The American Museum of Aviation, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and showcasing America’s rich aerospace heritage, encompassing both commercial and military aviation. The museum focuses on preserving, restoring, and exhibiting classic propeller-driven and turbine-powered aircraft to educate the public and honor aviation history.
American Museum of Aviation
1613 Chesterfield Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
www.americanmuseumofaviation.org
info@AmericanMuseumofAviation.org
As of now, the American Museum of Aviation is in the development phase and is not yet open to the public. The organization is actively working to secure a location in the Las Vegas area and funding to establish a permanent facility for their collection.
Aircraft collection
N512DA
N601UA N301UA 59-2579 N1022C N323CF N4889C 82-23355 N7351P 51-12983 | Boeing 727-232
Boeing 767-222 Boeing 767-223 (cockpit) Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (cockpit) Convair 240 Convair 440 Douglas DC-7B Hughes Ah-64A Apache (fuselage) Piper PA-24-250 Comanche North American F-86E Sabre (tail) |
Their Mission
- Have the location/land to house our new home in the Las Vegas valley.
- Secure funding for building our new home for the public.
- Meet with supporters that share the same dream.
- Connect with the business’ in the valley to help support the cities first all aviation museum.
- Bring aviation history, science and education to the public.
Their Goals
- To build a First Class Air & Space Museum centered around Propeller Driven & Turbine Powered Commercial & Military Classics.
- To preserve, restore & exhibit to the public, Classic Commercial & Military aircraft as flying museums for Historical & Educational purposes and our Future Generations.
- To house aircraft & cockpit displays and other Historical Airline & Military memorabilia based at our future site in the Las Vegas area.
- Display complete aircraft; Boeing 727, F-86, F-4, F-16, and F-15.
- Cockpit projects include an AA Boeing 767, LA Dodgers Boeing 720, Bonanza Airlines F-27, Mohawk Airlines Convair 240, TWA Convair 880, Delta Boeing 757.
- Flying aircraft projects include but not limited to Douglas DC-3, Convair 440, USAF C-131C, North American B-25, Navy T-44A, Bell H-13 and Bell UH-1A.