The Kissimmee Air Museum was located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. It housed vintage aircraft from World War II to the Vietnam War including an outdoor showroom.[1] It was a working museum that restored vintage aircraft.[1] In 2021, the Kissimmee Air Museum closed when the associated Warbird Adventures, Inc moved their operation to Ninety Six, South Carolina.[citation needed]

Kissimmee Air Museum
Kissimmee Air Museum is located in Florida
Kissimmee Air Museum
Location within Florida
LocationKissimmee Gateway Airport, 233 N. Hoagland Boulevard, Kissimmee, Florida
Coordinates28°17′40″N 81°26′46″W / 28.2944°N 81.44623°W / 28.2944; -81.44623
TypeVintage Aircraft

When the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum closed in 2004 due to Hurricane Charley, Warbird Adventures, Inc. saw a need for a museum and opened the Kissimmee Air Museum in 2007.

Exhibits

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The museum displayed a number of vintage aircraft owned by the associated Warbird Adventures, Inc. as well as on loan from private individuals and other organizations.

Operational aircraft

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Aircraft under restoration

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Aircraft engines

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Frommer’s. "Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum", Frommers.com website, 2007. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.
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28°17′40″N 81°26′46″W / 28.2944°N 81.44623°W / 28.2944; -81.44623