National Warplane Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1994 |
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| Location | Geneseo, New York |
| Type | Aerospace museum, history museum |
| Founder | Austin Wadsworth |
The National Warplane Museum is an exciting place in Geneseo, New York, where you can see amazing old military airplanes. It was started in 1994. The museum works hard to fix up, fly, and show off vintage military aircraft. These planes are mostly from the Second World War and Korean War times.
Today, the museum is located at the Geneseo Airport. It's also famous for hosting the yearly Geneseo Airshow. People call it the "Greatest Show On Turf" because it's so much fun!
Awesome Aircraft Collection
The National Warplane Museum has a fantastic collection of airplanes. Many of these planes have been carefully restored. Some can even fly! Here are some of the cool aircraft you might see:
- Douglas C-47 "W7" - This plane is restored and can fly.
- Beechcraft C-45 - Also restored and ready to fly.
- Douglas B-23 Dragon - This plane is waiting to be restored.
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar - This big plane is currently being restored.
- Fokker DVII - This is a replica, but it can fly!
- Antonov An-2 "Natasha" - You can see this plane on display while it's being maintained.
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star - This jet is on display.
- North American AT-6 - This plane is being restored.
- Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica) - You can see this replica on display.
- Beechcraft UC-43 Staggerwing - This plane is airworthy.
- Aeronca L-16 - This plane can fly.
- Piper L-21 (Replica) - This replica is airworthy.
- YO-55 Ercoupe - This plane can fly.
- Ryan Navion - This plane is airworthy.
- Aero Commander 100 - This plane can fly.
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules "Saigon Lady" - This large transport plane is being restored.
Other Aircraft at the Museum
The museum also hosts some aircraft that belong to another group called the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation. These planes add even more to the museum's amazing collection.
Cool Land Vehicles
Besides airplanes, the museum also has a special group called "The 1941 Motor Pool Restoration Shop." This group works on finding, fixing up, and taking care of different military vehicles that stay on the ground. They work in a building next to the main airplane hangar.
Here are some of the land vehicles they are working on:
- DUKW - This is a special truck that can also go in the water. It's almost completely restored, and its main parts are working!
- Oshkosh MB-5 - This vehicle is being restored. Its driving parts, lights, and firefighting systems are working.
- GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck - This truck is waiting to be restored. Some major parts are missing.
- GE 60 inch carbon arc Searchlight - The light part of this searchlight is restored. The power supply still needs work.
See also
- List of aerospace museums
