Mid-Atlantic Air Museum facts for kids
An aerial view of the museum
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Russell A. & Eugene Strine |
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) is an aviation museum and aircraft restoration facility located at Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum, founded by Russ Strine, the current President, collects and actively restores historic war planes and classic airliners as well as rare civilian and military aircraft. Many of the museum's historic aircraft are often seen on the airshow circuit.
Overview
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum has hosted the “World War II Weekend Air Show” annually since 1990. The World War II Weekend is generally scheduled to coincide with 6 June, with an attendance approaching 100,000 people.
The museum offers rides in their vintage North American SNJ (Navy version of the AT-6 “Texan” World War II military trainer) and in a Stearman Biplane on the second Saturday of the month from May through October excluding the month of June.
It has also embarked on an ambitious project to restore its Northrop P-61B Black Widow, recovered from New Guinea in 1989, to flying condition.
Mid Atlantic Air Museum also sells aircraft for MS Flight Simulator of some of their restored aircraft such as the B-25, C-47 and TBM Avenger.
In 2018, a new hangar was being built at the museum.
Aircraft on display
- Elias EC-1 Aircoupe
- Brunner-Winkle Bird
- American Eagle Eaglet 31
- Heath LNA-40
- Heath CNA-40 Midwing
- Pietenpol Air Camper
- Kinner B-1
- Kellett KD-1
- Aeronca C-3
- Piper J-2 Cub
- Aeronca K
- Arrow Model F
- Fairchild 24 G
- Taylor-Young Model A
- Troyer VX
- Fairchild PT-19
- Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
- Piper NE-1 Cub
- Stearman N2S-3 Kaydett (B-75N)
- Fairchild PT-26 Cornell
- Vultee BT-13A Valiant
- Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
- North American B-25J Mitchell
- North American SNJ-4B Texan
- Northrop P-61B Black Widow
- Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain
- Eastern Aircraft TBM-3E Avenger
- Auster Mk.V J/1 Autocrat
- Commonwealth 185 Skyranger
- Republic F-84B Thunderjet
- Republic RC-3 Seabee
- ERCO 415-G Ercoupe
- Piper PA-22 Tripacer
- North American F-86F Sabre
- Martin 4-0-4
- Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar
- Piasecki H-21B Shawnee
- Piper L-21B Grasshopper
- Vickers 745D Viscount
- Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (P2V-7S)
- Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
- Beechcraft Model G18S
- Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean
- Ried Flying Submarine (Prototype)
- Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard
- CCW-5 Channelwing
- Rutan VariEze
- Piper PA-34-200 Seneca
- Spratt 108
- Cessna 150M Commander
- American Aerolites Double Eagle
- Bellanca 14-19-3 Cruisair
- Aichi D3A – replica
