Aviation Museums
and airworthy collections
and airworthy collections
11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034 (Houston Ellington Field Airport)
The Museum originally began as a private collection of historic aircraft in 1985. As the collection grew, it's owner decided to place them on public display in 1990. The Lone Star Flight Museum, a non-profit organisation funded entirely through private donations, was formed. Formerly located in Galveston, the museum suffered heavy damage and devastation during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Most of the airworthy aircraft were flown out before the hurricane hit, however the remaining exhibits were either destroyed or heavily damaged. The museum subsequently decided to move to Ellington Airport in Houston where it's current state of the art facility was opened on 16th September 2017 housing the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, an airworthy collection of historic aircraft plus a high-tech Aviation Learning Center with dynamic hands-on exhibits.
Date of visit: 19th October 2018 (external images taken during Wings of Houston 2018)
N3904K
NC666TX
N124TJ
76-22599 / N599HF (on loan from the Vietnam War Flight Museum)
44-85718 '238050/BN-U/2C Thunderbird' / N900RW (ex G-FORT)
7718 '084' / N84LK
38490 / N75272
US Army 15132 / N15138 (converted Cessna 172E Skyhawk)
replica
USAF 126882 / N91945 (on loan from the Vietnam War Flight Museum)
2213 / displayed as N25673 Continental Airlines
42-54682 (displayed as SBD 82 / S9) / N93RW
274351 '24' / N1941N (ex 42-20182)
NX1CL (ex XR991, G-BOXO) (on loan from the Vietnam War Flight Museum)
N700RW / 69329 / RW
51-6953 / TR-953 / N648 (Collings Foundation Vietnam Memorial Flight)
N20XR (Mooney Hangar)
Displayed in the colors of the Doolittle Raiders 02344 (ex-44-86734 'Special Delivery') / N333RW
ANG 04566 / N566TX
N17HQ (on loan from the Vietnam War Flight Museum)
45-4900 'DE' / N5985V
NC85GG
44-W / N798CP?
44-90368 / IA-N 'Tarheel Hal' 433240 / N4747P
N778P
42-14999 / N68MH
121881 / N43RW
‘996’ / NX996 (operated by Marine Aviation Museum Inc.)
4502 / N221MG (owned by Marine Aviation Museum Inc.)
USN 133242 / N31957 (owned by the Collins Foundation)
52-6455 (ate Guard to American Legion Post 490)
N930NA (NASA)