It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials, and stories, most of which are dedicated to the history of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Corps that served in the European Theatre during World War II.

Aircraft on display outside include the B-47 Stratojet, MiG-17, and F-4 Phantom II from the post-WWII Cold War era.

Thirteen years later, on 14 May 1996, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum opened to the public.

[1] A 2003 statute named the museum as the official State of Georgia center for character education.

[3] In February 2011, a fire truck that was used at Hunter Army Airfield during World War II was donated to the museum.