The Butler County Warbirds is a non-profit organization located at the Middletown Regional Airport in Middletown, Ohio focused on military aviation history.
  Location within Ohio | |
| Established | 2000 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′01″N 84°23′06″W / 39.5335°N 84.3850°W |
| Website | www |
History edit
The Butler County Warbirds was founded in 2000 by Sandra Arany, Timothy Epperhart, Jean Lail, Roger Palmer and William Palmer. After 11 years, the group opened a museum in the 1938 City Hangar at the Middletown Regional Airport.[1][2]
The organization began raising funds to purchase a North American AT-6 Texan in October 2022.[3] Plans call for the profits from rides sold in the airplane to go to an aviation scholarship for women.[4]
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Programs edit
The organization offers rides in three of its aircraft.[9] It also provides a Vintage Cadet Experience, in which participants take part in a recreation of World War II flight training.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Carter, Lori (21 March 2022). "Warbirds Museum Will Educate and Entertain All Ages". Warren County Post. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Museum". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Mission". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Scholarship Details". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Aeronca L-3E". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Fairchild PT-19". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Fairchild XUC-86A". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Grumman AA-5". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Airplane Rides". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Aviation Cadet Experience". Butler County Warbirds. Retrieved 4 December 2023.