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11th Spirit of Flight Day 2019: Our Biggest Car & Plane Show of the Year in Westminster, Colorado!
11th Annual Spirit of Flight Day New Location for Annual Museum Fundraiser Westminster, Colorado, Friday, June 7, 2019: The Spirit of Flight air museum will celebrate the 11th Annual Spirit of Flight Day museum fundraiser on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 10am-4pm. The event will be held at the new Spirit of Flight History Gallery…
Read MoreART 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.…
Read MoreLOCKHEED 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…
Read MoreMeet AVEE!
Have you ever wondered why some people love to fly? Why it’s because of AVEE of course! AVEE is the best friend of pilots young and old! He is the little whisper in your ear that says “Look up, something’s overhead!” AVEE has joined the crew at Spirit of Flight Center and is traveling around…
Read MorePT-23 Arrives at Spirit of Flight!
The Spirit of Flight PT-23 project is on display at the museum now. Stop by and see what a starting point looks like. Special thanks to Joe Burnett, who donated the PT to the museum!
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