Golden Age Air Museum
Aviation museum in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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The Golden Age Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Grimes Airport in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is focused on the Golden Age of Aviation.
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Location | Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.487°N 76.268°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
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| Website | www |
History
Paul Dougherty Sr. and Paul Dougherty Jr. began restoring aircraft at Warrington Airport in Warrington, Pennsylvania, in 1985. However, when the airport closed, they were forced to find a new location for their collection. After a search, they purchased Grimes Airport in 1996 and founded the museum along with James A. McCord.[1][2] It opened the following summer with nine airplanes.[3] By 2013, the collection had expanded to almost three dozen airplanes.[4] The museum completed its reproduction SPAD XIII in 2023.[5]
Exhibits
Exhibits at the museum include a Link Trainer.[6]
Collection
- Aeronca C-3[7]
- Allison Sport[8]
- Brunner-Winkle Bird CK[9]
- Cessna 195[10]
- Cessna AW[8]
- Christen Eagle[8]
- Culver Cadet[8]
- Curtiss Fledgling[8]
- Curtiss JN-4D[11]
- Dormoy Bathtub – replica[8]
- Fairchild 24R[8]
- Fleet 7[8]
- Fokker Dr.I – replica[12]
- Franklin Sport A[8]
- Great Lakes Sport Trainer – replica[13]
- Great Lakes Trainer[8]
- Heath Parasol[8]
- Monocoupe 70[14]
- Pietenpol Air Camper[15]
- RLU-1 Breezy[8]
- Rumpler C.V – replica[16]
- Sopwith Pup – replica[17]
- SPAD XIII – replica[18]
- Sperry Messenger – replica[8]
- Stampe-Vertongen SV.4[8]
- Star Cavalier B[19]
- Star Cavalier E[20]
- Swallow TP[8]
- Taylor E-2 Cub[21]
- Taylorcraft BC-12D[8]
- Taylor-Young Model A[8]
- Travel Air 2000[8]
- Waco GXE[8]
- White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX[8]
- Winstead Special[22]