Warhawk Air Museum
Appearance
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Established | 6 March 1989 |
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Location | Nampa, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43°35′10″N 116°31′25″W / 43.5860°N 116.5235°W |
Type | Military aviation museum |
Founder |
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Website | warhawkairmuseum |
The Warhawk Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Nampa, Idaho.
History
[edit]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 for the museum by Vintage Airframes and unveiled in August 2017.[3]
In 2021, it announced plans for an expansion.[4] Ground was broken on the expansion in October 2023.[5]
Collection
[edit]- Aero S-106[6][7]
- Bell UH-1C Iroquois[8]
- Cessna L-19 Bird Dog[9]
- Curtiss Kittyhawk I[10][11]
- Curtiss Kittyhawk IV[12][13]
- Fokker Dr.I[14]
- Lockheed F-104A Starfighter[15]
- Naval Aircraft Factory N3N[16]
- North American F-86F Sabre[17]
- North American P-51C Mustang[18]
- PZL-Mielec Lim-5[19][20]
- Republic F-84G Thunderjet[21]
Visiting aircraft
[edit]In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also previously featured a number of visiting aircraft:
Programs
[edit]The museum participates in the Veterans History Project and hosts a series of lectures called the Kilroy Coffee Klatch.[30][31][32]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Staff". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Rodine, Kristin (16 March 2009). "Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum celebrates 20 years since opening". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Parris, Joe (9 August 2017). "Iconic World War II plane restored in Caldwell". KTVB. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dent, Steve (13 December 2021). "Warhawk Air Museum plans expansion to honor the latest generation of veterans". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Mendoza, Hector (27 October 2023). "The Warhawk Air Museum Breaks Ground on New Maintenance Hangar". KTVB. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-21". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bell UH-1C "Mike" Model Gun Ship". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Cessna L-19 Bird Dog". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk I, s/n 1057 RCAF, c/n 15404, c/r N94466". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Curtiss P-40N Warhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk IV, s/n 880 RCAF, c/n 30158, c/r N1195N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Fokker DR-1 Triplane". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Lockheed F-104A Starfighter". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Naval Aircraft Factory N3N". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "North American F-86F Sabre Jet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "North American P-51C Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-17". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Republic F-84G Thunderjet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Grumman "Eastern" FM-2 Wildcat". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Grumman TBM Avenger". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "North American P-51D Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "North American SNJ AT-6 Harvard". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-6 Texan, s/n 112213 USN, c/n 121-43176, c/r N969RH". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "North American T-28A Trojan". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Piper L-4 Grasshopper". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Stearman Kaydet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Veterans History Project". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Kilroy Coffee Klatch". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Nelson, Don (19 May 2023). "Warhawk Air Museum Archives Veterans' Stories". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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