{"id":5386,"date":"2016-05-25T21:23:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T19:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=5386"},"modified":"2025-01-13T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:31:33","slug":"vintage-aero-flying-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/vintage-aero-flying-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Aero Flying Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Vintage Aero Flying Museum<\/strong> (<strong>VAFM<\/strong>), located near <strong>Fort Lupton<\/strong>, <strong>Colorado<\/strong>, is a distinguished aviation museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich history of flight, with a particular emphasis on World War I and World War II aviation. Formerly known as the <strong>LaFayette Escadrille Flying Museum<\/strong>, VAFM is home to the LaFayette Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to bringing aviation history to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vintage Aero Flying Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Platte Valley Airpark, 7125 Parks Lane<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Fort Lupton<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Colorado 80621<\/span><\/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:\/\/www.vafm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.vafm.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@vafm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@vafm.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 <span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">(303) 668-8044<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Friday &#8211; Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Tuesday and Thursday by appointment<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VINTAGEAEROFLYINGMUSEUM.ORG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d390627.51699075993!2d-104.97337798318122!3d40.102673999999986!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x9408769c1e6cba5e!2sThe+Vintage+Aero+Flying+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1464203840367\" 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\/vintage-aero-flying-museum\/vintage-aero-flying-museum-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5387\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vintage-Aero-Flying-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Aero Flying Museum Fort Lupton, Colorado\" class=\"wp-image-5387\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>N4363P<p><\/p>\n<p>N9173L\/3<\/p>\n<p>N18852\/LO<\/p>\n<p>N8105D<\/p>\n<p>N152RB\/152\/17<\/p>\n<p>N435Y<\/p>\n<p>N86483<\/p>\n<p>N52RT\/C.1084<\/p>\n<p>N1917J<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N43889<\/p>\n<p>N95910<\/p>\n<p>N54679\/P-101<\/p><\/td><td>Aeromarine Klemm<p><\/p>\n<p>Douglas Lark<\/p>\n<p>Fokker D.VII<\/p>\n<p>Fokker D.VIII<\/p>\n<p>Fokker Dr.1<\/p>\n<p>Greatlakes 2T-1A<\/p>\n<p>Piper PA-20 Mystery Pacer<\/p>\n<p>Replica Plans S.E.5A (7\/8 scale replica)<\/p>\n<p>Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Sopwith Pup (replica)<\/p>\n<p>SPAD S.VII (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Titan 51 Mustang<\/p>\n<p>Taylorcraft BC-12D<\/p>\n<p>Vultee BT-13A Valiant<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>World War I Artifacts:<\/strong> <strong>Vintage Aero Flying Museum<\/strong> boasts the largest collection of named World War I memorabilia in the world, including original uniforms, personal items, and artifacts from notable aviators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aircraft Collection:<\/strong> The museum features a range of historically significant aircraft, including flying replicas of <strong>World War I<\/strong> planes such as the <strong>Fokker Dr.1<\/strong> and <strong>Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5<\/strong>. These meticulously crafted replicas offer visitors a tangible connection to early aviation history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educational Displays:<\/strong> Through detailed exhibits, <strong>Vintage Aero Flying Museum<\/strong> educates visitors on the evolution of aviation, the experiences of pilots during the world wars, and the technological advancements that have shaped flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vintage Aero Flying Museum (VAFM), located near Fort Lupton, Colorado, is a distinguished aviation museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich history of&#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-5386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386","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=5386"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31904,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386\/revisions\/31904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}