Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Air Force Base History
In 1939 Congress appropriated funding for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot near Salt Lake City, Utah. With the outbreak of war for the United States in December of 1941, Hill Field soon became a key maintenance and supply base. Named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, the based became Hill Air Force Base in 1948. Major Hill died in the crash at Wright Field, Ohio, of Boeing's experimental aircraft Model 299, the prototype of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress.
About the Hill Aerospace Museum
 Welcome to the Hill Aerospace Museum (staff photo) |
Hill Aerospace Museum is located on approximately 30 acres on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base, about five miles south of Ogden. It was founded in 1981 as a part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program and first opened in 1986. It moved to its current facility in 1991.
It also houses the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame.
Aircraft on Display at the Hill Aerospace Museum
The facility exhibits more than 90 military aircraft, missiles, and aerospace vehicles on the grounds and inside the Major General Rex A. Hadley Gallery and the Lindquist Stewart Fighter Gallery.
The list of aircraft on display is extensive. The collection also includes a wide variety of ordnance and munitions, an assortment of aerospace ground equipment, rockets, military vehicles, uniforms, and thousands of other historical artifacts.
This is a small list of highlights of aircraft on display:
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
C-124 Globemaster (staff photo) - Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Straight Flush"
- A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog"
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
- Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
- North American F-86 Sabre
- Northrup F-89 Scorpion
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief
- McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
- C-47 Skytrain
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- C-124 Globemaster
- Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
- and many others
Admission, Parking and Hours
We highly recommend a visit for aviation enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in vintage planes and the United States Air Force history. It truly is an incredible facility well worth visiting.
It is physically located at 7961 Wardleigh Road, Building 1955, Hill AFB, UT 84056-5842. It is conveniently located just off I-15 at Exit 338, Roy Exit. Phone 801.777.6868 or 801.777.6818 for detailed information, or visit the official website of the Hill Aerospace Museum.
A gate pass onto Hill AFB is NOT required for visitors. Simply take Exit 338 (east) off Interstate 15 in Roy, Utah, enter the base grounds, and turn left towards the museum before the base gate. See map below for detailed location and driving directions.
It is open daily 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. but closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. An extensive, well-stocked gift shop is popular with visitors. Food service is not provided onsite.
Parking and admission is free.
On our last visit in June of 2019, we spent nearly three hours touring the galleries. But the exhibits are so extensive and well done, that one could easily spend an entire day, and not see everything.
Photo Highlights of the Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah |
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F-4 Phantom II at entrance area |
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U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II |
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B-17 Flying Fortress "Short Bier" |
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North American F-100 Super Sabre, Buzz Number FW-777 |
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Left nose view and nose art on the B-29 Superfortress "Straight Flush" at the Hill Aerospace Museum |
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Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
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B-52 Stratofortress 0191 |
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F4 Phantom II |
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B-25J Mitchell, S/N 44-86772 |
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Consolidated B-24D Liberator, S/N 41-23908 |
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C-140B Jetstar, used by President Lyndon B. Johnson |
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USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar |
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B-1B Lancer "7 Wishes" at the Hill Aerospace Museum |
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C-54 Skymaster at the Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah |
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USAF F-89 Scorpion |
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Col. Nathan H. Mazer Memorial Chapel ... Eighth Air Force Monument ... on the grounds of the Hill Museum |
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Vintage Images of Hill Field
Base Administration building, Army Air Base, Hill Field, Utah |
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P-38 fighters on the ramp at Hill Field Army Air Base ... transient aircraft hangar in the background |
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Area Map of Ogden, Utah
The map below shows the location of the Museum in Ogden. It is physically located at 7961 Wardleigh Road,
Building 1955 Hill AFB,
UT 84056-5842. It is conveniently located just off I-15 at Exit 338, Roy Exit. Phone 801.777.6868 or 801.777.6818 for detailed information, or visit the official website of the Hill Aerospace Museum.