Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
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  Location within Colorado | |
| Established | mid-1970s |
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| Location | 31001 Magnuson Ave. Pueblo, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38°16′55″N 104°29′54″W / 38.281882°N 104.498449°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Fred Weisbrod |
| Website | pwam |
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 made up of two hangars that were built in 2005 and 2011. The hangars house several of the museum's aircraft along with thousands of artifacts dating from World War I to modern day. PWAM is home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum and the Southern Colorado Space Museum and Learning Center. There are several historic military vehicles in the museum's collection, many of which are still in operational condition. 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 hosts periodic open cockpit days and fly ins at the neighboring Pueblo Memorial Airport. PWAM houses an extensive collection of books and research material in the museum's library. The museum is run by a volunteer staff of men and women who provide tours, run the gift shop and do aircraft restoration and maintenance.
History
[edit]The museum was founded by a group of aviation enthusiasts in the 1980s.[1] In 2008, the museum requested funding from the county for the building of an additional hangar.[2]
Aircraft on display
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Military aircraft
[edit]- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor 144018[3]
- Bell OH-13E Sioux[citation needed]
- Bell UH-1D Iroquois 72-21508[3]
- Bell UH-1M Iroquois 65-9484[3][4]
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16271[3][5]
- Boeing-Stearman PT-13D Kaydet 75-5943[3][6]
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-62022[3]
- Boeing NB-47E Stratojet 532104[3][7]
- Boeing B-52F Stratofortress – nose section[3]
- Cessna T-37B Tweet 67-22253[3][8]
- Convair HC-131A Samaritan 5794[3][9]
- Douglas R4D-5 17217[3]
- Douglas A-26C Invader 44-35892[3][10]
- Douglas F-6A Skyray 134936[3]
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 147702[3]
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 131688[3]
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 80-0499[3][11]
- Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 138876[3]
- Grumman F11F Tiger 141853[3]
- Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star 49-1872[3]
- Lockheed YF-104 Starfighter 55-2967[3][12][13]
- Lockheed SP-2E Neptune 128402[3][14]
- Lockheed TV-2 SeaStar 137936[3]
- Lockheed C-130E Hercules – nose section 70-1259[citation needed]
- McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 79-0022 – This aircraft shot down an Iraqi MiG-23 during Operation Desert Storm on 28 January 1991.[3][11]
- McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II – nose section and flight simulator[3][15]
- North American F-86D Sabre 52-3653[3]
- North American F-100D Super Sabre 55-3503[3]
- North American T-28C Trojan 140064[3][16]
- North American RA-5C Vigilante 151629[3]
- Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse 53-4347[3][17]
- PZL-Mielec Lim-2[3][8]
- PZL-Mielec Lim-6[3][18]
- Republic F-84C Thunderjet 47-1562[3][19]
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – 7/8 scale replica[3]
- Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat 148002[3]
- SPAD S.XIII – 1/2 scale replica[3]
- Supermarine Spitfire I – replica[3]
- Vought F-8A Crusader[3]
Civilian aircraft
[edit]- Alexander Eaglerock – on loan from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society[3]
- Bleriot XI – replica[3]
- Learjet 25[3]
- Piper J-3 Cub[3]
- Steen Skybolt[3]
See also
[edit]- CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum, Grand Junction, CO
- Colorado Aviation Historical Society Denver, CO
- Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society Pueblo Airport, Pueblo, CO
- Peterson Air and Space Museum Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO
- Spirit of Flight Center Lafayette, CO
- Vintage Aero Flying Museum Platte Valley Airpark, Husdon, CO
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum Old Lowry AFB Campus, Denver, CO
- Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ Roper, Peter (25 March 2019). "Remembering the man who got Pueblo's air museum off the ground". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Tucker, Jeff (31 May 2008). "Aircraft museum requests county funding". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "Exhibits & Displays". Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1M Iroquois, s/n 65-9484 US". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell 206 Jet Ranger, s/n 69-16271 US". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-13D Kaydet, c/n 75-5943, c/r N75857". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Boeing NB-47E Stratojet, s/n 532104 USN, c/n 44450, c/r N1045Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Description)" (PDF). National Museum of the United States Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating An Era of Achievement" (PDF). Coast Guard Aviation Association. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas B-26C Invader, s/n 44-35892 USAAF, c/n 29171, c/r N4811E". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b Hillstrom, Zach (18 February 2018). "F-15 Eagle lands at Pueblo aircraft museum - News - The Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo, CO". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter, s/n 55-2967 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Museum preserves winged treasures". Daily Sentinel. 22 July 2003. p. 12B.
- ^ Baugher, Joe (3 November 2019). "US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (126257 to 130264)". Joe Baugher's Home Page. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Hillstrom, Zach (6 February 2019). "Flight simulator coming to Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28C Trojan, s/n 140064 USN, c/n 226-12, c/r N55534". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piasecki CH-21B Work Horse, s/n 53-4347 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Severance, Ryan (8 August 2015). "MiGs invade Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Republic F-84C, s/n 47-1562 USAAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (Television production). C-SPAN. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
External links
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- Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum official website.
