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August 23, 2020
Renovation Activities ~ 8/28/20
August 28, 2020

What does your donations and entry fees go toward here at MAPS?

MAPS Air Museum is a working museum. In addition to acquiring and working on displays for areas like the Gallery of Heroes, MAPS is continually active on renovating and bringing back to life aviation’s past! Do you know the condition of many of the “new” aircraft that the museum receives?  

Some are right out of the military’s squadrons, like the EA-6B Prowler or the F-14 Tomcat that were flown right in, decommissioned, and maintained with minimal renovations.

Others, like the BT-13 Valiant, received extensive renovations after finding its pieces sitting in a corner or in pieces in a field, like the T-28 Trojan (above photo).  

MAPS, on average, is significantly renovating 4-6 at a time.  All of these activities depend on volunteers, who have worked on these aircraft during their time in the military or just have a personal interest in the aviation community and want to help save some of these flying relics.

The general public may not realize the massive renovations needed to get these aircraft back to anything similar to their previous glory.  After obtaining some, many are needing significant renovations and upgrades, such as the H-19 Chickasaw (just starting on its long road to completion) or the B-26 Marauder (now finished with over 14,000 volunteer hours performed).  

In the following photos, you will see many of our finished aircraft and how MAPS received them, along with some that are still in the midst of their initial renovations.  You will get an idea of some of the work performed by our volunteer workforce, and with your generosity of donations (monetary, material or time), we will have more to come!

Psssst: MAPS Air Museum is back OPEN, here are the temporary hours!

Select any photo to see in a larger slideshow:

Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7E "Corsair II"
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7E "Corsair II"
Before
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7E "Corsair II"
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7E "Corsair II"
After
Douglas C-47B "Skytrain or Gooney Bird"
Douglas C-47B "Skytrain or Gooney Bird"
Before
Douglas C-47B "Skytrain or Gooney Bird"
Douglas C-47B "Skytrain or Gooney Bird"
After
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (from USAF)
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (from USAF)
Before
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (from USAF)
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (from USAF)
After (2012)
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (From MFD)
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (From MFD)
Before
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (From MFD)
Cessna T-37B "Tweet" (From MFD)
After
Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
Before
Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star"
After
North American T-28A "Trojan"
North American T-28A "Trojan"
Before
North American T-28A "Trojan"
North American T-28A "Trojan"
After
Aeronca PT-19A "Cornell"
Aeronca PT-19A "Cornell"
Before
Aeronca PT-19A "Cornell"
Aeronca PT-19A "Cornell"
After
North American P-51 "Mustang"
North American P-51 "Mustang"
Before
North American P-51 "Mustang"
North American P-51 "Mustang"
After
Bell OH-58A "Kiowa"
Bell OH-58A "Kiowa"
Before
Bell OH-58A "Kiowa"
Bell OH-58A "Kiowa"
After
Goodyear GA-22A "Drake"
Goodyear GA-22A "Drake"
Before
Goodyear GA-22A "Drake"
Goodyear GA-22A "Drake"
After
North American F-86A "Sabre"
North American F-86A "Sabre"
Before
North American F-86A "Sabre"
North American F-86A "Sabre"
Midway through her Renovation!
Akron Aircraft "Funk Model B-75"
Akron Aircraft "Funk Model B-75"
Before
Akron Aircraft "Funk Model B-75"
Akron Aircraft "Funk Model B-75"
After
North American F-100D "Super Sabre"
North American F-100D "Super Sabre"
Before
North American F-100D "Super Sabre"
North American F-100D "Super Sabre"
After
Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger"
Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger"
Before
Convair F-102-A "Delta Dagger"
Convair F-102-A "Delta Dagger"
After
Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak"
Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak"
Before
Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak
After
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