Vintage Flying Museum, Aviation museum at Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, United States.
The Vintage Flying Museum houses around 30 preserved aircraft displayed in a reconstructed World War II-era hangar at Meacham International Airport. The planes come primarily from the war and early postwar years and show varying stages of restoration work.
The museum was founded in 1988, when William "Doc" Hospers bought a B-17. In October 2010 the museum sold that B-17, named "Chuckie", to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2019 it acquired a Beech 18 formerly owned by Jackie Cochran.
The museum also houses Greatest Generation Aircraft, the Invader Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, the Fort Worth Chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association and PGM Aviation. Its educational programs include aviation summer camps for middle and high school students and Take Flight Days for elementary school pupils.
The best way to explore the museum is to spend time with each aircraft type and read the information posted at each one. The grounds are easy to navigate, and visitors should wear comfortable shoes since there is considerable walking involved.
Among the aircraft here is the FIFI, one of only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still capable of flight in the world. This makes the museum a rare place where you can see this legendary machine actually operate during special flight events.
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