{"id":4498,"date":"2016-04-02T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=4498"},"modified":"2025-01-05T20:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:40:37","slug":"silver-wings-field-aviation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/silver-wings-field-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Wings Field Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Aviation Cadet Museum<\/strong> in <strong>Eureka Springs<\/strong>, <strong>Arkansas<\/strong>, is the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of the <strong>Aviation Cadet<\/strong> training program, which operated from 1917 to 1961. This program was instrumental in training young men as pilots, navigators, and bombardiers for the <strong>U.S. Army Air Forces<\/strong> and later the <strong>U.S. Air Force<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Silver Wings Field Aviation \/ Aviation Cadet Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">542 County Road 2073<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eureka Springs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arkansas 72632<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aviationcadet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/aviationcadet.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:av1cadet@arkansas.net\">av1cadet@arkansas.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (<span id=\"skype_c2c_container\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-numbertocall=\"+14792535008\" data-numbertype=\"paid\" data-isfreecall=\"false\" data-isrtl=\"false\" data-ismobile=\"false\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"non_free_num_ui\">479) 253-5008<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April &#8211; October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday &#8211; Friday operating on a three tour per day schedule 10:00, 13:00 and 15:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday 13:00 and 15:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday 15:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d411444.91307612695!2d-93.97549480497794!3d36.43121179500654!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x98079c00d715bc22!2sSilver+Wings+Field+Aviation!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1459616245519\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/silver-wings-field-aviation\/republic-f-105g-thunderchief-63-8306\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Republic-F-105G-Thunderchief-63-8306.jpg\" alt=\"Republic F-105G Thunderchief 63-8306\" class=\"wp-image-4499\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>104470<br><br><p>&#8211;<\/p> <p>57-0668<\/p> <p>56-3904<\/p> <p>741528\/05<\/p> <p>62-4422<\/p> <p>63-8306<\/p><\/td><td>Beechcraft T-34B Mentor<br><br><p>Convair T-29 (front fuselage)<\/p><p>Lockheed T-33A<\/p><p>North American QF-100F Super Sabre<\/p><p>Northrop F-5E Tiger II<\/p><p>Republic F-105G Thunderchief (cockpit)<\/p><p>Republic F-105G Thunderchief<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Attractions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aircraft Displays:<\/strong> The <strong>Aviation Cadet Museum<\/strong> features a collection of restored aircraft, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Republic F-105 Thunderchief (&#8220;Thud&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F-100 Super Sabre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northrop F-5E<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navy T-34 Mentor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AeroBall Simulation Cabinet:<\/strong> An immersive flight simulator, originally created for NASA and the Space Camp program, offering a unique hands-on experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convair T-29 &#8220;Flying Classroom&#8221;:<\/strong> An aircraft used to train navigators, with accessible cockpit and navigation controls for visitors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical Artifacts:<\/strong> The <strong>Aviation Cadet Museum<\/strong> houses uniforms, flight gear, photographs, and personal mementos donated by former cadets and their families, providing a comprehensive overview of the Aviation Cadet program&#8217;s evolution and impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aviation Cadet Museum in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of the Aviation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4498","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4498"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31660,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4498\/revisions\/31660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}