Inside Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies: A Treasure Trove of Aerospace

Colorado museum continues legacy of learning where history meets the future.

Rick Durden

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Douglas B-18A Bolo bomber, developed from the DC-2 airliner. [Credit: Rick Durden]

Key Takeaways:

The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, located at the historic Lowry Air Force Base, is a "great" museum that comprehensively celebrates military and civilian aerospace history, highlighting its people, technology, and future innovations.
Formed by dedicated volunteers after Lowry AFB closed in 1994, the museum is housed in the expansive Hangar One, which features a significant collection of aircraft brought to life with videos, personal accounts, and veteran docents.
Key exhibits include rare and historically significant aircraft like a restored B-18A Bolo, a combat-flown UH-1M "Huey" gunship, a Grumman F-14A Tomcat, and even the Schweizer glider used for training by "Sully" Sullenberger.
Beyond historical displays, the museum actively inspires the next generation of aerospace explorers through forward-looking educational programs, including student pathways, drone piloting courses, flight scholarships, and teacher workshops at its two campuses.

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A good air museum is a treasure for pilots—a great one is a treasure for everyone.

The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, with its separate 15-acre Exploration of Flight campus, qualifies as a great air museum. The Denver facility is a treasure that celebrates our military and civilian aerospace history, the myriad people who made it happen and, welcoming the future, uses forward-looking technology in teaching how to be involved in what’s to come in aviation and space.