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Pioneer Flight Museum

Coordinates: 29°38′06″N 97°48′44″W / 29.6350°N 97.8122°W / 29.6350; -97.8122
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Pioneer Flight Museum
Pioneer Flight Museum is located in Texas
Pioneer Flight Museum
Location within Texas
LocationKingsbury, Texas
Coordinates29°38′06″N 97°48′44″W / 29.6350°N 97.8122°W / 29.6350; -97.8122
TypeAviation museum
FounderRoger Freeman
Websitewww.pioneerflightmuseum.org

The Pioneer Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome Airport in Kingsbury, Texas.

History

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Background

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Roger Freeman grew up in California with his father, who restored vintage aircraft. He worked on the set of the movie The Great Waldo Pepper and started a business called Vintage Aviation Services.[1] In 1991, he resigned as an airline pilot and founded the museum in Zuehl, Texas.[2]

Establishment

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Ground was broken for the Pioneer Flight Museum in 2000.[3] Around the same time, the Vintage Aircraft Historical Foundation was established to support the museum.[4]

Exhibits

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Exhibits include antique engines.[5]

Collection

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Aircraft

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Ground vehicles

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References

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  1. ^ "Pioneer Flight Museum" (PDF), Wingtips, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation, pp. 8–9, Winter 2019, retrieved 22 January 2024
  2. ^ Boehm, Steve (28 July 1991). "Remaking Aviation History in Kingsbury, Texas". Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. p. 1B. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "[Homepage]". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ Freeman, Roger (1999). "Vision Statement / Overview". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Antique Engines". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1910 ASL Valkyrie". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "FAA Registry [N163P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "1909 Blériot XI". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "1917 Breese Penguin". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "FAA Registry [N2104E]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ^ "1916 Curtiss JN-4 (Can) Canuck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Curtiss Junior". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  13. ^ "FAA Registry [N11850]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  14. ^ "1924 Dormoy Bathtub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  15. ^ "1918 Fokker D-VII". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  16. ^ "1917 Fokker Dr.1 Triplane". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  17. ^ "1930 Great Lakes Trainer". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  18. ^ "FAA Registry [N252N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  19. ^ "1943 Meyers OTW-160". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Pietenpol Sky Scout". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  21. ^ "FAA Registry [N1932G]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
  22. ^ "Piper J-3 Cub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  23. ^ "FAA Registry [N88313]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  24. ^ "1937 Rearwin 7000 Sportster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  25. ^ "1917 Thomas-Morse S-4C". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  26. ^ "1928 WACO 10/GXE". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  27. ^ "1914 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  28. ^ "1915 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  29. ^ "1916 French Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  30. ^ "1917 American Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  31. ^ "1917 Indian Motorcycle". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  32. ^ "1917 U.S. Signal Corps Utility Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  33. ^ "1918 Nash Quad Army Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  34. ^ "1921 Triumph H Motor Bike". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  35. ^ "1925 Ford Model T Wrecker". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  36. ^ "1925 Ford TT School Bus". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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