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. It was founded by Jeff Clyman with a $250,000 grant from the state.
For several years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had been pursuing a $10.6 million plan to tear down the 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.
Aircraft on display
Aero L-39C Albatros 4605
Aero L-39ZA Albatros 2424
Cessna 337B Super Skymaster 3370586
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 64072
Curtiss Kittyhawk III 845
Douglas C-47B Skytrain 44-76717
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 80-0247
General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark 67-0047
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 67089
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 85886
North American AT-6D Texan 49-3829
North American AT-28D Trojan 49-1496 – On loan
North American B-25 Mitchell 40-2168 Miss Hap
North American P-51D Mustang 44-63542 Jacqueline
North American P-51D Mustang – Replica
North American SNJ-5 Texan
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 162938
Piper PA-32 32-272
Republic F-84E Thunderjet 49-2348
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 51-9480
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 53-7595
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 44-90447 Jacky's Revenge – Crashed in Hudson River 27 May 2016, pilot killed. Wreckage recovered. Republic F-105D Thunderchief 62-4361 RotorWay Scorpion Too N8PA Waco UPF-7 N32006
See also
List of aerospace museums
References
External links
American Airpower Museum - Official site
Aerospace museums in New York (state) Museums in Suffolk County, New York Military and war museums in New York (state) World War II museums in the United States