Pioneer Flight Museum
  Location within Texas | |
| Location | Kingsbury, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°38′06″N 97°48′44″W / 29.6350°N 97.8122°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Roger Freeman |
| Website | www |
The Pioneer Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome Airport in Kingsbury, Texas.
History
[edit]Background
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Exhibits include antique engines.[5]
Collection
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]- ASL Valkyrie – replica[6]
- Auster AOP.9[7]
- Blériot XI – replica[8]
- Breese Penguin – replica[9]
- Champion 7AC Champion[10]
- Curtiss JN-4[11]
- Curtiss Junior[12][13]
- Dormoy Bathtub[14]
- Fokker D.VII – replica[15]
- Fokker Dr.I – replica[16]
- Great Lakes Sport Trainer[17]
- Inland W-500 Super Sport[18]
- Meyers OTW-160[19]
- Pietenpol Sky Scout[20][21]
- Piper J3C Cub[22][23]
- Rearwin Sportster[24]
- Thomas-Morse S-4C[25]
- Waco 10[26]
Ground vehicles
[edit]- 1914 Ford Model T Speedster[27]
- 1915 Ford Model T Speedster[28]
- 1916 French Ambulance[29]
- 1917 American Ambulance[30]
- 1917 Indian Motorcycle[31]
- 1917 U.S. Signal Corps Utility Truck[32]
- 1918 Nash Quad Army Truck[33]
- 1921 Triumph Model H Motorcycle[34]
- 1925 Ford Model T Wrecker[35]
- 1925 Ford Model TT School Bus[36]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pioneer Flight Museum" (PDF), Wingtips, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation, pp. 8–9, Winter 2019, retrieved 22 January 2024
- ^ Boehm, Steve (28 July 1991). "Remaking Aviation History in Kingsbury, Texas". Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. p. 1B. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "[Homepage]". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Roger (1999). "Vision Statement / Overview". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Antique Engines". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1910 ASL Valkyrie". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N163P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1909 Blériot XI". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Breese Penguin". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N2104E]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1916 Curtiss JN-4 (Can) Canuck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Curtiss Junior". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N11850]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1924 Dormoy Bathtub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1918 Fokker D-VII". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Fokker Dr.1 Triplane". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1930 Great Lakes Trainer". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N252N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1943 Meyers OTW-160". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Pietenpol Sky Scout". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N1932G]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Piper J-3 Cub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N88313]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1937 Rearwin 7000 Sportster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Thomas-Morse S-4C". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1928 WACO 10/GXE". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1914 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1915 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1916 French Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 American Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Indian Motorcycle". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 U.S. Signal Corps Utility Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1918 Nash Quad Army Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1921 Triumph H Motor Bike". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1925 Ford Model T Wrecker". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1925 Ford TT School Bus". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.