Combat Air Museum facts for kids
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Overview of Hangar 602
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| Location | Forbes Field Airport 7016 SE Forbes Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66619 United States |
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| Type | Aviation museum |
The Combat Air Museum is a cool place where you can learn all about amazing airplanes and the history of military aviation in the United States! It's a non-profit museum located at Topeka Regional Airport (also known as Forbes Field) in Shawnee County, near Topeka, Kansas. The museum works hard to collect, protect, and show off aircraft, information, and art related to military planes, helping to teach everyone in the community.
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Discovering the Museum's Past
The Combat Air Museum started way back in the fall of 1976. It was first part of a group called Yesterday's Air Force. Then, in 1979, the group decided to become its own museum. They officially named it the "Combat Air Museum." That's when they moved to Hangar #602 at Forbes Field, which is where you can find them today!
Exploring the Museum's Collection
The museum has a fantastic collection of aircraft. You can see many different types of planes that have been important in military history. It's like a journey through time, seeing how airplanes have changed over the years.
Amazing Aircraft on Display
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Here are some of the cool aircraft you might see:
- Airco DH-2 – a replica plane
- Beech RU-8D Seminole
- Beech SNB-5
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois
- Bell UH-1M Iroquois
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook
- Cessna AT-17 Bobcat
- Curtiss JN-4D – a replica plane
- Douglas C-47D Skytrain "Kilroy"
- Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight
- Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
- Etrich Taube – a scale replica
- Fairchild UC-61K Forwarder
- Fokker Dr.I – a replica plane
- Fokker E.IV – a replica plane
- Grumman F9F-5 Panther
- Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
- Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Grumman US-2A Tracker
- Hiller OH-23A Raven – being rebuilt
- Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
- McDonnell F-4D Phantom II
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 – a scale model
- Meyers OTW Serial #1
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF
- Nieuport 27 – a flying replica
- North American F-86H Sabre
- North American Harvard IV
- Pfalz E.I – a scale replica
- PZL-Mielec Lim-2
- PZL-Mielec Lim-6R
- Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – a replica plane
- Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion
- Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe
- Sopwith Scout – a full-size replica
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Other Cool Items
Besides the big airplanes, the museum also has other interesting items related to aviation:
- MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose
- Ryan BQM-34 Firebee
Fun Events at the Museum
The Combat Air Museum isn't just for looking at planes! They also host an exciting annual 5k run/walk. This event helps raise money to support the museum and keep all the amazing aircraft and exhibits in great shape for visitors like you.
See also
- Cosmosphere in Hutchinson
- Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita
- Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal
- Kansas World War II army airfields
- List of aerospace museums
- List of museums in Kansas
