Aircraft – The Spirit of Flight

ART CHESTER SWEE’ PEA AIR RACER RECOVERED Rare 1947 V-Tail plane now at the Spirit of Flight Museum!

Erie, Colorado, Monday, January 29, 2018: The Spirit of Flight museum added a piece of air racing history to its growing collection with the delivery of a 1947 Art Chester design known as the Swee’ Pea. The museum plans to restore the plane to static condition to help tell the story of early air racing.…

Chasing Planes is now available!!

It’s not easy saving history….. Chasing Planes Season One is now available. You can watch it online on demand at Vimeo or buy the DVD from the Spirit of Flight Store. Starting at an early age, Gordon Page was obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. Compelled to always look up to see…

LOCKHEED 12A comes to the Spirit of Flight Museum!

LOCKHEED 12A COMES TO THE SPIRIT OF FLIGHT MUSEUM! Restoration underway to Flying Condition Erie, Colorado, Monday, June 26, 2017: The Spirit of Flight museum has taken delivery of a rare 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior as part of its growing collection. The museum plans to restore the plane to flyable condition as…

THE PROTOTYPE CESSNA L-19 BIRD DOG

The L-19 took it’s final “flight” in December, 2008 during a 100MPH wind storm. The plane broke away from the tie downs and “flew” over the Redstone engine shop. It went down a revine and was stopped by a pine tree which saved the plane from a much more serious crash into a parking lot.…