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Another B-17 update. With the wings installed, now there is room for everyone to work. Fuel tanks are going in, landing ...
10/09/2026

Another B-17 update.
With the wings installed, now there is room for everyone to work.
Fuel tanks are going in, landing gear is going up and down, brakes are going on. Trailing edges go on next!!
Visible progress everywhere.

Introducing our freshly overhauled Vertical Fin, once thought Corroded beyond repair now restored. We just could not source a servicable fin, so here we go again. Just dive in. 😁

The crew at The Warbird Shop and their vendors and contractors are amazing.
Jim Martinelli heads up an award winning team. Thanks for the great work!

What was once thought a train, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter and brighter!

It’s Sunday, and it is all a bit quieter around town as everyone starts their journeys home. It takes a lot of effort by...
09/20/2026

It’s Sunday, and it is all a bit quieter around town as everyone starts their journeys home.
It takes a lot of effort by hosts and guests alike to put something like this together.
We really appreciate all the hard work to get the airplanes here. Oregon, Kansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Texas represented with:

Western (Young Crew)
Flagship Detroit (Oldest Flying)
N18121 (Highest Time, 97,000 hrs)
Ready 4 Duty (Young Crew)
That’s All Brother
Wabbit Express
Sky King (Host)
Vaerus (Brooks and his band of Hospitality Specialists 🤩)

Great planes surrounded by fellowship, flying, and food. The three F’s.

MAFM has the very best crew of Employees, Volunteers, Family, and Friends that made this event run smoothly at two facilities and two airports.
THANK YOU ALL!!! ❤️
It happens because of you.

The set up for the DC-3 gathering is going well and the response is positive. Friday at the grass strip is not for the g...
09/16/2026

The set up for the DC-3 gathering is going well and the response is positive.

Friday at the grass strip is not for the general public, it is more of a private affair for friends and family of the DC-3 guests.

SATURDAY at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (KOSA) is wide up for the public and hosted by Mid America Flight Museum. All of our great volunteers will be on hand for tours, plus plenty of DC-3’s for all to see.

There are a couple of groups selling rides even. Should be a good time and weather looks great.

We already have two DC-3’s sitting in the grass out at the grass strip, most are coming in Friday morning.
Gonna be a great time. See ya soon.

09/10/2026

Teaser Time-lapse
Bolts Torqued!

“We the People”Time for the update we’ve all been waiting for… (drum roll) 🥁🎵The wings with new spar tubes and terminal ...
09/10/2026

“We the People”
Time for the update we’ve all been waiting for… (drum roll) 🥁🎵

The wings with new spar tubes and terminal ends are back the fuselage today.
The report is that the bolts are in and torqued, awaiting cotter pins!!!

As you look at the picture you should know the fuselage got reskinned and several bulkheads and lots of stringers replaced for corrosion concern. It is looking amazing!

The vertical fin that was on the airplane was in horrible shape and they had to basically start over. It is amazing to think, it’ll be done at the end of the month. It’ll start looking like an airplane again very soon.

All this great work being done at “The Warbird Shop” with their employees, contractors and vendors!!!

Beautiful work! 🤩

We had a great time hosting the Vintage Air Road Tour this morning, and a big Thank You to Huey’s coffee for supplying t...
09/08/2026

We had a great time hosting the Vintage Air Road Tour this morning, and a big Thank You to Huey’s coffee for supplying the coffee this morning.
75+ cars in attendance and now on their way to Memphis.

Come on out tomorrow morning, we have it all done up nice. The Vintage Air Road Tour is in town and stopping at the muse...
09/08/2026

Come on out tomorrow morning, we have it all done up nice.

The Vintage Air Road Tour is in town and stopping at the museum tomorrow from 8 to 10 am.

They started in San Antonio and are headed for Memphis. Here we sit midway, and they are stopping in.

Come by and see 85+ vintage cars and trucks as the stop in and see what we have in our museum.

Love to see you!
Tuesday Sept 8, 2026 8 am until 10 am.
Free admission.

The latest Harlow update!This trip north was to finish up a few things, brakes, N #, placards, and weight and balance we...
08/28/2026

The latest Harlow update!
This trip north was to finish up a few things, brakes, N #, placards, and weight and balance were the big items. And bring home a truck load of documentation and drawings.
Gratefully, a very uneventful trip home in 1:45 minutes.
Excited to get this airplane finished and polished.

Lots of help from Mike Redpath and James Wirt, on top of our own crew of Daniel and Konner.
A large group of the Harris family and the Harlow team came out to see the departure, to include Ron Decker.

An amazing day of blessings.

It may be time to tell you of our new acquisition here at the Museum. We had a good week working on the Harlow. Lots of ...
08/07/2026

It may be time to tell you of our new acquisition here at the Museum. We had a good week working on the Harlow. Lots of final assembly and rigging, made some successful taxi tests. Getting it back home to Texas is getting very close.

This beautiful 1938 Harlow PJC-2 is serial number 2 of 11. It was pressed into service with the CAA.

Joe Harris bought this airplane and brought it home from Florida, totally corroded away. He spent 40 years of his life bringing it back to life. After his passing, his wife Judy asked if we could help get Joe’s dream across the finish line. This is a future award winner for sure, and we are proud to have it join our collection.

Please spend some time and research Max Harlow and his involvement with Howard Hughes, the H-1Racer, and his tenure with Pasadena Junior College.

More to come, keep your eyes open.
We will be sharing the story of Joe’s team and the journey they made.

Thanks to Mike Redpath and his team in our preflight work this week.

TEXAS DC-3 REUNION UPDATE. Our plan is the same, excited to have the DC-3’s come and play September 18 and 19. Now that ...
07/31/2026

TEXAS DC-3 REUNION UPDATE.

Our plan is the same, excited to have the DC-3’s come and play September 18 and 19. Now that we are getting closer we are defining it a bit more so everyone can plan accordingly.

An official invitation is going out early next week to all DC-3 operators. To insure we don’t miss someone, we hope they’ll share with other DC-3 operators. This list of aircraft confirmations are growing. On the invite, the list of plans and activities will be further defined, for crews and extended families.

GENERAL PUBLIC is sure encouraged to participate, but that will be limited to operations at the Mt Pleasant Regional Airport (KOSA) on Saturday. All functions at the grass strip are for the DC-3 crews and families. Several of the airplanes will be coming to the big airport on Saturday to coincide with normal museum operations. Several of the operators will also be selling rides. It will be a great time.

Any aircraft operating at the grass strip will be limited to DC-3’s and any others will need PRIOR PERMISSION.

Please contact Kelly with any questions. We sure expect this to be a time to remember.

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602 Mike Hall Pkwy
Mount Pleasant, TX
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