Virginia Aviation Museum

Located in Richmond, Virginia on the north side of the site of historic "Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field" ( now Richmond International Airport), the Virginia Aviation Museum boasts a collection of some thirty four airframes, from reproductions of Wright Brothers kite gliders to the still state-of-the-art SR-71 Blackbird.

Outdoor displays:

*Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-7-CV Serial No. 70-966, c.n D.112, of the 192nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
*Lockheed SR-71 Serial No. 61-7968, c.n. 2019, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Indoor displays:

*Wright 1899 Kite/Glider reproduction.
*Wright 1901 Glider reproduction.
*Wright 1902 Glider reproduction.
*Wright 1911 Model "B" reproduction.
*S.P.A.D. VII, B9913, built 1917 by Mann Egerton & Company, Ltd., United Kingdom - one of 19 to Rockwell Field Pursuit Gunnery School, San Diego, California in 1918.
*Standard E-1, no registration, built 1918, rescued from barn near Dayton, Ohio in 1950s by Sidney L. Shannon, Jr. and restored.
*Curtiss JN-4D, Signal Corps 2975, c.n. 450, built 1918, on loan from Ken Hyde, Warrenton, Virginia.
*Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, NC3835, c.n. 9, built 1927 - in Eastern Air Transport markings.
*Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket, NX237, c.n. 187, built 1928 as a CH-300 Pacemaker, salvaged from a glacier by Preston Synder in 1976 and converted to CH-400 - marked as "Columbia", original of which was destroyed in hangar fire.
*Travel Air 2000, NC6282, c.n. 721, built 1927.
*Fairchild FC-2W2, NX8006, built 1928, "Stars And Stripes" - Richard Evelyn Byrd's Arctic exploration aircraft, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum.
*Heath Super Parasol, N1926, c.n. 31919, built 1928, donated by Dr. E.C. Garber, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
*Pietenpol Air Camper and Sky Scout, N9040N, c.n. 410, Ford-powered homebuilt, 1928, built and donated by Charles F. Duff.
*Brunner Winkle BK Bird, c.n. 2025, built 1929, on loan from Dolph Overton.
*Curtiss-Robertson J-1D Robin, NC532N, c.n. 733, built 1929, restored by Francis Clore.
*Fleet Model 1, NC766V, c.n. 347, built August 1930 - marked as USAAC YPT-6.
*Aeronca C-2N Razor Back, N11417, c.n. 151, originally built 1932 as C-1 Clipped Wing Cadet, converted 1932 to C-2N; rebuilt 1962.
*Taylor E-2 Cub, NC12628, c.n. 33, built 1932.
*Aeronca C-3 NC14640, c.n. 426, built 1935, donated by Kenneth Brugh, Greensboro, North Carolina.
*Waco YOC, NC17740, c.n. 4279, built 1935, on loan from the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society - once owned by Hollywood artist Walter Matthew Jeffries who designed the Starship Enterprise.
*Curtiss-Wright Speedwing Model A-14D, NC12329, built 1936, on loan from Allen H. Watkins - only one known in existence.
*Vultee V-1AD Special, NC16099, c.n. 25, built 1936, "Lady Peace II" - once owned by publisher William Randolph Hearst, only one known in existence.
*Fairchild Model 24-G, N19123, c.n. 2983, built August 1937.
*Stinson SR-10G Reliant, NC21135, c.n. 5903, built 1937 for American Airlines and marked for that carrier - on loan from the Science Museum of Virginia.
*Waco EGC-8, c.n. 5062, built for by R.G LeTourneau, 1938, one of seven total sold - now owned by David Tyndall, Mechanicsville, Virginia - undergoing restoration in the museum shop.
*Bucker BU-133C Jungmeister, N133BU, c.n. 251, built 1941 - marked as aircraft of Beverly "Bevo" Howard.
*Piper J-3 Cub, N42535, c.n. 14812, built 1943.
*Ercoupe Model 415-D, N99143, c.n. 1766, built 1946, donated by Charles Drummond, Poquoson, Virginia.
*Quickie 200 Tri-Gear, N200XQ, built 1988, from Tommy Burnette II, "Buckaroo".

References

Data from the display placards in the museum.

External links

* [http://www.vam.smv.org/ Virginia Aviation Museum]