Museum

CAF Airpower Museum

Dallas · Dallas County · Dedicated 1989 · THC Atlas #4200000286

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

CAF Airpower Museum is a museum in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 21 museums documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 556 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6772, -96.8608 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland Methodist Church, and Five Mile Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000286. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Commemorative Air Force was chartered in 1961 by a small group of crop dusters in Mercedes, Texas, to restore and preserve World War II combat aircraft, opening its first museum there in 1965. After stops in Harlingen and Midland, the CAF moved its headquarters to Dallas Executive Airport in 2014, where it operates the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center. The 47,000-square-foot facility holds the world's largest collection of WWII nose art.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

📍 32.6772, -96.8608 · Dallas, Dallas County

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Historical Marker

Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church

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