Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum
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| established = {{start date|2006|df=y}}
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| location = St. George, Utah
| type = Aviation museum
| founder = Jack Hunter
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| website = {{URL|www.westernskywarbirds.org}}
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The Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum is an aviation museum located at the St. George Regional Airport in St. George, Utah.
History
The museum was founded by Jack Hunter, a former United States Air Force colonel, and opened at the St. George Municipal Airport in 2006.{{cite news |last1=Wadsworth |first1=Reuben |title=Warbird Museum Day; A Nostalgic Look at Aircraft of the Past |url=http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2022/05/01/raw-warbirds-museum-day-a-nostalgic-look-at-aircraft-of-the-past |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=St. George News |date=1 May 2022}} The museum moved to the new St. George Regional Airport airport, where it reopened in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Kessler |first1=Mori |title=Warbird Museum Grand Reopening |url=http://archives.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2011/04/30/warbird-museum-grand-reopening |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=St. George News |date=30 April 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Kevin |title=Museum Celebrates Reopening |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/286664050 |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=The Spectrum |date=21 May 2011 |pages=A1, A3}}
The museum acquired a C-54 in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Chris |title=C-54 Skymaster’s Last Flight Brings History to St. George Aviation Museum |url=http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2022/05/07/cdr-skymasters-last-flight-brings-history-to-st-george-aviation-museum |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=St. George News |date=7 May 2022}}
Collection
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- Aero L-29C Delfín{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N129U] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N129U |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- BAC Jet Provost T.3A{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N4421B] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N4421B |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- BAC Jet Provost T.3A{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N4427Q] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N4427Q |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Percival-Hunting Jet Provost T.3A, s/n XM371 RAF, c/n PACW 6328, c/r N4427Q |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=184130 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- Cessna A-37B Dragonfly{{cite web |last1=Largay |first1=Charles |title=Dragon 921: A Unique Cessna Warbird |url=http://www.cessnaflyer.org/cessna-military/item/1468-dragon-921-a-unique-cessna-warbird.html |website=Cessna Flyer Association |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=15 December 2020}}
- Cessna T-37B Tweet{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joe |title=1964 USAF Serial Numbers |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=15 July 2023}}
- Douglas C-54Q Skymaster{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-54Q Skymaster, s/n 56506 USN, c/n 10673, c/r N55CW |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=48553 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- Grega GN-1 Aircamper{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N9169N] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N9169N |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joe |title=1963 USAF Serial Numbers |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=3 September 2023}}
- Northrop T-38A Talon{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joe |title=1962 USAF Serial Numbers |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1962.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=25 July 2023}}
- PZL-Mielec Lim-5{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N509] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N509 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- PZL-Mielec SBLim-2{{cite web |title=Warbird Fleet |url=http://www.westernskywarbirds.org/warbird-fleet.html |website=Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum |access-date=27 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N15UT] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N15UT |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 November 2023}}
- Shenyang J-2{{Failed verification|date=November 2023|reason=Reference appears to specify the airframe is a "Chinese variant", but the wording is somewhat unclear.}}
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Events
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Ian |title=Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum in Utah |url=http://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/bits-and-pieces-newsletter/09-21-2018-western-sky-aviation-warbird-museum-in-utah |website=EAA |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=September 2018}}
External links
- {{Official website|www.westernskywarbirds.org}}
- [http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Western-Sky-Aviation-Warbird-Museum-St-George-UT/index.html Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum – Paul's Travel Pictures]
Category:Aerospace museums in Utah