Butler County Warbirds Explained

Butler County Warbirds
Type:	Nonprofit
Location City:	Middletown, Ohio
Coordinates:	39.5335°N -84.385°W
Pushpin Map:	Ohio
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The Butler County Warbirds is a non-profit organization located at the Middletown Regional Airport in Middletown, Ohio focused on military aviation history.

History

The Butler County Warbirds was founded in 2000 by Sandra Arany, Timothy Epperhart, Jean Lail, Roger Palmer and William Palmer. After 11 years, the group opened a museum in the 1938 City Hangar at the Middletown Regional Airport.^{[1] [2]}

The organization began raising funds to purchase a North American AT-6 Texan in October 2022.^[3] Plans call for the profits from rides sold in the airplane to go to an aviation scholarship for women.^[4]

Collection

• Aeronca L-3E Grasshopper^[5]
• Fairchild PT-19^[6]
• Fairchild XUC-86A^[7]
• Grumman American AA-5^[8]

Programs

The organization offers rides in three of its aircraft.^[9] It also provides a Vintage Cadet Experience, in which participants take part in a recreation of World War II flight training.^[10]

See also

• Tri-State Warbird Museum

Notes and References

1. News: Carter . Lori . Warbirds Museum Will Educate and Entertain All Ages . 4 December 2023 . Warren County Post . 21 March 2022.
2. Web site: Museum . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
3. Web site: Mission . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
4. Web site: Scholarship Details . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
5. Web site: Aeronca L-3E . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
6. Web site: Fairchild PT-19 . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
7. Web site: Fairchild XUC-86A . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
8. Web site: Grumman AA-5 . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
9. Web site: Airplane Rides . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.
10. Web site: Aviation Cadet Experience . Butler County Warbirds . 4 December 2023.