Greater Saint Louis Air & Space Museum
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The Greater Saint Louis Air & Space Museum is a museum with the mission to preservation and display of historic air and space craft and artifacts, and provide educational programs.
, Cahokia, Illinois
. The adjacent Hangar one and two are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The Hangar was completed in March 1930 on the newly opened Curtiss-Stienburg airport. The brick structure featured a cast Curtiss Wright emblem across the doorway. The first occupant of Hangar 2 was St.Louis based Union Electric Company
. Its Ford 4-AT-B
was used for corporate transport and line patrols, and is now part of the National Naval Aviation Museum Later it was used for the East St. Louis Flying School. In 1939, Oliver Parks expanded his flight operations to the airport for the Civilian Pilot Training Program
. Parks College
used the hangar for flight operations until the mid 1990s.
The original site for the museum was located at Spirit of St. Louis Airport
. The Museum relocated to Cahokia Illinois into the Curtiss-Wright Hangar number two.
Architecture
The museum is housed in the Curtiss Wright Hanger number two at St. Louis Downtown AirportSt. Louis Downtown Airport
St. Louis Downtown Airport is a public-use airport located in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, one mile east of the central business district of Cahokia, in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Bi-State Development Agency. The airport is located less than 3 miles from...
, Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 16,391. The name is a reference to one of the clans of the historic Illini confederacy, who were encountered by early French explorers to the region.Early European settlers also...
. The adjacent Hangar one and two are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The Hangar was completed in March 1930 on the newly opened Curtiss-Stienburg airport. The brick structure featured a cast Curtiss Wright emblem across the doorway. The first occupant of Hangar 2 was St.Louis based Union Electric Company
Union Electric Company
The Union Electric Company of Missouri was an electric power utility first organized in 1902. As one of the S&P 500 largest companies in the United States, in 1997 its holding company merged with a smaller neighboring utility, Central Illinois Public Service Company through its holding company,...
. Its Ford 4-AT-B
Ford Trimotor
The Ford Trimotor was an American three-engined transport plane that was first produced in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and that continued to be produced until June 7, 1933. Throughout its time in production, a total of 199 Ford Trimotors were produced...
was used for corporate transport and line patrols, and is now part of the National Naval Aviation Museum Later it was used for the East St. Louis Flying School. In 1939, Oliver Parks expanded his flight operations to the airport for the Civilian Pilot Training Program
Civilian Pilot Training Program
The Civilian Pilot Training Program was a flight training program sponsored by the United States government with the stated purpose of increasing the number of civilian pilots, though having a clear impact on military preparedness....
. Parks College
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology is a college within Saint Louis University.-History:right|thumb|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver]] restored by Parks students in 1991...
used the hangar for flight operations until the mid 1990s.
History
The Saint Louis Air & Space Museum was incorporated in July 1982.The original site for the museum was located at Spirit of St. Louis Airport
Spirit of St. Louis Airport
Spirit of St. Louis Airport is a public airport located 17 miles west of the central business district of St. Louis, in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by St. Louis County.- Facilities and aircraft :Spirit of St...
. The Museum relocated to Cahokia Illinois into the Curtiss-Wright Hangar number two.
Gallery of exhibits
- Australia standard sailplane
- Bede BD-5
- Link TrainerLink TrainerThe term Link Trainer, also known as the "Blue box" and "Pilot Trainer" is commonly used to refer to a series of flight simulators produced between the early 1930s and early 1950s by Ed Link, based on technology he pioneered in 1929 at his family's business in Binghamton, New York...
- Lockheed JetStarLockheed JetStarThe Lockheed JetStar is a business jet produced from the early 1960s through the 1970s. The JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service. It was also one of the largest aircraft in the class for many years, seating ten plus two crew...
- Meyers OTWMeyers OTW|-See also:-External links:* *...
- Mini-MAXMini-MAXThe JDT Mini-MAX is a large family of single-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, single engine aircraft, available in kit form for amateur construction. The first Mini-MAX had its first flight in 1984...