Warhawk Air Museum

Warhawk Air Museum

Location within Idaho
Established	6 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
Type	Military 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.

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

• Aero S-106 ^{[6] [7]}
• Bell UH-1C Iroquois ^[8]
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog ^[9]
• Curtiss Kittyhawk I ^{[10] [11]}
• Curtiss Kittyhawk IV ^{[12] [13]}
• Fokker Dr.I ^[14]
• Lockheed F-104A Starfighter ^[15]
• Naval Aircraft Factory N3N ^[16]
• North American F-86F Sabre ^[17]
• North American P-51C Mustang ^[18]
• PZL-Mielec Lim-5 ^{[19] [20]}
• Republic F-84G Thunderjet ^[21]

Visiting aircraft

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

• Eastern FM-2 Wildcat ^[22]
• Eastern TBM Avenger ^[23]
• North American P-51D Mustang ^[24]
• North American SNJ-6 ^{[25] [26]}
• North American T-28A Trojan ^[27]
• Piper L-4 Grasshopper ^[28]
• Stearman Kaydet ^[29]

Events

The museum holds an annual airshow called Warbird Roundup. ^[30]

Programs

The museum participates in the Veterans History Project and hosts a series of lectures called the Kilroy Coffee Klatch. ^{[31] [32] [33]}

References

1. "Our Staff". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
2. Rodine, Kristin (16 March 2009). "Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum celebrates 20 years since opening". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
3. Parris, Joe (9 August 2017). "Iconic World War II plane restored in Caldwell". KTVB. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
4. Dent, Steve (13 December 2021). "Warhawk Air Museum plans expansion to honor the latest generation of veterans". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
5. Mendoza, Hector (27 October 2023). "The Warhawk Air Museum Breaks Ground on New Maintenance Hangar". KTVB. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
6. "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-21". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
7. "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-Aero S-106 Fishbed-C (NATO), s/n 1011 CVL, c/n 061011, c/r N1011E". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
8. "Bell UH-1C "Mike" Model Gun Ship". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
9. "Cessna L-19 Bird Dog". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
10. "Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
11. "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk I, s/n 1057 RCAF, c/n 15404, c/r N94466". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
12. "Curtiss P-40N Warhawk". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
13. "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk IV, s/n 880 RCAF, c/n 30158, c/r N1195N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
14. "Fokker DR-1 Triplane". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
15. "Lockheed F-104A Starfighter". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
16. "Naval Aircraft Factory N3N". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
17. "North American F-86F Sabre Jet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
18. "North American P-51C Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
19. "Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-17". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
20. "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-5 Fresco-C (NATO), s/n 1417 SPRP, c/n 1C 14-17". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
21. "Republic F-84G Thunderjet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
22. "Grumman "Eastern" FM-2 Wildcat". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
23. "Grumman TBM Avenger". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
24. "North American P-51D Mustang". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
25. "North American SNJ AT-6 Harvard". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
26. "Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-6 Texan, s/n 112213 USN, c/n 121-43176, c/r N969RH". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
27. "North American T-28A Trojan". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
28. "Piper L-4 Grasshopper". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
29. "Stearman Kaydet". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
30. Esquivel-Rodriguez, Mariela (21 August 2025). "Nampa's Warbird Roundup ready for weekend takeoff". Idaho Press. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
31. "Veterans History Project". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
32. "Kilroy Coffee Klatch". Warhawk Air Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
33. Nelson, Don (19 May 2023). "Warhawk Air Museum Archives Veterans' Stories". Idaho News 6. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links

• Official website