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.
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Location | 4572 Claire Chennault St Addison, Texas 75001 |
| Coordinates | 32.972648°N 96.835393°W |
| Type | aviation museum |
| Visitors | 33,000 (2006)[1] |
| Founder | Jim Cavanaugh[2] |
| Director | Doug Jeanes[3] |
| Public transit access | Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus route 341 |
| Website | Cavanaugh 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
| Manufacturer | Model | Serial number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heinkel | CASA 2.111(He 111) | Spanish built version of He 111. 9K+FZ (NX-99230) | |
| General Motors | TBM-3E Avenger | 86280 | |
| North American | B-25J-15NC Mitchell | 44-28925 | How ‘Boot That! |
| Curtiss | P-40N-30CU Warhawk | 44-7396 | 5 |
| General Motors | FM-2 Wildcat | 86956 | |
| Hispano | HA-1112-M1L | C.4K-172 | Markings on side <- + - (NX-109GU) |
| North American | P-51D Mustang | 44-72339 | |
| Republic | P-47N-20RA Thunderbolt | 45-53436 | Meat Chopper; owned by Commemorative Air Force |
| Supermarine | Spitfire Mk. VIII | MT719 | |
| Boeing-Stearman | N2S-4 Kaydet | N741BJ | |
| de Havilland | Tiger Moth | ||
| Fairchild | PT-19 Cornell | ||
| North American | AT-6/SNJ Texan | 42-85697 | |
| Ryan | PT-22 Recruit | N46217 | |
| Vultee | SNV-2/BT-13 Valiant | 44177 | |
| Aeronca | L-3B | ||
| Douglas | C-47 Skytrain | 43-15935 | |
| Douglas | A-26C Invader | 44-35710 | "Hard to Get" |
| Consolidated | B-24A Liberator | 40-2366 | "Diamond Lil"; owned by the Commemorative Air Force |
| Goodyear | FG-1D Corsair | 92339 | |
| Stinson | L-5E/OY-1 | ||
| Piper | L-4J | 45-55210 |
Korean War
| Manufacturer | Model | Serial number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman | F9F-2B Panther | 123078 | |
| Grumman | S2F-1 Tracker | 136431 | |
| Lockheed | F-104A Starfighter | 56-0780 | |
| Mikoyan Gurevich | MiG-15 UTI | ||
| North American/Canadair | F-86 Sabre Mk. IV | 51-2821 | |
| Douglas | Douglas A-1 Skyraider | 135152 | |
| Bell | OH-13 Sioux | 65-8040 |
Vietnam War
| Manufacturer | Model | Serial number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman | OV-1D Mohawk | 62-5889 | |
| McDonnell-Douglas | F-4C Phantom II | 64-0777 | |
| Mikoyan Gurevich | MiG-17F | ||
| Mikoyan Gurevich | MiG-21US | 04685145 | |
| PZL | TS-11 Iskra | ||
| Sikorsky | UH-34D Seahorse | 150213 | |
| Bell | UH-1B Iroquois | 62-4567 | |
| DeHavilland | CV-2B Caribou | 62-4149 | |
| Republic | F-105 Thunderchief | 63-8543 |
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Civilian aircraft
- Piper J-3 Cub
- Pitts Special
- Christen Eagle II
See also
- List of aerospace museums
References
- 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.
- Perdue, Scott (1 November 2006). "Cavanaugh's Flight Through Time". Plane & Pilot. Madavor Media. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- Box, Terry (2008-05-08). "Cavanaugh Flight Museum: A real blast from the past". The Dallas Morning News.
- Lukas, Paul (2007-04-27). "Collecting war planes in memory of real heros". The Financial Times.
- 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.
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: Press Release Jan. 21, 2008 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
