Tri-State Warbird Museum facts for kids
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The exterior of the museum
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| Established | 2003 |
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| Location | Batavia, Ohio, United States |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
| Collection size | 12 aircraft |
| Founder | David O'Maley Sr. |
The Tri-State Warbird Museum is a special museum in Batavia, Ohio. It's located right next to the Clermont County Airport. This museum is a private, non-profit place that focuses on old airplanes.
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About the Museum
This museum is all about World War II history. Because of this, every airplane you see here is from that time period. The main goal of the museum is to keep these amazing aircraft in great shape. They also want to make sure they can still fly! That's why all the planes are either ready to fly or are being fixed up to fly again.
The museum shares news with its supporters through a newsletter called "Taking Flight." They usually send it out once or twice a year. Also, every June, the museum holds a special event to raise money. You can also see a cool exhibit that looks like a World War II army barracks.
Museum History
The Tri-State Warbird Museum started in 2003. It was founded by David O'Maley Sr. The museum first opened its doors to visitors on May 21, 2005. David O'Maley Sr. used to be in charge of a big company called Ohio National Life Insurance Company.
In 2011, the museum received a very generous donation. This helped them build a second large hangar. This new building gave them much more space for their growing collection of aircraft.
One of the museum's planes, a P-40, had an incident on December 8, 2011. This happened shortly after it had been fixed up to fly again. The plane had an engine problem and the pilot had to guide it back to the airport from high in the sky. When it landed, it went off the runway and stopped on a nearby road.
On February 12, 2013, a special event took place at the museum. Three veterans from World War II received a very important award from France called the Legion of Honour.
The museum's B-25 bomber took part in a historic event on November 9, 2013. It was part of a flyover for the last gathering of the Doolittle Raiders. This happened at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
In 2016, the museum's P-40 aircraft won a big award. It was named the World War II Grand Champion at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow. This is a huge honor for an airplane!
In 2018, the museum's B-25 flew all the way to Sardinia, Italy. It was there to be part of the filming for a TV show called Catch-22.
Aircraft Collection
The museum has many amazing aircraft. Some are ready to fly, some are being fixed, and some are stored.
Airplanes Ready to Fly
- Beechcraft TC-45H Expeditor 51-11529
- Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 75-7899
- Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk 43-5813
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8 583-661 – This is a replica of the original.
- North American AT-6D Texan 42-84779
- North American TB-25N Mitchell 45-8898
- North American P-51D Mustang 44-84410
- Piper J3C Cub 22743
- Piper L-4H Grasshopper 43-29332
Airplanes Being Fixed
- Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92132
Stored Aircraft
- Eastern TBM-3E Avenger 53420
Other Vehicles
- Link AN-T-18 Trainer 4936 – This is a special machine used to teach pilots how to fly.
- CJ-2A Jeep 204386
See also
- List of aerospace museums
- List of museums in Ohio
