Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1977 |
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| Location | Space Coast Regional Airport 6600 Tico Road Titusville, Florida |
| Type | Aviation museum |
The Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum (VAC) is an exciting place to explore aviation history! It's located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, near Titusville, Florida. This museum is home to many amazing old aircraft.
The VAC has a huge 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) hangar. This hangar is where they keep and restore planes. You can also visit the Memorabilia Hall. Here, you'll find cool items like flight gear, old uniforms, and other artifacts. The museum's collection includes both airplanes and helicopters. These aircraft range from World War I all the way to modern times.
One of the most special planes at the museum is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. It's nicknamed "TICO Belle." This plane was involved in an accident, but it was fixed! It returned to flying in July 2009.
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History of the Museum
The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum started in 1977. It has grown a lot since then. In 2021, the museum began raising money. This money was for a big plan to make the museum even larger.
Sometimes, accidents happen even to museum planes. For example, the museum had to sell a damaged TBM Avenger plane in March 2022. This happened after it was in an accident the year before.
Aircraft You Can See
The museum has a fantastic collection of aircraft. You can see many different types of planes and helicopters. Some are ready to fly, while others are on display.
Planes on Display
- Beechcraft RU-21A Ute
- Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
- Bell H-13 Sioux
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Cessna O-2 Skymaster
- de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
- Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
- Douglas C-47A Skytrain – This one can fly! It's "Tico Belle."
- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- English Electric Canberra TT.18
- Epps 1907 Monoplane – This is a copy of an old plane.
- Fouga CM.170 Magister
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
- Grumman F-11F Tiger
- Grumman A-6 Intruder
- Grumman FM Wildcat
- Grumman F9F-5 Panther
- Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Grumman S-2F Tracker
- Lockheed T-33
- Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II
- McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
- Nord Noralpha
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American F-86 Sabre
- North American F-100D Super Sabre
- North American T-2C Buckeye
- North American SNJ-5 Texan
- North American XP-82 Twin Mustang – This plane is on loan from another place.
- Piper L-4J Grasshopper
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief
- Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
- Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon
- Northrop F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration
- Stearman PT-17
- Stinson L-5 Sentinel
- Vought F-8K Crusader
Aircraft Being Restored
The museum also works hard to restore old planes. This means they fix them up so they look new again. Some are fixed to be displayed, and some are fixed to fly!
Restored for Display
- Grumman OV-1C Mohawk
Restored to Fly Again
The museum is always working on new projects. They bring old planes back to life.
More to Explore
- List of aerospace museums
