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== Aircraft on display ==
== Aircraft on display ==
[[File:Boeing B-29 Superfortress Peachy.jpg|thumb|The museum’s B-29 belonged to the Navy for most of its service career and never saw combat. It was delivered to the Army Air Force as serial number 44-62022. The aircraft spent the latter days of its career on the target range at NAS China Lake, California, from 1960 to 1975. It was delivered to the museum in 1975. The B-29 at the museum is painted to resemble a B-29 that saw combat service during the Second World War with the 482nd Bombardment Squadron of the 505th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force. The original “Peachy” flew 35 combat missions over Japan, flying from Tinian and the Marianas. For many of those missions, Peachy was originally flown by Pueblo native and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, Captain Robert T. Haver. Peachy was lost, along with her entire crew, over Tokyo during a nighttime incendiary bombing raid on 25 May 1945. Captain Haver and her original crew were not onboard.]]
[[File:B29PeachyPuebloMuseum.jpg|thumb| B-29 "''Peachy''" displayed inside]]
[[File:AlexanderEaglerock24ColoAvHistSociety 2.jpg|thumb| Alexander Eaglerock Model 24 On loan from [[Colorado Aviation Historical Society|CAHS]] ]]
[[File:AlexanderEaglerock24ColoAvHistSociety 2.jpg|thumb| Alexander Eaglerock Model 24 On loan from [[Colorado Aviation Historical Society|CAHS]] ]]
[[File:Vertol CH-21B 0-34347 Pueblo CO 17.06.90R edited-2.jpg|right|thumb|Vertol H-21 helicopter displayed outside]]
[[File:Vertol CH-21B 0-34347 Pueblo CO 17.06.90R edited-2.jpg|right|thumb|Vertol H-21 helicopter displayed outside]]

Revision as of 04:45, 2 November 2018

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
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Establishedmid-1970s
Location31001 Magnuson Ave.
Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates38°16′55″N 104°29′54″W / 38.281882°N 104.498449°W / 38.281882; -104.498449
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.pwam.org
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum's Douglas A-4C Skyhawk and North American F-100D Super Sabre. Photograph taken on 25 February 2018.

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is a non-profit aviation museum located in Southern Colorado. It was founded in the mid-1970s by former Pueblo City Manager Fred Weisbrod. The museum is also home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum and many B-24 related artifacts. The mission of PWAM is to honor the men and women who served during World War II with an emphasis on the Pueblo Army Air Base and the B-24 Liberator bomber. The museum is located six miles east of Pueblo, Colorado on US Highway 50 at the Pueblo Memorial Airport, occupying space on what was the Pueblo Army Air Base during World War II. It is managed and maintained by the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society.

The museum's collection includes around forty military and civilian aircraft, as well as several military vehicles. The museum also hosts periodic open cockpit days featuring a select aircraft. Also, there is a research library, including a video tape collection. The museum relies entirely on men and women volunteers, who assist visitors with admissions, store purchases, tours, and aircraft restorations.

Aircraft on display

The museum’s B-29 belonged to the Navy for most of its service career and never saw combat. It was delivered to the Army Air Force as serial number 44-62022. The aircraft spent the latter days of its career on the target range at NAS China Lake, California, from 1960 to 1975. It was delivered to the museum in 1975. The B-29 at the museum is painted to resemble a B-29 that saw combat service during the Second World War with the 482nd Bombardment Squadron of the 505th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force. The original “Peachy” flew 35 combat missions over Japan, flying from Tinian and the Marianas. For many of those missions, Peachy was originally flown by Pueblo native and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, Captain Robert T. Haver. Peachy was lost, along with her entire crew, over Tokyo during a nighttime incendiary bombing raid on 25 May 1945. Captain Haver and her original crew were not onboard.
Alexander Eaglerock Model 24 On loan from CAHS
Vertol H-21 helicopter displayed outside
F-101A previously displayed outside, before restoration and move to Evergreen
A-26C Invader is currently displayed outside with an A-26B nose

Aircraft Formerly on Display at PWAM

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ F-15 Eagle lands at Pueblo aircraft museum
  2. ^ F-101A Restored now at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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