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Air Heritage was founded in April 1986 and selected Beaver County Airport for its headquarters. In June 1987 Air Heritage acquired and restored a [[Piper L-21B Super Cub|L-21B Super Cub]] retrieved from the Pennsylvania Federal Surplus Property Program. Beginning in August 1987 Air Heritage aided in the repair and restoration of [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] ''[[Nine-O-Nine]]'' after it went off the end of the runway at Beaver County Airport. In April 1990 [[David Tallichet|David Tallichet's]] company Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation donated $200,000 to Air Heritage for the construction of a new hanger. In exchange, Air Heritage offered to restore some of MARC's aircraft and give them a twenty-year lease on the hanger.<ref name=":0" />
Air Heritage was founded in April 1986 and selected Beaver County Airport for its headquarters. In June 1987 Air Heritage acquired and restored a [[Piper L-21B Super Cub|L-21B Super Cub]] retrieved from the Pennsylvania Federal Surplus Property Program. Beginning in August 1987 Air Heritage aided in the repair and restoration of [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] ''[[Nine-O-Nine]]'' after it went off the end of the runway at Beaver County Airport. In April 1990 [[David Tallichet|David Tallichet's]] company Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation donated $200,000 to Air Heritage for the construction of a new hanger. In exchange, Air Heritage offered to restore some of MARC's aircraft and give them a twenty-year lease on the hanger.<ref name=":0" />


In May 1994 MARC agreed to lease a [[Fairchild C-123 Provider|C-123K Provider]] to Air Heritage if the aircraft was recovered from [[Davis–Monthan Air Force Base|Davis Monthan Air Force Base]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. The agreement was that revenue the aircraft generated at airshows would be split evenly between MARC, Air Heritage, and maintenance costs. In 1995 Air Heritage begins restoration on a [[North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25 Mitchell]] for the [[United States Navy]]. That same year, Air Heritage finished restoration of the C-123 and flew it to its first airshow under the designation ''"Thunder Pig''.''"'' In 1998 restoration on the B-25 completed and it was delivered to the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref name=":0" /> In December 2002 Air Heritage acquired an [[Fairchild 24|F-24 C8C]] for restoration.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fairchild 24 Forwarder "Maggie's Pride" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/fairchild-24-forwarder-maggies-pride/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In May 1994 MARC agreed to lease a [[Fairchild C-123 Provider|C-123K Provider]] to Air Heritage if the aircraft was recovered from [[Davis–Monthan Air Force Base|Davis Monthan Air Force Base]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. The agreement was that revenue the aircraft generated at airshows would be split evenly between MARC, Air Heritage, and maintenance costs.<ref name=":0" /> A team from Air Heritage made the necessary repairs and flew the aircraft back to Beaver County Airport where restoration continued.<ref>{{Cite web |title=C-123 Thunder Pig Returning to Oshkosh |url=https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/04-27-2017-c-123-thunder-pig-returning-to-oshkosh |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=www.eaa.org |language=en}}</ref> In 1995 Air Heritage began restoration on a [[North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25 Mitchell]] for the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=B-25 History Project |url=https://b-25history.org/aircraft/4429035.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=b-25history.org}}</ref> That same year, Air Heritage finished restoration of the C-123K and flew it to its first airshow under the designation ''"Thunder Pig."''<ref name=":0" /> The name is a reference to the nickname the [[911th Airlift Wing]] gave to the C-123K while they were in service.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Air Heritage Museum |url=https://aviationhistorymuseums.com/blog/2023/5/4/air-heritage-museum |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=AVIATION HISTORY MUSEUMS |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1998 restoration on the B-25 completed and it was delivered to the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> In December 2002 Air Heritage acquired an [[Fairchild 24|F-24 C8C]] for restoration.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fairchild 24 Forwarder "Maggie's Pride" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/fairchild-24-forwarder-maggies-pride/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>


In August 2007 David Tallichet passed away and all MARC aircraft in the Air Heritage hanger were transferred out. In 2008 Air Heritage acquired and a [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15A Eagle]] from [[Robins Air Force Base]] and a [[BAC Jet Provost|Jet Provost T3]] for static display. That same year Air Heritage acquired a [[Funk B|Funk Model B]] for restoration. In 2010 MARC's lease on the Air Heritage hanger expired leaving Air Heritage the sole owner. In 2012 Air Heritage acquired an [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4C Phantom II]] through the Federal Surplus Program for static display. In 2013 Air Heritage received a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47B Skytrain]] from the Vietnam Huey Pilot’s Association in exchange for cash and a [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|OV-1 Mohawk]]. In March 2016 Air Heritage became the sole owner of the C-123K ''"Thunder Pig"'' after the contract with MARC expired without them choosing to utilize their buy-back option.<ref name=":0" /> At around the same time the ''Thunder Pig'' was used in the filming of the movie [[American Made (film)|American Made]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |title=Low Flying and High Adventure in the True Crime Movie American Made |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/american-made-controversial-flying-movie-soars-180965067/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The aircraft was also used in filming of [[X-Men: Days of Future Past]] and television series [[Boot Camp (TV series)|Boot Camp]] and [[Believe (TV series)|Believe]].<ref name=":2" />
In August 2007 David Tallichet passed away and all MARC aircraft in the Air Heritage hanger were transferred out. In 2008 Air Heritage acquired and a [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15A Eagle]] from [[Robins Air Force Base]] and a [[BAC Jet Provost|Jet Provost T3]] from a private family for static display.<ref name=":4" /> That same year Air Heritage acquired a [[Funk B|Funk Model B]] for restoration. In 2010 MARC's lease on the Air Heritage hanger expired leaving Air Heritage the sole owner. In 2012 Air Heritage acquired an [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4C Phantom II]] through the Federal Surplus Program for static display. In 2013 Air Heritage received a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47B Skytrain]] from the Vietnam Huey Pilot’s Association in exchange for cash and a [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|OV-1 Mohawk]]. In March 2016 Air Heritage became the sole owner of the C-123K ''"Thunder Pig"'' after the contract with MARC expired without them choosing to utilize their buy-back option.<ref name=":0" /> At around the same time the ''Thunder Pig'' was used in the filming of the movie [[American Made (film)|American Made]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |title=Low Flying and High Adventure in the True Crime Movie American Made |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/american-made-controversial-flying-movie-soars-180965067/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The aircraft was also used in filming of [[X-Men: Days of Future Past]] and television series [[Boot Camp (TV series)|Boot Camp]] and [[Believe (TV series)|Believe]].<ref name=":2" />


== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==
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* [[Cessna 150]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna 150 – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/cessna-150/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Cessna 150]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna 150 – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/cessna-150/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] "Luck of the Irish"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Luck of the Irish" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/douglas-c-47b-skytrain-luck-of-the-irish/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] "Luck of the Irish"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Luck of the Irish" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/douglas-c-47b-skytrain-luck-of-the-irish/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[Fairchild C-123 Provider|Fairchild C-123K Provider]] "[[Thunder Pig]]"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Fairchild C-123K Provider "Thunderpig" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/fairchild-c-123k-provider-thunderpig/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Fairchild C-123 Provider|Fairchild C-123K Provider]] "[[Thunder Pig]]"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Fairchild C-123K Provider "Thunderpig" – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/fairchild-c-123k-provider-thunderpig/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[Piper L-21B Super Cub]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper Super Cub L-21B Seneca – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/piper-super-cub-l-21b-seneca/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Piper L-21B Super Cub]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper Super Cub L-21B Seneca – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/piper-super-cub-l-21b-seneca/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />


==== Static Display ====
==== Static Display ====


* [[BAC Jet Provost|BAC Jet Provost T3]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAC Jet Provost T3 – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/bac-jet-provost-t3/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[BAC Jet Provost|BAC Jet Provost T3]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAC Jet Provost T3 – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/bac-jet-provost-t3/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15a-eagle/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15a-eagle/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-f-4c-phantom-ii/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-f-4c-phantom-ii/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[North American T-28 Trojan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=North American T-28 Trojan – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/north-american-t-28-trojan/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[North American T-28 Trojan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=North American T-28 Trojan – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/north-american-t-28-trojan/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* [[Short C-23 Sherpa|Short C-23B Sherpa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Short Brothers Sherpa C-23B – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/short-brothers-sherpa-c-23b/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Short C-23 Sherpa|Short C-23B Sherpa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Short Brothers Sherpa C-23B – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/short-brothers-sherpa-c-23b/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />


==== Under Restoration ====
==== Under Restoration ====


* [[Fairchild 24|Fairchild 24 C8C]] "Maggie's Pride"<ref name=":1" />
* [[Fairchild 24|Fairchild 24 C8C]] "Maggie's Pride"<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />
* [[Funk B|Funk Model B-75-L]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Funk Model B-75-L – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/funk-model-b-75-l/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Funk B|Funk Model B-75-L]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Funk Model B-75-L – Air Heritage Inc. |url=https://airheritage.org/aircraft/funk-model-b-75-l/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />


==See also==
==See also==

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  • Comment: Hi, this is good but it needs some more independent references from newspapers, magazines, reliable websites. Atlantic306 (talk) 20:03, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Air Heritage Museum
Air Heritage Aviation Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Air Heritage Aviation Museum
Location within Pennsylvania
Established1986
Location35 Piper St #1043, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°46′37″N 80°23′24″W / 40.77707883°N 80.389960°W / 40.77707883; -80.389960
TypeAviation museum
Websiteairheritage.org

The Air Heritage Museum is a non-profit aviation museum and aircraft restoration facility that restores aircraft and aviation memorabilia for public display. It is located at 35 Piper Street at the Beaver County Airport (KBVI) in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The museum has multiple aircraft on display as well as a C-123 and C-47 which are airworthy and taken to airshows.[1]

History

Nine-O-Nine after the August 1987 accident

Air Heritage was founded in April 1986 and selected Beaver County Airport for its headquarters. In June 1987 Air Heritage acquired and restored a L-21B Super Cub retrieved from the Pennsylvania Federal Surplus Property Program. Beginning in August 1987 Air Heritage aided in the repair and restoration of B-17 Nine-O-Nine after it went off the end of the runway at Beaver County Airport. In April 1990 David Tallichet's company Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation donated $200,000 to Air Heritage for the construction of a new hanger. In exchange, Air Heritage offered to restore some of MARC's aircraft and give them a twenty-year lease on the hanger.[1]

In May 1994 MARC agreed to lease a C-123K Provider to Air Heritage if the aircraft was recovered from Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The agreement was that revenue the aircraft generated at airshows would be split evenly between MARC, Air Heritage, and maintenance costs.[1] A team from Air Heritage made the necessary repairs and flew the aircraft back to Beaver County Airport where restoration continued.[2] In 1995 Air Heritage began restoration on a B-25 Mitchell for the United States Navy.[1][3] That same year, Air Heritage finished restoration of the C-123K and flew it to its first airshow under the designation "Thunder Pig."[1] The name is a reference to the nickname the 911th Airlift Wing gave to the C-123K while they were in service.[4] In 1998 restoration on the B-25 completed and it was delivered to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.[1][3] In December 2002 Air Heritage acquired an F-24 C8C for restoration.[5]

In August 2007 David Tallichet passed away and all MARC aircraft in the Air Heritage hanger were transferred out. In 2008 Air Heritage acquired and a F-15A Eagle from Robins Air Force Base and a Jet Provost T3 from a private family for static display.[4] That same year Air Heritage acquired a Funk Model B for restoration. In 2010 MARC's lease on the Air Heritage hanger expired leaving Air Heritage the sole owner. In 2012 Air Heritage acquired an F-4C Phantom II through the Federal Surplus Program for static display. In 2013 Air Heritage received a C-47B Skytrain from the Vietnam Huey Pilot’s Association in exchange for cash and a OV-1 Mohawk. In March 2016 Air Heritage became the sole owner of the C-123K "Thunder Pig" after the contract with MARC expired without them choosing to utilize their buy-back option.[1] At around the same time the Thunder Pig was used in the filming of the movie American Made.[6] The aircraft was also used in filming of X-Men: Days of Future Past and television series Boot Camp and Believe.[7]

Aircraft

Operational Aircraft

Static Display

Under Restoration

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "About – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ^ "C-123 Thunder Pig Returning to Oshkosh". www.eaa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ a b "B-25 History Project". b-25history.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Air Heritage Museum". AVIATION HISTORY MUSEUMS. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. ^ a b "Fairchild 24 Forwarder "Maggie's Pride" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  6. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian. "Low Flying and High Adventure in the True Crime Movie American Made". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ^ a b "Fairchild C-123K Provider "Thunderpig" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. ^ "Cessna 150 – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ^ "Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Luck of the Irish" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  10. ^ "Piper Super Cub L-21B Seneca – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  11. ^ "BAC Jet Provost T3 – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  12. ^ "McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. ^ "McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  14. ^ "North American T-28 Trojan – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  15. ^ "Short Brothers Sherpa C-23B – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  16. ^ "Funk Model B-75-L – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.

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