War Eagles Air Museum

Aviation museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico

War Eagles Air Museum

Museum entrance

Location within New Mexico

Established| 13 September 1989 (1989-09-13)
Location| Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Coordinates| 31°52′34″N 106°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿31.876°N 106.701°W﻿ / 31.876; -106.701
Type| Aviation museum
Founder|

* Betty MacGuire
* John T. MacGuire

Website| www.wareaglesairmuseum.com

War Eagles Air Museum is an aerospace and automotive museum with several exhibits. It is located at Doña Ana County International Jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.[1]

## History[edit]

The museum was established by West Texas engineer, rancher and oilman John T. MacGuire and his wife Betty MacGuire. As pilots, they began collecting warbirds after encountering them in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1979.[2] As the collection grew, they looked for a place to build a museum to display their collection. After considering several options such as Las Cruces, New Mexico and Reno, Nevada, John decided to build the museum closer to their home near the Doña Ana County International Airport.[citation needed] The 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) facility unofficially opened to the public on 13 September 1989.[3][2] Shortly after opening, the museum purchased a Tupolev Tu-2 from China.[4]

The museum completed a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) expansion in 1996.[5][6]

## Aircraft[edit]

Tupolev Tu-2

* Bell OH-58 Kiowa[7]
* Boeing PT-13D[7][8]
* Canadair CT-133 Silver Star[7][9]
* Canadair Sabre 6[7][10]
* Cessna 140[7]
* Cessna T-37B Tweet[11]
* Curtiss Kittyhawk IA[7][12]
* de Havilland Tiger Moth[7]
* Douglas RB-26C Invader[7][13]
* Douglas C-47A Skytrain[7][14]
* General Motors TBM-3E Avenger[7][15]
* Hawker Sea Fury FB.10[7][16]
* Hughes OH-6A Cayuse[17]
* Lockheed F-5G Lightning[7][18]
* LTV A-7E Corsair II[7]
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS[7][19]
* Mil Mi-2[20]
* Morane-Saulnier MS.502[7][21]
* North American FJ-2 Fury[7]
* North American P-51D Mustang[7][22]
* North American AT-6F Texan[7][23]
* North American T-28B Trojan[7][24]
* Northrop AT-38B Talon[7][25]
* Piper J-3 Cub[7]
* Republic F-84F Thunderstreak[7]
* Stinson L-5 Sentinel[26]
* Stinson L-13A[7][27]
* Stinson Reliant[7]
* Tupolev Tu-2[7]
* Vought F4U-4 Corsair[7][28]
* Vultee BT-13B Valiant[7][29]
* WSK-Mielec Lim-2[7][30]
* WSK-Mielec Lim-2[31]

## Automobiles[edit]

* Auburn Speedster[32]
* BMW R5[32]
* Buick Roadmaster[32]
* Cadillac Biarritz[32]
* Cadillac Eldorado[32]
* Cadillac Series 61[32]
* Cadillac Series 62[32]
* Chevrolet 2-door[32]
* Ford Model A[32]
* Ford Model T[32]
* Ford Mustang[32]
* Ford Standard[32]
* Honda N600[32]
* Jaguar E-Type[32]
* Lincoln Continental Mark IV[32]
* MG TF[32]
* Nash Rambler[32]
* Oldsmobile Curved Dash[32]
* Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser[32]
* Overland Model 24[32]
* Packard One-Twenty[32]
* Packard Super Eight[32]
* Porsche 912[32]
* Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud[32]
* Volvo Amazon[32]

## See also[edit]

* List of aviation museums

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ "War Eagles Air Museum". war-eagles-air-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
2. ^ a b Weeks, Donna (4 April 1990). "War Eagles Museum Becomes Little-Heralded Treasure". El Paso Times. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. ^ Weeks, Donna (4 October 1989). "The Daring Old Planes in the Flying Museum". El Paso Times. p. 6. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
4. ^ "Featured Aircraft" (PDF), Plane Talk, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1–4, 6, January–March 2008, retrieved 4 December 2022
5. ^ Baca, Kim (6 June 1996). "NM Aircraft Museum Grows". El Paso Times. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
6. ^ Pipes, Richard (2 September 1997). "Warplanes on Display". Albuquerque Journal. p. C3. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Aircraft on Display". War Eagles Air Museum. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
8. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-13D Kaydet, s/n 42-17250 USAAF, c/n 75-5413, c/r N75855". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
9. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Canadair Silver Star 3, s/n 21582 RCAF, c/n T33-582, c/r N92JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
10. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American-Canadair Sabre 6, s/n 365 SAAF, c/r N106JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
11. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Cessna T-37B-CE Tweet, s/n 66-7966 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
12. ^ Thompson, Scott. "P-40E N1207V (RAF AL152, RCAF 1082, N1207V, N95GB)". Aero Vintage Books. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
13. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas RB-26C Invader, s/n 44-35493 USAAF, c/n 28772, c/r N576JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
14. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-47A-90-DL, s/n 43-15679 USAAF, c/n 20145, c/r N574JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
15. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, s/n 69459 USN, c/n 2198, c/r N8397H". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
16. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Hawker Sea Fury FB.10, s/n 253 IQAF, c/n 37703 (ISS23), c/r N57JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
17. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, s/n 67-16301 US". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
18. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 44-27087 USAAF, c/n 422-8091, c/r N577JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
19. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21SPS Fishbed-F (NATO), s/n 22+24 Luftwaffe, c/n 944213". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
20. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mil-WSK PZL-Swidnik Mi-2, s/n 98-41532 US, c/n 5411031099, c/r N56346". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
21. ^ "FAA Registry [N28670]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
22. ^ Fowles, Curtis. "P-51 Mustang Survivors: 44-84658 N51TF "The Friendly Ghost"". MustangsMustangs. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
23. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American AT-6F-NT Texan, s/n 44-81841 USAAF, c/n 121-42563, c/r N578JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
24. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28B Trojan, s/n 138247 USN, c/n 200-318, c/r N572JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
25. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Northrop AT-38B Talon, s/n 64-13267 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
26. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stinson L-5 Sentinel, s/n 42-15017 USAAF, c/n 76-0220, c/r N40002". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
27. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Convair L-13A, s/n 47-0316 USAAF, c/n 196, c/r N316LG". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
28. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Vought F4U-4 Corsair, s/n 81698 USN, c/r N53JB". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
29. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Vultee BT-13B Valiant, s/n 42-90296 USAAF, c/n 79-1293, c/r N63697". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
30. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich SBLim-2A, s/n 6040 SPRP, c/n 1A 06-040, c/r N40BM". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
31. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-2 Fagot-B (NATO), s/n 1013 SPRP, c/n 1B 010-13, c/r N13KM". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Automobiles on Display". War Eagles Air Museum. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Conley, Jim (12 March 1993). "Rare War Planes to Fly Again in Upper Valley". El Paso Times. pp. 1A–2A. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Edgren, Charles (20 November 1989). "War Eagles". El Paso Herald-Post. p. D-1. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Laird, John (24 March 1994). "Adventure Stories Lure People to Air Museum". El Paso Times. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Martinez, Victor R. (4 November 2003). "Piper J-3's Journey to Relive Saga". El Paso Times. pp. 1D–2D. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Shubinski, Jennifer (14 October 1999). "Growth Potential". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Washington Valdez, Diana (16 December 2006). "Museum is Area's Best Kept Secret". El Paso Times. pp. 1D–2D. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
* Wilson, Charles K. (16 February 2005). "Museum Honors Aging Heroes". El Paso Times. p. 1B. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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