Frontiers of Flight Museum Facts for Kids

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Frontiers of Flight Museum
Front entrance
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Established	1988
Location	Dallas, Texas
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Jan Collmer, William E. “Bill” Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is an exciting place in Dallas, Texas, where you can explore the amazing history of airplanes and space travel! It was started in November 1988 by three people who loved aviation: William E. Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Jan Collmer. The museum began inside an airport terminal at Dallas Love Field. Now, it has a huge building, about 100,000 square feet, right next to Love Field. It's also connected to the famous Smithsonian Affiliations program, which means it shares cool exhibits and knowledge with the Smithsonian museums.

Exploring Flight History
Aircraft on Display
Gallery
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Exploring Flight History

The museum has a fantastic collection of items related to flight and space. It really shows how aviation and space exploration grew. It also focuses on the Dallas/Fort Worth area's important role in this history.

You can see some incredible things here, like the actual Apollo 7 Command Module! This is the part of the spacecraft where astronauts lived during their mission. There's also a replica of a World War I Sopwith Pup biplane, which is a type of old airplane with two sets of wings. You can even find artifacts from the famous German airship Hindenburg and other airships. Plus, the museum displays over 200 models of World War II aircraft.