Warhawk Air Museum

Warhawk Air Museum
Warhawk Air Museum is located in Idaho
Warhawk Air Museum
Location within Idaho
Established6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
LocationNampa, Idaho
Coordinates43°35′10″N 116°31′25″W / 43.5860°N 116.5235°W / 43.5860; -116.5235
TypeMilitary aviation museum
Founder
  • John Paul
  • Sue Paul[1]
Websitewarhawkairmuseum.org

The Warhawk Air Museum is a military service and aviation museum located in Nampa, Idaho.

History

The museum was founded on 6 March 1989 by John and Sue Paul.[2]

The P-47 Dottie Mae, which was recovered from a lake in Austria in 2005, was restored by Vintage Airframes in Caldwell, Idaho and unveiled in August 2017 at the Warhawk Air Museum's Warbird Roundup.[3]

In 2021, it announced plans for an expansion.[4] Ground was broken on the expansion in October 2023.[5]

Collection

Visiting aircraft

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also previously featured a number of visiting aircraft:

Programs

The museum participates in the Veterans History Project and hosts a series of lectures called the Kilroy Coffee Klatch.[30][31][32]

References

  1. ^ "Our Staff". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rodine, Kristin (16 March 2009). "Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum celebrates 20 years since opening". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Parris, Joe (9 August 2017). "Iconic World War II plane restored in Caldwell". KTVB. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ Dent, Steve (13 December 2021). "Warhawk Air Museum plans expansion to honor the latest generation of veterans". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ Mendoza, Hector (27 October 2023). "The Warhawk Air Museum Breaks Ground on New Maintenance Hangar". KTVB. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-21". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-Aero S-106 Fishbed-C (NATO), s/n 1011 CVL, c/n 061011, c/r N1011E". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Bell UH-1C "Mike" Model Gun Ship". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Cessna L-19 Bird Dog". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk I, s/n 1057 RCAF, c/n 15404, c/r N94466". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Curtiss P-40N Warhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk IV, s/n 880 RCAF, c/n 30158, c/r N1195N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Fokker DR-1 Triplane". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Lockheed F-104A Starfighter". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Naval Aircraft Factory N3N". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ^ "North American F-86F Sabre Jet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  18. ^ "North American P-51C Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-17". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-5 Fresco-C (NATO), s/n 1417 SPRP, c/n 1C 14-17". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Republic F-84G Thunderjet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Grumman "Eastern" FM-2 Wildcat". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Grumman TBM Avenger". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  24. ^ "North American P-51D Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  25. ^ "North American SNJ AT-6 Harvard". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-6 Texan, s/n 112213 USN, c/n 121-43176, c/r N969RH". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  27. ^ "North American T-28A Trojan". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Piper L-4 Grasshopper". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Stearman Kaydet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Veterans History Project". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Kilroy Coffee Klatch". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  32. ^ Nelson, Don (19 May 2023). "Warhawk Air Museum Archives Veterans' Stories". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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