Keeping Aviation History Airborne

One of the primary purposes of the Texas Air Museum is to keep its historical airplanes in the air. We firmly believe that the best way to share aviation history is through flight! Airplanes were built to fly, after all. There is no greater way to connect to aviation history than hearing the same roar of an old radial engine starting up that WWII pilots heard, or feeling the same stick that trained so many brave pilots of days gone by, or seeing the same view from the cockpit that many who were trained in West Texas saw before shipping out.

Museum members routinely pull our airworthy airplanes out of their hangars and take to the sky. Many Saturday mornings at the Texas Air Museum begin with the sound of an airplane taxiing out for some exercise. Pilots are happy to discuss their experiences and what it’s like working on and flying these historic airplanes. We often take many of our aircraft to nearby airshows, and sometimes flying aircraft from our affiliates can be seen in our hangars and at our ramp. We hope you come out to learn more about and see our historic, airworthy aircraft! More information on the planes can be found on our website or in person. Updates on the maintenance of our flying aircraft can also be found on our blog.