Warhawk Air Museum

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Warhawk Air Museum
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Location within Idaho
Established6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Location Nampa, Idaho
Coordinates 43°35′10″N116°31′25″W / 43.5860°N 116.5235°W / 43.5860; -116.5235
TypeMilitary aviation museum
Founder
  • John Paul
  • Sue Paul [1]
Website warhawkairmuseum.org

The Warhawk Air Museum is a military service and aviation museum located in Nampa, Idaho.

Contents

History

The museum was founded on 6 March 1989 by John and Sue Paul. [2]

The P-47 Dottie Mae, which was recovered from a lake in Austria in 2005, was restored by Vintage Airframes in Caldwell, Idaho and unveiled in August 2017 at the Warhawk Air Museum's Warbird Roundup. [3]

In 2021, it announced plans for an expansion. [4] Ground was broken on the expansion in October 2023. [5]

Collection

Visiting aircraft

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also previously featured a number of visiting aircraft:

Programs

The museum participates in the Veterans History Project and hosts a series of lectures called the Kilroy Coffee Klatch. [30] [31] [32]

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References

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  2. Rodine, Kristin (16 March 2009). "Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum celebrates 20 years since opening". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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