TWO RARE AIRWORTHY P-47D THUNDERBOLTS

Airworthy Warbirds are the foundation of the aircraft collection at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation. Most of the aircraft on display are flyable and with the runway just outside the hangar door, visitors are frequently treated to flight demonstrations. Aviation history comes to life as venerable WWII airplane engines start-up and the throttle is advanced for take-off.

This museum is said to be the only place in the country where two airworthy P-47 Thunderbolts are based. There are less than a dozen of these rare airplanes currently flying in the United States.

Because most of the aircraft collection is airworthy, you never know what aircraft you will see while at the museum. Visiting aircraft help vary the museum experience making it more interesting and exciting.

Not all of the airplanes on display are flyable. Some are on static display and at each station there is museum quality information and specifications to help visitors understand the role of a particular airplane on exhibit.

The following is a list of aircraft that are most frequently on display at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation:

*2 – REPUBLIC P-47D "THUNDERBOLT"
*1 – NORTH AMERICAN T-28
2 - T-33
1 - F-86 SABERJET
*1 - BEECHCRAFT SNB
2 - MiG 17
1 - MiG 21
1 - BOEING P-12B (Three-Quarter Scale Replica)
*1 - AT-6 "TEXAN"
1 - NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG (Full Scale Replica)
1 - SIKORSKY UH-34G
*1 – GRUMMAN ALBATROSS
1 - DOUGLAS A-4 SKYHAWK (Cockpit Section)
1 - NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL (Cockpit Section)

(* Airworthy aircraft that fly on a regular basis)

The following aircraft are in our restoration hangar:

PIASECKI HUP-2 RETRIEVER

CESSNA L-19 BirdDog

(The restoration hangar is not accessible to the public)

HUN HUNTER XVI
2008 Air Show Schedule
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Saturday - August 9
"Thunder Over Michigan"
at the
Yankee Air Museum
www.yankeeairmuseum.org
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Saturday - August 23
Indianapolis Air Show
at the
Mt. Comfort Airport
www.indyairshow.com
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Saturday - September 6
ShawFest 2008
"Thunder Over The Midlands"
at
Shaw Air Force Base
www.shaw.af.mil
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Saturday - September 13
"Wings Over The Big Southfork"
at the
Scott County Airport
(Tennessee)
www.wingsoverbigsothfork.com
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Saturday - September 20
Millville Air Show
at
Millville, NJ
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Saturday - September 27
"Warbird Gathering"
at the
Tennessee Museum of Aviation
www.tnairmuseum.org

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(Air Show appearances are dependant on weather.)