Peterson Air and Space Museum

Military aerospace museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Location within Colorado

Established1982 (1982)LocationPeterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, ColoradoTypeMilitary aerospace museumWebsitepetemuseum.org

Colorado Springs Airport

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Coordinates38°49′22″N 104°42′07″W / 38.822791°N 104.701895°W / 38.822791; -104.701895Area8.3 acres (3.4 ha)Built1942Architectural styleArt Deco, ModerneNRHP reference No.90001296Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1996

Peterson Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado focused on the history of the Air Defense Command, Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.

History

The museum grew from the North American Aerospace Defense Command Visitor Center established by Col. Donald Parson in 1975.^[1]

Exhibits

The main entrance of the museum is through the original terminal building for the Colorado Springs Airport, built in 1941 for the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.^[2] This building houses a small number of exhibits mainly focusing on the base's World War II history as a training ground for the 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, including a tribute to 1st Lt. Edward J. Peterson, for whom the base was named after a fatal crash. The building also houses an introductory screening room and museum store.

The rear exit of the building leads to the Air Park, where the majority of the museum's aircraft are on display. Of these, the EC-121 Warning Star is the only one open for tours. Nearby is a Medal of Honor memorial.^[3] There are two hangars also in the courtyard that have been converted into museum buildings. One was formerly used by the Broadmoor hotel for aircraft storage and transportation of clientele, and is now used as an archival and administrative building for museum personnel; this building is not open to the public, but a proposal has been put forward to convert it into more exhibit space.^[4] The other was used for public transportation by the original municipal airport and currently houses the majority of exhibits on the museum grounds.^[5] These exhibits include:

Displays on the air warning mission of the Air Defense Command during the cold war
Decommissioned computer equipment from the Cheyenne Mountain Complex
A Peacekeeper payload shroud
A Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle for a thermonuclear weapon
A training simulator for a Peacekeeper missile launch control center
An exhibit related to the 460th Space Wing, featuring a Vela satellite and a mock-up of a Defense Support Program satellite.
Space Control displays including interactive kiosks on the role of the space and missile warning missions of Air Force Space Command
Nuclear Hotline Telephone Dating to the Cold War which started the NORAD Tracks Santa Program.

Aircraft on display

Avro CF-100 Canuck 100779^[6]
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1109^[7]
Convair F-106A Delta Dart 59-0134^[8]
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk – replica^[9]
Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star 52-3425^[10]
Lockheed F-94C Starfire 50-1006^[11]^[12]
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 56-0936^[13]
Lockheed T-33A 57-0713^[14]
Martin EB-57E Canberra 55-4279^[15]^[16]
McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo 101044^[17]
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 58-0274^[18]^[19]
McDonnell F-4C Phantom II 64-0799^[20]
McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet 188723^[21]
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 76-0024^[22]
North American F-86L Sabre 53-0782^[23]
Northrop F-89J Scorpion 52-1941^[24]
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt 44-89425^[25]

References

^ Christian, Alexis (February 13, 2018). "The Museum has History". DVIDS. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Terminal". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Medal of Honor Park". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
^ "Broadmoor Hangar: Future Museum Expansion". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Old City Hangar". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "CF-100". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-102A". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-106A". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "P-40E (Replica)". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "EC-121T". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-94C". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-94C Lineage". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-104C". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "T-33A". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "EB-57E". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 3, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "EB-57E Lineage". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "CF-101B". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-101B". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-101B Lineage". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-4C". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "CF-18 Exhibit". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-15A". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-86L". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "F-89J". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "P-47N". Peterson Air & Space Museum. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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