly, especially our tour guide, Tim. Almost all of their planes are in flying condition and we got lucky enough to see a test of the engines on a P-40 Warhawk. We hope to go back when they have an event and we can see some of the planes fly!

One of the excursions of American Cruise Lines was a trip to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, about 40 minutes by bus from our ship. The museum is in the country and looks are deceiving when you approach the buildings, but wow! What a pleasant magnificent surprise was in store. The Museum is spotless and the many military planes from WW 1 and WW2 are jaw dropping. They are meticulously maintained and most are flight capable. Our docent, “Flash”, was superb in knowledge and presentation. There are American, British, German, Russian planes and I could have spent 2 days there. Another cool feature is an actual WW2 British air tower, brought over from Great Britain, reconstructed right by their airfield. This is an outstanding museum and well worth the time to go. We would certainly return.

The only issue we had was that the woman behind the main counter was exceptionally unfriendly (we just about left before we got started)..BUT we are very glad that we stayed. The volunteer guides were just outstanding, and they had lots f incredible aircraft. I highly recommend taking your whole family (including any war buffs).