The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, located in Red Hook, New York, is a living museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing vintage aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, and related memorabilia from the early 20th century. Established in 1959 by aviation enthusiast Cole Palen, the Aerodrome has grown to house over 60 vintage aircraft, many of which are still operational and featured in regular airshows.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

9 Norton Road

Red Hook

New York 12571

USA

www.oldrhinebeck.org

+1 (845) 752-3200

May – October

• Daily 10:00 – 17:00 (No airshows on week days)
• Saturday and Sunday, Museum opens and Biplane rides start at 10:00, Airshow starts at 14:00 (Weather Permitting)

Admission fee

Gift shop

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is located in historic Rhinebeck, New York and can easily be reached by car using the Taconic State Parkway or the New York State Thruway. Picnic and parking facilities are free.

Aircraft collection

N7MS Morane Soulnier MS.130 N31K New Standard D-25 N74W Thomas Morse S4.B N131DK Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann “181-3” (CASA1.131E) N176H New Standard D-25 N211XC Ryan NYP “Spirit of St.Louis” N220TP Fokker Dr.I N271Y Curtiss Wright Fledgling N285M Spartan C-3 N304Y Great Lakes T-2-1MS N306Y Great Lakes T2-1R N320N Aeromarine Klemm N429N Monocoupe 90 N513H American Eagle N532K Davis D1W N576Y Nicholas Beazley NB-8G N605EB Curtiss Wright junior CW-1 N666J Fleet Finch 16B N680CP Nieuport 10 N770N DHC  Puss Moth 80A N850W Bird model CK N940 Waco 10 N1379M Morane Saulnier A-1 N1911P Wright EX Vin Fiz N1914B RAF BE2c N1918G Siemens Schuckert D.III N2219T Cessna A185E N3221 Fokker Dr.I N3918 Curtiss JN-4H “Jenny” N3943P Caudron G.III N4124A Curtiss D Pusher N4275 Short S-29 N4720G Thomas Pusher model E N4929 Avro 504K N5356J Morane Saulnier N N5666 Dickson Primary Glider N5719 Heath Parasol LNA-40 N6262 Pietenpol Air-Camper N6551 Gazelle HO2 N7132 Picard AX3M N7157Q Sopwith Camel N8096L Spad VII N8448 Deperdusin N8449 Hanriot 5 N8955 Monocoupe 113 N9147A Nieuport II N N9163A Nieuport 11 N10702 Stampe SV-4B N11478 WACO QCF N12156 Albatros D.Va N15307 Pitcairn Mailwing PA-7 N17447 Aeronca C-3 N17501 RAF FE8 N17834 Taylor J-2 Cub N19129 Fairchild 24-C8F N19157 New Standard D-25 N38933 Voisin N47166 Sopwith Dolphin N60094 Bleriot XI N68014 Curtiss A Pusher N70814 Fokker D.VII N99923 Bleriot XI “Cross-Country ASRA 1912 Taube

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome collection spans from the late 19th century through the 1940s, including rare aircraft such as a 1902 Wright Glider, a British Sopwith Camel, and German Fokkers. These planes are representative of significant periods in aviation history, including World War I and the barnstorming era.

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome offers airshows every Saturday and Sunday from mid-June through mid-October, featuring vintage World War I-era biplanes.

Here you can see the WW I and barnstormer aircraft in action and experience the colorful days of the propeller engine’s sound and smell the sent of Castrol oil. The people that work at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome are proud to fly the original planes, or exact copies driven by the original engines.

Photos Rob Vogelaar