American Airpower Museum

Airplane museum

40°44′15″N 73°24′48″W / 40.73750°N 73.41333°W / 40.73750; -73.41333TypeAviation museumFounderJeff ClymanWebsiteamericanairpowermuseum.com

The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.

The museum has many static displays which include a Republic F-84 first generation jet fighter, a rare example of the swept-wing RF-84F reconnaissance variant, and a Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The last production aircraft was the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.

The museum has a group of volunteers which includes both former Republic workers and veterans of all branches of the military. A flight experience is available on board a C-47 aircraft which actually flew during the Normandy invasion on D-Day.

History

The museum was originally established in 1998 as the American Museum for the Preservation of Historic Aircraft.^[1]^[2] It was founded by Jeff Clyman with a $250,000 grant from the state.^[3]

For several years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had been pursuing a $10.6 million plan to tear down the 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m²) hangar built around 1940 and replace it with a safety apron at the end of a north-south runway to provide more room for emergency stops. In March 2011 Democrats Charles Schumer and Steve Israel said that the FAA stated it was not necessary for the hangar to be torn down, but if it were, federal money could be used to help relocate the hangar to a proposed location farther south along New Highway.^[4]

Aircraft on display

Aero L-39C Albatros 4605^[5]
Aero L-39ZA Albatros 2424^[6]^[7]
Cessna 337B Super Skymaster 3370586^[8]
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 64072^[9]^[10]
Curtiss Kittyhawk III 845^[11]^[12]
Douglas C-47B Skytrain 44-76717^[13]^[14]
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 80-0247^[15]^[16]
General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark 67-0047^[17]^[18]
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 67089^[19]^{[failed verification]}
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 85886^[20]^{[failed verification]}
North American AT-6D Texan 49-3829^[21]^[22]
North American AT-28D Trojan 49-1496 – On loan^[23]
North American B-25 Mitchell 40-2168 Miss Hap^[24]
North American P-51D Mustang 44-63542 Jacqueline^[25]
North American P-51D Mustang – Replica
North American SNJ-5 Texan^[26]
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 162938^[27]^[28]
Piper PA-32 32-272^[29]
Republic F-84E Thunderjet 49-2348^[30]^[18]
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 51-9480^[31]^[18]
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 53-7595^[32]^[18]
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 44-90447 Jacky's Revenge – Crashed in Hudson River 27 May 2016, pilot killed. Wreckage recovered.^[33]^[34]^[35]
Republic F-105D Thunderchief 62-4361^[36]^[18]
RotorWay Scorpion Too N8PA
Waco UPF-7 N32006^[37]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ Thompson, Jim (May 1999). "Living History". Warbirds International. Vol. 18, no. 2. Canoga Park, California: Challenge Publications.
^ "Timeline Of Events At Republic Airport: 1983-2000". Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
^ Woliver, Robbie (28 May 2000). "A New Link to Island's Aviation Heritage". New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
^ Bill, Bleyer; Kristen, Calvano (21 March 2011). "Museum in Republic Airport hangar saved". Newsday. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Aero L-39C Albatros, s/n 4605 CEF, c/n 834605, c/r N4207W". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Aero L-39ZA "Albatros"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Aero L-39ZA Albatros, s/n 2424 CEF, c/n 232424, c/r N7511Q". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N888B]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Consolidated PBY-5A "Catalina"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, s/n 64072 USN, c/n 2143, c/r N7057C". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk III, s/n 845 RCAF, c/n 27483, c/r N1232N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Douglas C-47 "Skytrain"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-47B-30-DK, s/n 006 IDF, c/n 16301, c/r N15SJ". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II, s/n 80-0247 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ Bleyer, Bill (30 June 2014). "Airpower Museum receives A-10 Thunderbolt built on the site in 1980". Newsday. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "General Dynamics F-111A "Aardvark"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Location)" (PDF). National Museum of the US Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ "Goodyear FG-1D "Corsair"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Grumman TBM-3E "Avenger"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "North American AT-6D "Texan"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - North American AT-6D Texan, s/n C.6-169 EdA, c/n 143-12, c/r N27409". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "North American AT-28D-5 "NOMAD"". American Airpower Museum. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "North American B-25 Mitchell "Miss Hap"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "North American P-51D Mustang". American Airpower Museum. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-5 Texan, s/n 90699 USN, c/n 88-22560, c/r N26862". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Grumman EA-6B "Prowler"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "EA-6B Prowlers on Display". VAQ136.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N3411W]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Republic F-84E "Thunderjet"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Republic F-84F Thunderstreak". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Republic RF-84F "Thunderflash"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Republic P-47D "Thunderbolt"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N1345B]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ Kochman, Ben; Burke, Kerry; Slattery, Denis (28 May 2016). "Pilot of vintage World War II plane killed after crashing in Hudson River". New York Daily News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Republic F-105D "Thunderchief"". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Waco UPF-7". American Airpower Museum. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.