Air Heritage Aviation Museum
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Established | 1986 |
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Location | 35 Piper St #1043, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40°46′37″N 80°23′24″W / 40.77707883°N 80.389960°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | airheritage |
The Air Heritage Museum is a non-profit aviation museum and aircraft restoration facility located at the Beaver County Airport (KBVI) in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that restores aircraft and aviation memorabilia for public display.[1]
History
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 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 dollars 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. 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. In 1995 Air Heritage begins restoration on a 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.[1] In December 2002 Air Heritage acquired an F-24 C8C for restoration.[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 F-15A Eagle from Robins Air Force Base and a Jet Provost T3 for static display. 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 an 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]
Aircraft on display
Actively flying
Static display
Under restoration
See also
References
- ^ a b c "About – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Fairchild 24 Forwarder "Maggie's Pride" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Aircraft". Air Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
External links
Category:Aerospace museums in Pennsylvania