Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum facts for kids
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| Location | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
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| Type | Aviation museum |
The Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum is a cool place in Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA. It's found at Creve Coeur Airport. This museum works hard to bring old airplanes back to life and keep them safe for everyone to see.
Most of the planes here are covered in fabric, just like they used to be! Many are biplanes, which means they have two sets of wings. These planes come from a special time in flying history, often called the "Golden Age of Flight," between the big wars. Amazing volunteers at the museum make sure many of these old planes can still fly!
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Discovering Historic Airplanes
The museum has a fantastic collection of planes, mostly from 1916 to 1946. These are mostly civilian planes, meaning they weren't used for war. You'll see several Waco biplanes, with the oldest being a WACO 10 from 1928.
The very oldest airplane on display is a Standard J-1 built in 1917. This plane is famous because it was used in movies like The Rocketeer and The Great Waldo Pepper! Some of the planes here are the only ones of their kind that can still fly today.
Planes You Can See
- Aeronca K
- Atlantic DH-4M-2A
- Antonov An-2
- Antonov An-2
- Canadian JN-4C Canuck
- Culver Cadet LCA
- Curtiss-Robertson Robin
- Curtiss-Wright 16E-3 Light Sport
- Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior – a copy of the original
- Curtiss-Wright CW-15C Sedan
- de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
- Driggs Dart II
- Fairchild 24 C8A
- Fairchild 71
- Fairchild KR-21B
- Fairchild KR-31
- Flagg F.13
- Fleet Fawn
- Funk B-85-C Bee
- Laister-Kauffman LK-10A
- Meyers MAC-145
- Mono Monosport 2
- Monocoupe D-145
- Monocoupe Model 90-A8
- Monocoupe Model 90L
- Monocoupe 110
- Nicholas-Beazley NB-8G
- Pietenpol Air Camper
- Piper PA-11 Cub Special
- Piper PA-15 Vagabond
- Rearwin Sportster
- Rutan Long-EZ
- Ryan M-1 – a copy of the original
- Ryan ST-3KR
- SAI KZ III
- Shavrov Sh-2
- Sopwith Pup – a copy of the original
- St. Louis Cardinal
- Standard J-1
- Star Cavalier A
- Star Cavalier E
- Stinson SR-6 Reliant
- Stinson SM-8A Junior
- Taylor E-2 Cub
- Timm Collegiate
- Travel Air 2000
- Travel Air 3000
- Waco ATO
- Waco ATO
- Waco AVN-8
- Waco Cootie – a copy of the original
- Waco CSO
- Waco CTO
- Waco GXE
- Waco JWM
- Waco QCF-2
- Waco QCF-2
- Waco RNF
- Waco UBF-2
- Waco YKC
- Waco YKS-7
- Yakovlev Yak-52
- Yakovlev Yak-52
- Zenith Z-6-A
Experience a Flight
Want to feel what it was like to fly in one of these amazing machines? The museum offers airplane rides! You can take a flight in either a de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth or a North American SNJ-5. Just ask at the museum to arrange your adventure!
Images for kids
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A WACO UBF-2 biplane up close.
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The Flagg F-13 biplane from 1933.
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A Travelair 2000 biplane from 1928.
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The Curtiss Travel Air 16E.
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The Shavrov Sh-2 seaplane on display.
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The historic Standard J-1.
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A Ryan PT-22 STA Ranger.
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A WACO QF-2 biplane.
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