The Golden Age Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Grimes Airport in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is focused on the Golden Age of Aviation.
History
Paul Dougherty Sr. and Paul Dougherty Jr. began restoring aircraft at Warrington Airport in Warrington, Pennsylvania in 1985. However, when the airport closed, they were forced to find a new location for their collection. After a search, they purchased Grimes Airport in 1996 and founded the museum along with James A. McCord. It opened the following summer with nine airplanes. By 2013, the collection had expanded to almost three dozen airplanes. The museum completed its reproduction SPAD XIII in 2023.
Exhibits
Exhibits at the museum include a Link Trainer.
Collection
Aeronca C-3
Allison Sport
Brunner-Winkle Bird CK
Cessna 195
Cessna AW
Christen Eagle
Culver Cadet
Curtiss Fledgling
Curtiss JN-4D
Dormoy Bathtub – replica
Fairchild 24R
Fleet 7
Fokker Dr.I – replica
Franklin Sport A
Great Lakes Sport Trainer – replica
Great Lakes Trainer
Heath Parasol
Monocoupe 70
Pietenpol Air Camper
RLU-1 Breezy
Rumpler C.V – replica
Sopwith Pup – replica
SPAD XIII – replica
Sperry Messenger – replica
Stampe-Vertongen SV.4
Star Cavalier B
Star Cavalier E
Swallow TP
Taylor E-2 Cub
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Taylor-Young Model A
Travel Air 2000
Waco GXE
White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX
Winstead Special
Events
The museum holds an airshow called the Golden Age Flying Circus twice a year.