Vintage Flying Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Location | Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | William “Doc” Hospers |
The Vintage Flying Museum is a cool place in Fort Worth, Texas, at Meacham International Airport. It's a museum all about airplanes! It's a non-profit organization, which means it's not trying to make money. Their main goal is to keep the history of American aviation alive. They want to show everyone how amazing planes and flying have been throughout time.
Other groups also share space here, like Greatest Generation Aircraft and the Invader Squadron from the Commemorative Air Force. You can also find the Fort Worth Chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association, which honors women who worked during World War II.
How the Museum Started
The museum started in 1988. A person named William "Doc" Hospers bought a special plane called a B-17. This plane helped kick off the whole museum!
Later, in 2010, the museum sold its B-17 plane, named "Chuckie." It went to another museum in Virginia. In 2019, the museum got a Beech 18 plane. This plane used to belong to a famous pilot named Jackie Cochrane.
Fun Programs and Activities
The museum offers awesome programs for students. They have aviation summer camps for middle and high school students. These camps teach kids all about flying and planes.
They also have "Take Flight Days" for younger elementary school students. These programs are designed to make learning about aviation exciting and hands-on for everyone.
Cool Planes You Can See
The museum has many different types of aircraft in its collection. These planes show the history of flying. You can see many unique and old planes up close.
- Aeronca 11 Chief
- Aeronca L-3B
- American Flea
- Beechcraft E18S
- Beechcraft TC-45G Expeditor
- Boeing-Stearman PT-27
- Cessna 140
- Cessna U-3
- Culver Cadet LFA-90
- Douglas B-26K Counter Invader
- Douglas C-49J
- Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior
- Knight Falcon
- Lockheed T-33
- LTV L450F
- Morrissey 2000
- North American F-86F Sabre
- North American Harvard III
- Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse
- Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull
- Ryan PT-22 Recruit
- Stinson L-5E Sentinel
- Stinson Reliant
The museum also hosts planes from the Commemorative Air Force. These include the B-29/B-24 and Invader Squadrons. You can see their famous planes like the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" and the Douglas A-26 Invader. These planes visit the museum when they are not traveling around the country.
See also
- Commemorative Air Force
- Fort Worth Aviation Museum
