Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum

Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum is located in Florida
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
Location within Florida
Established1977 (1977)
LocationSpace Coast Regional Airport
6600 Tico Road
Titusville, Florida
Coordinates28°31′08″N 80°47′38″W / 28.519°N 80.794°W / 28.519; -80.794
TypeAviation museum
WebsiteValiant Air Command Warbird Museum

The Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum (VAC) is located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, just south of Titusville, Florida. The VAC contains vintage aircraft and a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) hangar with a restoration area.[1] The VAC also has a Memorabilia Hall with flight gear, dress uniforms, weapons and artifacts. The collection includes fixed and rotary wing aircraft from World War I to the present.[2] The flagship aircraft of the museum is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain called "TICO Belle" which returned to flying status in July 2009 after the aircraft was involved in an accident.[3]

History

The museum began raising money as part of a four phase plan for expansion in 2021.[4]

Following an accident a year prior, the museum was forced to sell its damaged TBM Avenger in March 2022.[5][6]

Aircraft on display

Aircraft on display

Aircraft under restoration

Restoration to static display

Restoration to airworthy

See also

References

  1. ^ Florida Today. The Fact Book: Your Guide to Brevard County (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, February 28, 2004), p. 119.
  2. ^ Lyn Dowling. "Warbird Air Museum opens hangar doors," Florida Today, November 09, 2007, TgIF 25.
  3. ^ Valiant Air Command website
  4. ^ Reigada, Flora (1 February 2021). "Four-phase Warbird Museum expansion forges ahead". Senior Life. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ Tribou, Richard (3 March 2022). "Space Coast museum's crashed air show plane sold after failed restoration effort". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Avenger Ditches During Cocoa Beach Air Show". AVweb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Beechcraft - RU-21A Ute". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. ^ "T-34C Turbo Mentor". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Bell H-13 Sioux". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Static Non-Flying Collection". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  11. ^ "English Electric TT.18 WJ574 Canberra Restoration". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Douglas C-47 Skytrain 42-100591 "Tico Belle"". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  13. ^ "1943 SBD5N - Dauntless". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. ^ "1907 Epps Monoplane". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  15. ^ "FM-1 Wildcat". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. ^ "OV-1C Mohawk". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  17. ^ "LearJet 23". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  18. ^ a b c "Resident Flying Aircraft". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  19. ^ "F-86 Sabre". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  20. ^ "F-100D Super Sabre". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  21. ^ "T-2C Buckeye". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  22. ^ "VALIANT AIR COMMAND EVENTS/news". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  23. ^ "MH-53E Sea Dragon". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Stewart S-51D Mustang". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  25. ^ "1946 Stinson L-5 "Sentinel"". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Fouga CM.170 Magister". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

Further reading

  • Savage, Mike (1990). Valiant Air Command. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-954-0.
  • Sonnenberg, Maria (17 June 2021). "Commanding Presence". Space Coast Living. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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