by Jack Lee
Last night the Chico airport commission approved the Chico Air Museum’s formal request for a 10 year lease on the Ryan (former Areo Union) hangar. In addition to this good news the museum just received approval from the Navy to acquire an F-86 fighter from the Museum of Flight in Santa Maria.
The move from the current location (170 Convair Ave., Chico Airport) to the new facility down the street on Convair will not take place until Sept. or Oct. The F-86 will probably arrive about that time too. In the meanwhile, the new facility will be cleaned and painted and prepared for visitors with many new exhibits added that have been sitting in storage due to a lack of space at the old museum. The new C.A. museum goal is to be self-sustaining through visitor contributions (donations) with enough funds to acquire more aircraft.
The Chico Air Museum is open to the public FRIDAY – SATURDAY – SUNDAY 10 am until 4 pm and is located next to the control tower just a few hundred yards south of the terminal. Admission is FREE.
“The Chico Air Museum was founded to collect, preserve, document and display artifacts significant to the rich aviation and aerospace history of Chico Army Air Field and the North Valley. Our primary purpose is to educate and inspire people of all ages, while honoring the creativity, dedication and sacrifices of the men and women who contributed to the remarkable aviation heritage in the Northern Sacramento Valley.” CAM
Very cool.
Did Jaunita be her usual ingratiating self?