WACO Air Museum

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LocationTroy, Ohio
Coordinates40°00′45″N 84°11′56″W / 40.0126°N 84.199°W / 40.0126; -84.199
DirectorNancy Royer[1]
WACO Air Museum
WACO Air Museum is located in Ohio
WACO Air Museum
Location within Ohio
LocationTroy, Ohio
Coordinates40°00′45″N 84°11′56″W / 40.0126°N 84.199°W / 40.0126; -84.199
TypeAviation museum
DirectorNancy Royer[1]
Websitewww.wacoairmuseum.org

The WACO Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Troy, Ohio focused on the history of the Waco Aircraft Company.

In 1997, WACO Field opened and a historic barn was raised on the property. A second building was completed in 2009.[2][3]

The museum received two airplanes, two land vehicles and other objects on loan from the Ohio Historical Society in 2009.[4]

A theater made from a replica CG-4A glider was completed in 2015.[5]

The museum broke ground on a new Learning Center in September 2017.[6]

The museum acquired the prototype RPT in 2018.[7]

The museum restarted work to complete the interior of the learning center in 2024.[8]

Facilities

The museum is located on Waco Field Airport (FAA LID: 1WF), which features a 2,385 ft (727 m) grass runway.[9]

Collection

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