Aviation museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas
The Mid America Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport in Mount Pleasant, Texas .
History Scott Glover, the founder of Mid America Pet Food, began collecting airplanes in 1996. After 17 years, he established the museum in 2013.[1] [2] [3]
The museum worked with Dynamic Aviation to restore the Lockheed Constellation Columbine II to flight in 2015.[4]
The museum purchased the B-17 Thunderbird from the Lone Star Flight Museum in 2020.[5] It was ferried to the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon for an inspection shortly thereafter.[6]
Facilities The museum has two locations: Mid America South, the main museum, at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport in Mount Pleasant, Texas and Mid America North, a restoration shop, at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio .[7] [8]
Collection Curtiss P-40K Warhawk Spartan 7W Executive
See also
References ^ Bischof, Greg (14 April 2017). "Flying High: Mount Pleasant Man Brings 30 Years of History to Hometown". Texarkana Gazette . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ Boyum, Jamey (19 January 2021). "Inside the MidAmerica Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant". KLTV . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ Prinzing, Philipp (17 October 2018). "Mid America Flight Museum - Aus Liebe zur Fliegerei". FlugRevue (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ Rico, Gabriela (26 July 2015). "First Air Force One to Leave Marana". Arizona Daily Star . pp. A1, A5. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ Stewart, Steve W. (21 December 2020). "Lone Star Flight Museum sells B-17 "Thunderbird" to Mid America Flight Museum". KJAS . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ a b Thompson, Scott A. (10 February 2022). "B-17G Thunderbird Update: February 10, 2022". Aero Vintage Books . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Travel Air Restoration". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ a b c d e f g "T-34 Restoration". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N2445]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Beechcraft Model 18". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Bell 47". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Bell AH-1 Cobra". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "1967 Bell UH-1H Huey". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ Boyum, Jamey (26 January 2021). "WATCH: Museum at Mount Pleasant features helicopter shot down 3 times in Vietnam". KLTV . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Stearman Model 75". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-17 Kaydet, s/n 41-8087 USAAF, c/n 75-1646, c/r N5635V". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Cessna C-165 Airmaster". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Cessna L-19 "Bird Dog"". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Cessna O-2 Skymaster". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Cessna T-50, c/n 4491, c/r N65204". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "P-40K Warhawk". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Curtiss Robin". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N2290F]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "A-26 Invader". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader, s/n 44-34508 USAAF, c/n 27787, c/r N74874". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "C-41". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "C-47 Sky King". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Fairchild 22 Model C7". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Fairchild 71". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Ford 4AT Tri-Motor". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N9612]". Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "General Motors FM-2 Wildcat". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Grumman TBF Avenger". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, s/n 85938 USN, c/n 2757, c/r N7226C". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FG-1D Corsair". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N14307]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "HU-16 Albatross". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman HU-16B Albatross, s/n 10019 TBP, c/n G-092/40B, c/r N10019". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Grumman J2F Duck". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Mid America Flight Museum Acquires Grumman Duck". Warbirds News . 8 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Hawker Sea Fury". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N15S]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A Lodestar, s/n TTL-6002 FAMe, c/n 18-2597, c/r N250D". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Howard DGA-11". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N387RF]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Lockheed Vega DL-1B". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Lockheed Loadstar". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Dallas Aero Service Dalaero, s/n 42-56036 USAAF, c/n 18-2509, c/r N1940S". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N7286]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "B-25 "God and Country"". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American VB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-30823 USAF, c/n 108-34086, c/r N1042B". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "P-51 Mustang". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American-Cavalier TF-51D Mustang, s/n 523 FABo, c/r N151MC {3}". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "T-6 Texan". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-3 Texan, s/n 7666 SAAF, c/n 78-7045, c/r N696WM". Aerial Visuals . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "North American T-28A Trojan". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "On Mark A-26". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N17M]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Piper PA-12". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Piper PA-23 Apache". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Piper PA-23 Apache". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Ryan SCW-145". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Spartan Executive". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N656K]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Stinson Tri-Motor Model A". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "SM8-A". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Stinson Tri-Motor Model B". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N11153]". Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N18422]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Bushmaster 2000". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N14757]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Travel Air 4000". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Travel Air 6000". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Travel Air 6000". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Van's RV-3". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Waco 9". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "FAA Registry [N613N]". Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 October 2023 . ^ "Waco UPF-7". Mid America Flight Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2023 .
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