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The museum was founded by Gerald Oliver, Jr. in 1981 at Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois around plans to restore a B-25 using parts recovered from Alabama. [1] [2] It briefly included a second chapter in Bloomington, before that organization split off to form the Prairie Aviation Museum in 1983. [3]
This is a list of aviation museums and museums that contain significant aerospace-related exhibits throughout the world. The aviation museums are listed alphabetically by country and their article name.
The museum was founded by Joe DePaulo, Ray Jakubiak, Steve Meyers and Tim Tocwish in 2004 in a 6,000 sq ft (560 m 2) hangar it took over from an organization known as Packer Wings. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2009, it acquired the forward fuselage of a T-33.
The museum was established as an independent nonprofit corporation. The New York State Department of Education chartered the museum as a non-profit educational institution in 1972. [4] The museum replaced its original fire-damaged building in 1979 with a new 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m 2) facility.
The museum opened a new exhibit featuring oral history interviews with World War II veterans in 1995. [8] The museum's C-53 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [9] The historic designation was intended to help the museum qualify for funds that could be used to construct a new building. [10]
Formerly displayed at the Chanute Air Museum, IL (once falsely marked as 72910). When this museum closed, the aircraft was sent to display at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station heritage park. [22] 51-7200 Grumman HU-16B Albatross: Scrap Built as a SA-16B, redesignated HU-16B in 1962. Formerly displayed at the Chanute Air Museum, IL.
The museum is housed in the Curtiss Wright Hangar number two at St. Louis Downtown Airport, Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The adjacent Hangar one and two are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] The Hangar was completed in March 1930 on the newly opened Curtiss-Stienburg airport.
The museum built a 3,000 sq ft (280 m 2) addition around 2013. It expanded again circa 2021, adding another 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m 2 ) and allowing the museum to consolidate the collection from seven hangars to one.