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 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
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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 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. 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 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.[3] The aircraft was also used in filming of X-Men: Days of Future Past and television series Boot Camp and Believe.[4]
Aircraft
Operational Aircraft
- Cessna 150[5]
- Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Luck of the Irish"[6]
- Fairchild C-123K Provider "Thunder Pig"[4]
- Piper L-21B Super Cub[7]
Static Display
- BAC Jet Provost T3[8]
- McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle[9]
- McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II[10]
- North American T-28 Trojan[11]
- Short C-23B Sherpa[12]
Under Restoration
- Fairchild 24 C8C "Maggie's Pride"[2]
- Funk Model B-75-L[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "About – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b "Fairchild 24 Forwarder "Maggie's Pride" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Magazine, Smithsonian. "Low Flying and High Adventure in the True Crime Movie American Made". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b "Fairchild C-123K Provider "Thunderpig" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Cessna 150 – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Luck of the Irish" – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Piper Super Cub L-21B Seneca – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "BAC Jet Provost T3 – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "North American T-28 Trojan – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Short Brothers Sherpa C-23B – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Funk Model B-75-L – Air Heritage Inc". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
External links
Category:Aerospace museums in Pennsylvania