Cavanaugh Flight Museum

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is an aviation museum in Addison, Texas, with a non-profit 501(c)(3) status for aviation educational.

Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Established1993
Location4572 Claire Chennault St
Addison, Texas 75001
Coordinates32.972648°N 96.835393°W / 32.972648; -96.835393
Typeaviation museum
Visitors33,000 (2006)[1]
FounderJim Cavanaugh[2]
DirectorDoug Jeanes[3]
Public transit accessDallas Area Rapid Transit bus route 341
WebsiteCavanaugh Flight Museum

Mission

The Museum promotes aviation education, research and American aviation heritage. Further, the Museum provides aircraft restoration, operates and maintains flying aircraft, maintains and displays historically-significant vintage aircraft; with an aviation collections department.

History

The aircraft collection held by the museum began as the personal collection of businessman Jim Cavanaugh. His collection began with the purchase of a half-share in a 1939 Piper J-3 Cub in 1980.[4] The museum opened in October 1993.[5]

Exhibits and collections

The flight museum is home to an aviation art gallery that includes pieces from Keith Ferris, Roy Grinnell, William Phillips, John Shaw, Stan Stokes, Robert Taylor, and Nicholas Trudgian.

B-29 "FiFi" Project

In a joint press release,[6] dated 21 January 2008, the Commemorative Air Force and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, announced a pledge of $1.2M USD to re-engine FiFi, a B-29 Superfortress. The pledge was made by Jim Cavanaugh, the founder of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum. As a result of the contribution, FiFi will be returned to flight status, and the B-29/B-24 Squadron of the CAF will relocate its base from Midland, Texas to the Addison Airport, at Addison, Texas (KADS). The B24 and the B-29 will, for the six months of each year they are not on tour, be kept and maintained at Addison. Recently FiFi has been at Meacham Field in Ft Worth during the winters.

Partial List of Collection

World War I

World War II
ManufacturerModelSerial numberNotes
HeinkelCASA 2.111(He 111)Spanish built version of He 111. 9K+FZ (NX-99230)
General MotorsTBM-3E Avenger86280
North AmericanB-25J-15NC Mitchell44-28925How ‘Boot That!
CurtissP-40N-30CU Warhawk44-73965
General MotorsFM-2 Wildcat86956
HispanoHA-1112-M1LC.4K-172Markings on side <- + - (NX-109GU)
North AmericanP-51D Mustang44-72339
RepublicP-47N-20RA Thunderbolt45-53436Meat Chopper; owned by Commemorative Air Force
SupermarineSpitfire Mk. VIIIMT719
Boeing-StearmanN2S-4 KaydetN741BJ
de HavillandTiger Moth
FairchildPT-19 Cornell
North AmericanAT-6/SNJ Texan42-85697
RyanPT-22 RecruitN46217
VulteeSNV-2/BT-13 Valiant44177
AeroncaL-3B
DouglasC-47 Skytrain43-15935
DouglasA-26C Invader44-35710"Hard to Get"
ConsolidatedB-24A Liberator40-2366"Diamond Lil"; owned by the Commemorative Air Force
GoodyearFG-1D Corsair92339
StinsonL-5E/OY-1
PiperL-4J45-55210

Korean War
ManufacturerModelSerial numberNotes
GrummanF9F-2B Panther123078
GrummanS2F-1 Tracker136431
LockheedF-104A Starfighter56-0780
Mikoyan GurevichMiG-15 UTI
North American/CanadairF-86 Sabre Mk. IV51-2821
DouglasDouglas A-1 Skyraider135152
BellOH-13 Sioux65-8040

Vietnam War
ManufacturerModelSerial numberNotes
GrummanOV-1D Mohawk62-5889
McDonnell-DouglasF-4C Phantom II64-0777
Mikoyan GurevichMiG-17F
Mikoyan GurevichMiG-21US04685145
PZLTS-11 Iskra
SikorskyUH-34D Seahorse150213
BellUH-1B Iroquois62-4567
DeHavillandCV-2B Caribou62-4149
RepublicF-105 Thunderchief63-8543

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Civilian aircraft
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See also

References
  1. Tanner, Lisa (2007-03-30). "Taking flight; Cavanaugh flight museum seeks to attract more visitors by teaming up with the town of Addison". Dallas Business Journal.
  2. Perdue, Scott (1 November 2006). "Cavanaugh's Flight Through Time". Plane & Pilot. Madavor Media. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. Box, Terry (2008-05-08). "Cavanaugh Flight Museum: A real blast from the past". The Dallas Morning News.
  4. Lukas, Paul (2007-04-27). "Collecting war planes in memory of real heros". The Financial Times.
  5. Marvel, Bill (1993-10-26). "A Crowded Plane Field; The opening of a third Dallas-area aviation museum is fueled by a growing interest in our airborne heritage". The Dallas Morning News. Newsbank ID 0ED3D3C02B19FAC7.
  6. Cavanaugh Flight Museum: Press Release Jan. 21, 2008 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
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