Aviation Heritage Park
1825 Three Springs Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
aviationheritagepark@gmail.com
+1 270 421 4885
Daily 08:00 – 20:00
Admission by donation
Aircraft collection
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Bell UH-1P Iroquois
General Dynamics F-111F Grumman F9F-5 Panther Lockheed T-33A McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II Northrop T-38N Talon Piper J-3C Cub Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King |
The park is free to the public, but donations are appreciated to help support a capital campaign to build a museum or for ongoing restoration efforts.
Mission of Aviation Heritage Park
From the time man first took flight in the early 1900s to the recent shuttle missions into space, South Central Kentucky has played a significant role in the history of aviation. One of the first pilots to fly in combat claimed ties to Bowling Green, as did a World War I flying ace, a pioneer instructor pilot, a Vietnam war hero, Commanders of the famed Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels, the Commander/Pilot of “Marine One”, the presidential helicopter unit and the Mission Commander for the space shuttle Atlantis. These aviators – and their ties to South Central Kentucky – deserve to be recognized and celebrated so that future generations might be made aware of and motivated by their extraordinary achievements.
Text Aviation Heritage Park Bowling Green, Kentucky
Photos Phil Cole