The Chennault Aviation and Military Museum is a museum located in Monroe,

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that preserves and highlights the establishment of the local

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot a ...

industry. It exhibits artifacts from

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to the Afghanistan War, including aircraft and vehicle displays. The museum is named in honor of United States Army Air Force General

Claire Lee Chennault Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighte ...

. Chennault's granddaughter, Nell Chennault Calloway, has served as CEO of the museum since 2017.

Location

The museum is located at the Selman Field Navigation School, an air force training facility.

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Chennault Aviation and Military Museum
Museums in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Military and war museums in Louisiana Buildings and structures in Monroe, Louisiana Aerospace museums in Louisiana {{Louisiana-stub