Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum facts for kids
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| Established | mid-1970s |
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| Location | 31001 Magnuson Ave. Pueblo, Colorado |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Fred Weisbrod |
The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is a cool place to visit in Southern Colorado. It's a non-profit museum, which means it's run for public benefit, not to make money. It was started in the mid-1970s by Fred Weisbrod, who used to be the city manager of Pueblo.
The museum has two big buildings called hangars. These were built in 2005 and 2011. Inside, you can see many airplanes and thousands of old items. These items show the history of flight from World War I up to today.
This museum is also home to two other special places. One is the International B-24 Memorial Museum. The other is the Southern Colorado Space Museum and Learning Center. You can also find many old military vehicles here. Many of these vehicles can still be driven!
The museum is located near the Pueblo Memorial Airport. This area was once a military base during World War II. The Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society helps manage and take care of the museum.
The museum has about forty military and civilian aircraft. It also has several military vehicles. Sometimes, the museum has special "open cockpit" days. This means you might get to sit inside some of the planes! They also host "fly-ins" at the nearby airport. The museum has a large library too, full of books and research materials about aviation. Volunteers help run the museum. They give tours, work in the gift shop, and even help fix and restore old aircraft.
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Discover the Museum's History
The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum was started by a group of people who loved airplanes. This happened in the 1980s. In 2008, the museum asked for money to build another hangar. This new building would help them show even more amazing aircraft.
Amazing Aircraft on Display
Military Aircraft Collection
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor 144018
- Bell OH-13E Sioux
- Bell UH-1D Iroquois 72-21508
- Bell UH-1M Iroquois 65-9484
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16271
- Boeing-Stearman PT-13D Kaydet 75-5943
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-62022
- Boeing NB-47E Stratojet 532104
- Boeing B-52F Stratofortress – just the front part
- Cessna T-37B Tweet 67-22253
- Convair HC-131A Samaritan 5794
- Douglas R4D-5 17217
- Douglas A-26C Invader 44-35892
- Douglas F-6A Skyray 134936
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 147702
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 131688
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 80-0499
- Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 138876
- Grumman F11F Tiger 141853
- Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star 49-1872
- Lockheed YF-104 Starfighter 55-2967
- Lockheed SP-2E Neptune 128402
- Lockheed TV-2 SeaStar 137936
- Lockheed C-130E Hercules – just the front part 70-1259
- McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 79-0022 – This plane shot down an Iraqi MiG-23 during a conflict on January 28, 1991.
- McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II – front part and a flight simulator
- North American F-86D Sabre 52-3653
- North American F-100D Super Sabre 55-3503
- North American T-28C Trojan 140064
- North American RA-5C Vigilante 151629
- Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse 53-4347
- PZL-Mielec Lim-2
- PZL-Mielec Lim-6
- Republic F-84C Thunderjet 47-1562
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – a 7/8 size copy
- Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat 148002
- SPAD S.XIII – a 1/2 size copy
- Supermarine Spitfire I – a copy
- Vought F-8A Crusader
Civilian Aircraft Collection
- Alexander Eaglerock – borrowed from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society
- Bleriot XI – a copy
- Learjet 25
- Piper J-3 Cub
- Steen Skybolt
More Aviation Museums to Explore
- CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum, Grand Junction, CO
- Colorado Aviation Historical Society Denver, CO
- Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society Pueblo Airport, Pueblo, CO
- Peterson Air and Space Museum Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO
- Spirit of Flight Center Lafayette, CO
- Vintage Aero Flying Museum Platte Valley Airpark, Husdon, CO
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum Old Lowry AFB Campus, Denver, CO
- Related lists
- List of aerospace museums
