Air Mobility Command Museum offers 2012 summer camps

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The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base will hold educational summer camps for children interested in aeronautics and the U.S. Air Force.
Children will learn the history and science of flight, fly a simulator, preflight an actual aircraft and have the option of a flight around the Dover AFB flight pattern. Advanced classes will also learn about museum restoration, aircraft engine mechanics and aircraft design.
Camps include one week of half-day sessions and begin Mondays, June 25, July 16 and July 30. Half-day classes for ages 9 to 11 are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and for ages 12 to 15, half-day classes are 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Advanced classes begin Monday, Aug. 6, with Monday, Aug. 13, as an overflow advanced class if needed.
The optional flight with the Aero Club will be Thursday, with Friday a weather day.
Cost is $100 per child for one week of half-day sessions and $125 per child for the advanced class of one week of half-day sessions. There is an additional $25 per child for the optional flight.
Classes and flight size are limited, so sign up quickly at www.amcmuseum.org or at the Air Mobility Command Museum. Email questions regarding the Air Mobility Command Museum Summer Camps to educationamcm@comcast.net.
Access to the AMC Museum is from Delaware Route 9, one-half mile from Exit 91 off US 113/Route 1, south of Dover Air Force Base. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission and parking are free and photography is welcome.
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[Chiefbuck]

Anyone who has even the slightest interest in aviation or military history or hardware should visit the museum. Pack a lunch or plan on going to a local restaurant because the displays are amazing! One standout is a 28 cylinder rotary aircraft engine display, you must see it to believe it. In addition outside of the hangar there is a huge parking lot full of aircraft. Inside the hangar are fantastic, well maintained displays of aircraft, uniforms and too much to list. A first visit will take a few hours, your return visits will take longer. There is no admission charge but bring a few bucks to drop in the donation box and be sure to visit the well stocked gift shop. If you are bringing grand children, a gift shop visit might require a fat wallet.