American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, Aviation museum near DFW Airport, Fort Worth, Texas.
Description
The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is an aviation museum near Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Fort Worth. The collection displays aircraft, equipment, and objects that document the development of commercial aviation.
History
The museum opened in 1993 to preserve American Airlines' legacy and the story of commercial aviation in the United States. The collection traces how flight evolved from early experiments to modern transportation.
Culture
The museum shows how aviation changed everyday life and what it meant for America to become connected by air. Displays focus on the people who flew and those who built and maintained the aircraft.
Practical
Plan to spend several hours exploring, as the collection is spread across spacious indoor areas and hangars. The layout makes it easy to move around at your own pace and examine the aircraft up close.
Did you know?
The centerpiece of the collection is a completely restored DC-3 aircraft from the 1930s, displayed in its own large hangar. This plane is considered the aircraft that made modern air travel possible for ordinary people.
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