Southern Heritage Air Museum

Aviation museum in Tallulah, Louisiana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Southern Heritage Air Museum is an aviation museum located at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport near Tallulah, Louisiana.

EstablishedNovember 2012 (2012-11)
Coordinates32.3537°N 91.0250°W / 32.3537; -91.0250
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Southern Heritage Air Museum
Southern Heritage Air Museum is located in Louisiana
Southern Heritage Air Museum
Location within Louisiana
EstablishedNovember 2012 (2012-11)
LocationTallulah, Louisiana
Coordinates32.3537°N 91.0250°W / 32.3537; -91.0250
TypeAviation museum
FounderDan Fordice[1]
Websitewww.southernheritageair.org/museum
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History

The Southern Heritage Air Foundation was founded by Dan Fordice and his father Kirk Fordice, a former Mississippi governor, in 2004.[2][3] The following year, the foundation began the annual Southern Heritage Air Show at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport.[4][5]

Following an agreement which saw the foundation's hangar donated to the airport and then leased from it for a nominal sum, it opened the Southern Heritage Air Museum in mid-November 2012.[6][7]

Facilities

The museum's building includes an 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2) display area.[8]

Collection

The museum's North American P-51D Mustang Charlotte’s Chariot II at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow in 2019

Events

The museum hosts an annual warbird formation clinic.[14][a]

Programs

The museum offers rides in four of its aircraft.[16]

References

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