Warhawk Air Museum Explained

Warhawk Air Museum
Map Type:	Idaho
Coordinates:	43.586°N -116.5235°W
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Location:	Nampa, Idaho
Type:	Military aviation museum
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The Warhawk Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Nampa, Idaho.

History

The museum was founded on 6 March 1989 by John and Sue Paul.^[1]

The P-47 Dottie Mae, which was recovered from a lake in Austria in 2005, was restored for the museum by Vintage Airframes and unveiled in August 2017.^[2]

In 2021, it announced plans for an expansion.^[3] Ground was broken on the expansion in October 2023.^[4]

Collection

• Aero S-106^{[5] [6]}
• Bell UH-1C Iroquois^[7]
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog^[8]
• Curtiss Kittyhawk I^{[9] [10]}
• Curtiss Kittyhawk IV^{[11] [12]}
• Fokker Dr.I^[13]
• Lockheed F-104A Starfighter^[14]
• Naval Aircraft Factory N3N^[15]
• North American F-86F Sabre^[16]
• North American P-51C Mustang^[17]
• PZL-Mielec Lim-5^{[18] [19]}
• Republic F-84G Thunderjet^[20]

Visiting aircraft

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also previously featured a number of visiting aircraft:

• Eastern FM-2 Wildcat^[21]
• Eastern TBM Avenger^[22]
• North American P-51D Mustang^[23]
• North American SNJ-6^{[24] [25]}
• North American T-28A Trojan^[26]
• Piper L-4 Grasshopper^[27]
• Stearman Kaydet^[28]

Programs

The museum participates in the Veterans History Project and hosts a series of lectures called the Kilroy Coffee Klatch.^{[29] [30] [31]}

Notes and References

1. News: Rodine . Kristin . Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum celebrates 20 years since opening . 18 December 2021 . Lewiston Tribune . 16 March 2009.
2. News: Parris . Joe . Iconic World War II plane restored in Caldwell . 6 July 2024 . KTVB . 9 August 2017.
3. News: Dent . Steve . Warhawk Air Museum plans expansion to honor the latest generation of veterans . 18 December 2021 . Idaho News 6 . 13 December 2021.
4. News: Mendoza . Hector . The Warhawk Air Museum Breaks Ground on New Maintenance Hangar . 22 February 2024 . KTVB . 27 October 2023.
5. Web site: Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-21 . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
6. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-Aero S-106 Fishbed-C (NATO), s/n 1011 CVL, c/n 061011, c/r N1011E . Aerial Visuals . 18 December 2021.
7. Web site: Bell UH-1C “Mike” Model Gun Ship . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
8. Web site: Cessna L-19 Bird Dog . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
9. Web site: Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
10. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk I, s/n 1057 RCAF, c/n 15404, c/r N94466 . Aerial Visuals . 18 December 2021.
11. Web site: Curtiss P-40N Warhawk . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
12. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Curtiss Kittyhawk IV, s/n 880 RCAF, c/n 30158, c/r N1195N . Aerial Visuals . 18 December 2021.
13. Web site: Fokker DR-1 Triplane . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
14. Web site: Lockheed F-104A Starfighter . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
15. Web site: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
16. Web site: North American F-86F Sabre Jet . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
17. Web site: North American P-51C Mustang . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
18. Web site: Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-17 . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
19. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-5 Fresco-C (NATO), s/n 1417 SPRP, c/n 1C 14-17 . Aerial Visuals . 18 December 2021.
20. Web site: Republic F-84G Thunderjet . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
21. Web site: Grumman “Eastern” FM-2 Wildcat . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
22. Web site: Grumman TBM Avenger . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
23. Web site: North American P-51D Mustang . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
24. Web site: North American SNJ AT-6 Harvard . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
25. Web site: Airframe Dossier - North American SNJ-6 Texan, s/n 112213 USN, c/n 121-43176, c/r N969RH . Aerial Visuals . 18 December 2021.
26. Web site: North American T-28A Trojan . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
27. Web site: Piper L-4 Grasshopper . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
28. Web site: Stearman Kaydet . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
29. Web site: Veterans History Project . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
30. Web site: Kilroy Coffee Klatch . Warhawk Air Museum . 18 December 2021.
31. News: Nelson . Don . Warhawk Air Museum Archives Veterans' Stories . 22 February 2024 . Idaho News 6 . 19 May 2023.