cosmos.wikisort.org - MuseumThe Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum (VAC) is located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, just south of Titusville, Florida. The VAC contains vintage aircraft and a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) hangar with a restoration area.[1] The VAC also has a Memorabilia Hall with flight gear, dress uniforms, weapons and artifacts. The collection includes fixed and rotary wing aircraft from World War I to the present.[2] The flagship aircraft of the museum is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain called "TICO Belle" which returned to flying status in July 2009 after the aircraft was involved in an accident.[3]
Aviation museum in Titusville, Florida
History
The museum began raising money as part of a four phase plan for expansion in 2021.[4]
Following an accident a year prior, the museum was forced to sell its damaged TBM Avenger in March 2022.[5][6]
Aircraft on display
Aircraft on display
Aircraft under restoration
Restoration to static display
Restoration to airworthy
See also
- List of aerospace museums
References
- Florida Today. The Fact Book: Your Guide to Brevard County (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, February 28, 2004), p. 119.
- Lyn Dowling. "Warbird Air Museum opens hangar doors," Florida Today, November 09, 2007, TgIF 25.
- Valiant Air Command website
- Reigada, Flora (1 February 2021). "Four-phase Warbird Museum expansion forges ahead". Senior Life. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Tribou, Richard (3 March 2022). "Space Coast museum's crashed air show plane sold after failed restoration effort". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "Avenger Ditches During Cocoa Beach Air Show". AVweb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- "Beechcraft - RU-21A Ute". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "T-34C Turbo Mentor". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Bell H-13 Sioux". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Static Non-Flying Collection". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- "English Electric TT.18 WJ574 Canberra Restoration". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- "Douglas C-47 Skytrain 42-100591 "Tico Belle"". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- "1943 SBD5N - Dauntless". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "1907 Epps Monoplane". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Resident Flying Aircraft". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- "Fouga CM.170 Magister". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "FM-1 Wildcat". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "OV-1C Mohawk". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "F-86 Sabre". Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- "F-100D Super Sabre". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "T-2C Buckeye". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "VALIANT AIR COMMAND EVENTS/news". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Stewart S-51D Mustang". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "1946 Stinson L-5 "Sentinel"". Valiant Air Command. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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