The Combat Air Museum is an aircraft and aviation history museum situated at the Topeka Regional Airport/Forbes Field, which was at one time the Forbes Air Force Base.

The museum focuses on collecting, preserving, and displaying aircraft and artifacts related to U.S. aviation history. Founded in 1976, the museum is housed in two hangars at the airport.

The collection includes 36 aircraft, most of which are military and American. The aircraft date back to World War I and include World War II aircraft, jets from the 1950s to the 1980s, helicopters, military vehicles, and more.

Address: 7016 SE Forbes Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, Phone: 785-862-3303

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