Virginia Aviation Museum

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Located on the north side of the site of historic Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field,opened in 1927, now Richmond International Airport, Richmond, Virginia, United States, the Virginia Aviation Museum boasts a collection of some thirty four airframes, from reproductions of Wright Brothers kite gliders to the still state-of-the-art SR-71 Blackbird.

Outdoor displays:

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-7-CV Serial No. 70-966, c.n D.112, of the 192nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Lockheed SR-71 Serial No. 61-7968, c.n. 2019, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Indoor displays:

Wright 1899 Kite/Glider reproduction.
Wright 1901 Glider reproduction.
Wright 1902 Glider reproduction.
Wright 1911 Model "B" reproduction.
S.P.A.D. VII, B9913, built 1917 by Mann Egerton & Company, Ltd., Great Britain - one of 19 to Rockwell Field Pursuit Gunnery School, San Diego, California in 1918.
Standard E-1, no registration, built 1918, rescued from barn near Dayton, Ohio in 1950s by Sidney L. Shannon, Jr. and restored.
Curtiss JN-4D, Signal Corps 2975, c.n. 450, built 1918, on loan from Ken Hyde, Warrenton, Virginia.
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, NC3835, c.n. 9, built 1927 - in Eastern Air Transport markings.
Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket, NX237, c.n. 187, built 1928 as a CH-300 Pacemaker, salvaged from a glacier by Preston Synder in 1976 and converted to CH-400 - marked as "Columbia", original of which was destroyed in hangar fire.
Travel Air 2000, NC6282, c.n. 721, built 1927.
Fairchild FC-2W2, NX8006, built 1928, "Stars And Stripes" - Richard Evelyn Byrd's Arctic exploration aircraft, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum.
Heath Super Parasol, N1926, c.n. 31919, built 1928, donated by Dr. E.C. Garber, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Pietenpol Air Camper and Sky Scout, N9040N, c.n. 410, Ford-powered homebuilt, 1928, built and donated by Charles F. Duff.
Brunner Winkle BK Bird, c.n. 2025, built 1929, on loan from Dolph Overton.
Curtiss-Robertson J-1D Robin, NC532N, c.n. 733, built 1929, restored by Francis Clore.
Fleet Model 1, NC766V, c.n. 347, built August 1930 - marked as USAAC YPT-6.
Aeronca C-2N Razor Back, N11417, c.n. 151, originally built 1932 as C-1 Clipped Wing Cadet, converted 1932 to C-2N; rebuilt 1962.
Taylor E-2 Cub, NC12628, c.n. 33, built 1932.
Aeronca C-3 NC14640, c.n. 426, built 1935, donated by Kenneth Brugh, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Waco YOC, NC17740, c.n. 4279, built 1935, on loan from the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society - once owned by Hollywood artist Walter Matthew Jeffries who designed the Starship Enterprise.
Curtiss-Wright Speedwing Model A-14D, NC12329, built 1936, on loan from Allen H. Watkins - only one known in existence.
Vultee V-1AD Special, NC16099, c.n. 25, built 1936, "Lady Peace II" - once owned by publisher William Randolph Hearst, only one known in existence.
Fairchild Model 24-G, N19123, c.n. 2983, built August 1937.
Stinson SR-10G Reliant, NC21135, c.n. 5903, built 1937 for American Airlines and marked for that carrier - on loan from the Science Museum of Virginia.
Waco EGC-8, c.n. 5062, built for by R.G LeTourneau, 1938, one of seven total sold - now owned by David Tyndall, Mechanicsville, Virginia - undergoing restoration in the museum shop.
Bucker BU-133C Jungmeister, N133BU, c.n. 251, built 1941 - marked as aircraft of Beverly "Bevo" Howard.
Piper J-3 Cub, N42535, c.n. 14812, built 1943.
Ercoupe Model 415-D, N99143, c.n. 1766, built 1946, donated by Charles Drummond, Poquoson, Virginia.
Quickie 200 Tri-Gear, N200XQ, built 1988, from Tommy Burnette II, "Buckaroo".

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