Air Combat Museum

Air Combat Museum
Air Combat Museum is located in Illinois
Air Combat Museum
Location within Illinois
Established1989 (1989)
LocationSpringfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°50′31″N 89°39′56″W / 39.8420°N 89.6655°W / 39.8420; -89.6655
TypeAviation museum
Founder
  • Donald George
  • Mike George
Websitewww.aircombatmuseum.com

The Air Combat Museum is an aviation museum located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois.

History

After learning about World War II aircraft as a child, Mike George, the son of George Alarm Company founder Donald J. George, bought his first warbird, a T-34 in the 1980s.[1][2][failed verification] He purchased another airplane, a P-51D, in 1989 and founded the museum together with his father the same year in a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) hangar.[3][4][5]

The museum built a 3,000 sq ft (280 m2) addition around 2013. It expanded again circa 2021, adding another 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) and allowing the museum to consolidate the collection from seven hangars to one.[5]

Collection

Aircraft

Ground vehicles

References

  1. ^ "Air Combat Museum: Home of the Worrybird". Flight Journal. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "About Our Co". George Alarm Company. Archived from the original on 13 June 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ Recktenwald, William (23 August 1998). "Restoring Warplanes a Landmark Event for Dad, Son". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ Ball, A. Marie (7 June 2014). "Above the Battlefield". State Journal Register. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Ferguson, Vanessa (11 October 2021). "Honoring History at the Air Combat Museum". NPR Illinois. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Beech AT-11 Kansan". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  7. ^ "T-34A Mentor". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ^ "FAA Registry [N1058M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  9. ^ "1939 Cessna 165 Airmaster". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  10. ^ "P-40 Warhawk". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. ^ "De Havilland Chipmunk". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Extra 300L". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Fairchild PT-19". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Fleet Model 9". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ "1929 Kreutzer Air Coach". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. ^ "North American P-51D". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Ryan PT-22 Recruit". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Soko Galeb G2". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Sopwith Camel". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  20. ^ "1928 Stearman C3B". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  21. ^ Turdo, Carmelo (10 May 2012). "Air Combat Museum In Springfield, IL Receives Stearman, Embarks on Painting Projects". The Aero Experience. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  22. ^ "1929 Stinson SM2AA Detroiter Junior". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Taylorcraft L2M". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Vought F4U-5N Corsair". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  25. ^ a b "Vehicles". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2023.