Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum

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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
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Location within Colorado
Establishedmid-1970s
Location31001 Magnuson Ave.
Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates 38°16′55″N104°29′54″W / 38.281882°N 104.498449°W / 38.281882; -104.498449
Type Aviation museum
FounderFred Weisbrod
Website pwam.org
The museum's Douglas A-4C Skyhawk and North American F-100D Super Sabre. A-4C and F-100D at PWAM.jpg
The museum's Douglas A-4C Skyhawk and North American F-100D Super Sabre.

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is a non-profit aviation museum located in Southern Colorado. It was founded in the mid-1970s by former Pueblo City Manager Fred Weisbrod. The museum is made up of two hangars that were built in 2005 and 2011. The hangars house several of the museum's aircraft along with thousands of artifacts dating from World War I to modern day. PWAM is home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum and the Southern Colorado Space Museum and Learning Center. There are several historic military vehicles in the museum's collection, many of which are still in operational condition. The museum is located six miles east of Pueblo, Colorado on US Highway 50 at the Pueblo Memorial Airport, occupying space on what was the Pueblo Army Air Base during World War II. It is managed and maintained by the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society.

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The museum's collection includes around forty military and civilian aircraft, as well as several military vehicles. The museum hosts periodic open cockpit days and fly ins at the neighboring Pueblo Memorial Airport. PWAM houses an extensive collection of books and research material in the museum's library. The museum is run by a volunteer staff of men and women who provide tours, run the gift shop and do aircraft restoration and maintenance.

History

The museum was founded by a group of aviation enthusiasts in the 1980s. [1] In 2008, the museum requested funding from the county for the building of an additional hangar. [2]

Aircraft on display

B-29 Superfortress "Peachy" displayed in Hangar One. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Peachy.jpg
B-29 Superfortress "Peachy" displayed in Hangar One.
Along with its extensive aircraft collection, PWAM also possesses several historic military vehicles. The museum's M20 is located in Hangar One. M20 scout car at Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.jpg
Along with its extensive aircraft collection, PWAM also possesses several historic military vehicles. The museum's M20 is located in Hangar One.
The museum's F-15C Eagle, AF Serial Number 79-0022, downed an Iraqi MiG-23 on 28 January 1991. F-15C Eagle at PWAM.jpg
The museum's F-15C Eagle, AF Serial Number 79-0022, downed an Iraqi MiG-23 on 28 January 1991.

Military aircraft

Civilian aircraft

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