The Pioneer Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome Airport in Kingsbury, Texas.
  Location within Texas | |
| Location | Kingsbury, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°38′06″N 97°48′44″W / 29.6350°N 97.8122°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Roger Freeman |
| Website | www |
History edit
Background edit
Roger Freeman grew up in California with his father, who restored vintage aircraft. He worked on the set of the movie The Great Waldo Pepper and started a business called Vintage Aviation Services.[1] In 1991, he resigned as an airline pilot and founded the museum in Zuehl, Texas.[2]
Establishment edit
Ground was broken for the Pioneer Flight Museum in 2000.[3] Around the same time, the Vintage Aircraft Historical Foundation was established to support the museum.[4]
Exhibits edit
Exhibits include antique engines.[5]
Collection edit
Aircraft edit
- ASL Valkyrie – replica[6]
- Auster AOP.9[7]
- Blériot XI – replica[8]
- Breese Penguin – replica[9]
- Champion 7AC Champion[10]
- Curtiss JN-4[11]
- Curtiss Junior[12][13]
- Dormoy Bathtub[14]
- Fokker D.VII – replica[15]
- Fokker Dr.I – replica[16]
- Great Lakes Sport Trainer[17]
- Inland W-500 Super Sport[18]
- Meyers OTW-160[19]
- Pietenpol Sky Scout[20][21]
- Piper J3C Cub[22][23]
- Rearwin Sportster[24]
- Thomas-Morse S-4C[25]
- Waco 10[26]
Ground vehicles edit
- 1914 Ford Model T Speedster[27]
- 1915 Ford Model T Speedster[28]
- 1916 French Ambulance[29]
- 1917 American Ambulance[30]
- 1917 Indian Motorcycle[31]
- 1917 U.S. Signal Corps Utility Truck[32]
- 1918 Nash Quad Army Truck[33]
- 1921 Triumph Model H Motorcycle[34]
- 1925 Ford Model T Wrecker[35]
- 1925 Ford Model TT School Bus[36]
References edit
- ^ "Pioneer Flight Museum" (PDF), Wingtips, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation, pp. 8–9, Winter 2019, retrieved 22 January 2024
- ^ Boehm, Steve (28 July 1991). "Remaking Aviation History in Kingsbury, Texas". Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. p. 1B. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "[Homepage]". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Roger (1999). "Vision Statement / Overview". Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Antique Engines". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1910 ASL Valkyrie". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N163P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1909 Blériot XI". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Breese Penguin". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N2104E]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1916 Curtiss JN-4 (Can) Canuck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Curtiss Junior". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N11850]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1924 Dormoy Bathtub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1918 Fokker D-VII". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Fokker Dr.1 Triplane". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1930 Great Lakes Trainer". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N252N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1943 Meyers OTW-160". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Pietenpol Sky Scout". Flickr. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N1932G]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Piper J-3 Cub". Pioneer Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N88313]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1937 Rearwin 7000 Sportster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Thomas-Morse S-4C". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1928 WACO 10/GXE". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1914 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1915 Ford T Speedster". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1916 French Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 American Ambulance". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 Indian Motorcycle". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1917 U.S. Signal Corps Utility Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1918 Nash Quad Army Truck". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1921 Triumph H Motor Bike". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1925 Ford Model T Wrecker". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "1925 Ford TT School Bus". Pioneer Flight Museum. Retrieved 22 January 2024.