Kissimmee Air Museum
  Location within Florida | |
| Location | Kissimmee Gateway Airport, 233 N. Hoagland Boulevard, Kissimmee, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 28°17′40″N 81°26′46″W / 28.2944°N 81.44623°W |
| Type | Vintage Aircraft |
| Website | Kissimmee Air Museum |
The Kissimmee Air Museum is located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. It houses vintage aircraft from World War II to the Vietnam War including an outdoor showroom.[1] It is a working museum with restorations of vintage aircraft in progress.[1]
When the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum closed in 2004 due to Hurricane Charley, Warbird Adventures, Inc. saw a need for a museum and opened the Kissimmee Air Museum in 2007.
Exhibits
The museum displays a number of vintage aircraft owned by the associated Warbird Adventures, Inc. as well as on loan from private individuals and other organizations.
Operational Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman N2S-5
- Cessna L-19
- Fouga Magister
- Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Hiller OH-23 Raven
- North American P-51 Mustang
- North American T-6 Texan
- Robinson R44
- PZL TS-11 Iskra
- Taylor Aerocar
Aircraft Under Restoration
Aircraft Engines
Notes
- 1 2 Frommer’s. "Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum", Frommers.com website, 2007. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.
External links
Coordinates: 28°17′40″N 81°26′46″W / 28.2944°N 81.44623°W
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