WACO Air Museum
WACO Air Museum is located in Ohio
WACO Air Museum
Location within Ohio
LocationTroy, Ohio
Coordinates40°00′45″N 84°11′56″W / 40.0126°N 84.199°W / 40.0126; -84.199
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.wacoairmuseum.org

The WACO Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Troy, Ohio focused on the history of the Waco Aircraft Company.

History

In 1997, WACO Field opened and a historic barn was raised on the property. A second building was completed in 2009.[1][2]

The museum received two airplanes, two land vehicles and other objects on loan from the Ohio Historical Society in 2009.[3]

A theater made from a replica CG-4A glider was completed in 2015.[4]

The museum broke ground on a new Learning Center in September 2017.[5]

The museum acquired the prototype RPT in 2018.[6]

Facilities

The museum is located on Waco Field Airport (FAA LID: 1WF), which features a 2,385 ft (727 m) grass runway.[7]

Collection

References

  1. ↑ "About". Waco Air Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Gaffney, Timothy R. (7 October 1997). "WACO Museum Plans Kickoff Event". Dayton Daily News. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Historical Society Airplanes to Move to WACO Museum". The Daily Advocate. 30 December 2009. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Moss, Meredith (15 November 2015). "WACO Air Museum Adds Glider Theater". Dayton Daily News. p. E8. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Aragon, Rachel (14 September 2017). "WACO Air Museum to break ground on new learning center". FOX45Now.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "New Acquisition at WACO". Aviation Trail, Inc. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Waco Field Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) Waco 4, c/r N1921V". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) 9, c/n 0116-C, c/r C116". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) ATO Taperwing, c/n A-0118, c/r N13918". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) 4 (replica) Cootie, c/n 001, c/r N920W". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) GXE, c/n 1464, c/r N4899". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  13. ↑ McDowell, Jason (19 July 2022). "Why Only One WACO RPT was Made". Flying. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "FAA Registry [N29375]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) UMF, c/n 3836, c/r N14041". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "FAA Registry [N34214]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. ↑ ""Sunny" (Yellow) Biplane Rides". Waco Air Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "FAA Registry [N820WF]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
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