The Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, formerly known as the Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark is an aviation museum and airpark located in Palmdale, California with various United States military aircraft on display. The park is located adjacent to the United States Air Force Plant 42 and the Blackbird Airpark Museum. All of the aircraft on display were donated or loaned to the city of Palmdale, which owns and operates the park.
Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
The Joe Davies Heritage Airpark is located south of U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in the bottom center of the satellite image
In 2008, park was renamed to the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 to honor Joe Davies, a resident of Palmdale who served as the commander of Plant 42 from 1963 to 1967 and later served three terms on the Palmdale city council from 1988 to 1996. A memorial plaque was installed at the park in 2021.[3] The park has a program called "Adopt-a-Plane" which cleans aircraft on a bi-weekly or monthly basis.[4] Admission and parking are free, and the park is open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.[5] Most of its employees are volunteers.[1]
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The aviation museum has a total of 21 retired military aircraft and a 1:8 scale model on display.[6]
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The Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 formerly known as the Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark is an aviation museum and airpark located in Palmdale California with various United States military aircraft on display The park is located adjacent to the United States Air Force Plant 42 and the Blackbird Airpark Museum All of the aircraft on display were donated or loaned to the city of Palmdale which owns and operates the park Joe Davies Heritage AirparkThe Joe Davies Heritage Airpark is located south of U S Air Force Plant 42 in the bottom center of the satellite imageTypeAviation museum airparkLocation2001 East Avenue PNearest cityPalmdale CaliforniaCoordinates34 36 8 9 N 118 05 13 6 W 34 602472 N 118 087111 W 34 602472 118 087111Area26 4 acres 10 7 ha EstablishedOctober 20 1998 25 years ago 1998 10 20 Owned byCity of PalmdaleWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft on display 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark was established on October 20 1998 by the city of Palmdale and the United States Air Force on land donated to the city of Palmdale by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 1 The park is located at 2001 East Avenue P It is adjacent to United States Air Force Plant 42 to the north and the Blackbird Airpark Museum to the east 2 The aviation museum was established commemorate the various aircraft which were designed built and flown at Plant 42 3 In 2008 park was renamed to the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 to honor Joe Davies a resident of Palmdale who served as the commander of Plant 42 from 1963 to 1967 and later served three terms on the Palmdale city council from 1988 to 1996 A memorial plaque was installed at the park in 2021 3 The park has a program called Adopt a Plane which cleans aircraft on a bi weekly or monthly basis 4 Admission and parking are free and the park is open to the public on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays 5 Most of its employees are volunteers 1 Aircraft on display editThe aviation museum has a total of 21 retired military aircraft and a 1 8 scale model on display 6 The first aircraft to be put on display at the park was a North American F 100 Super Sabre Bureau number 54 2299 1 On September 12 2014 one of the two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Tail number N911NA was put on display at the park as a part of a long term loan from NASA to the city of Palmdale 7 According to the city of Palmdale the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark could display a Boeing 767 a Convair F 102 Delta Dagger a Lockheed F 117 Nighthawk a Lockheed Martin F 22 Raptor a Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning II a Northrop Grumman B 2 Spirit a and a Rockwell MBB X 31 in the future 1 The park plans to have over 40 aircraft on display 8 In addition to the aircraft on display the aviation museum also uses various salvaged aircraft parts as decoration elements All of the aircraft displayed by the park were donated or loaned to the city of Palmdale 1 The following table lists all the aircraft on display 1 Image Aircraft Donated to the park Put on display 1 nbsp Northrop Grumman B 2 Spirit 1 8 scale model 2 nbsp Curtiss C 46D CommandoSerial number 44 78019 A 3 nbsp McDonnell F 101F VoodooSerial number 58 0324 May 2005 November 2006 4 nbsp North American F 100D Super SabreSerial number 54 2299 1 August 1998 1 October 1998 5 nbsp Lockheed F 104C StarfighterSerial number 57 0915 October 1998 October 1998 6 nbsp Republic F 105F ThunderchiefSerial number 62 4416 August 1998 October 1998 7 nbsp Grumman F 14D TomcatBureau Number 164350 October 2006 December 2006 8 nbsp General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon b Serial number 78 0105 9 nbsp AGM 28 Hound Dog M 025 26 June 2007 26 June 2007 10 nbsp Boeing B 52F StratofortressSerial number 57 0038 11 nbsp Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier AircraftAircraft registration N911NA 12 September 2014 12 September 2014 12 nbsp Scaled Composites TriumphAircraft registration W143SC May 2006 March 2007 13 nbsp Lockheed T 33ASerial number 51 4533 April 2007 7 February 2008 14 nbsp Lockheed Martin X 55Serial number S0303A 0963 15 nbsp LTV A 7B Corsair IIBureau Number 154449 16 nbsp McDonnell F 4D Phantom IISerial number 65 0696 17 nbsp Northrop T 38A TalonSerial number 63 8182 1 August 1998 1 October 1998 18 nbsp Douglas A 4C SkyhawkBureau Number 145067 March 2001 August 2004 19 nbsp Northrop F 5E Tiger IISerial number 74 1529 May 2005 October 2005 20 nbsp Lockheed JetStarAircraft registration N814NA January 2003 May 2005 21 nbsp Canadair Sabre CL 13 Mk 5Serial number RCAF23231 Aircraft registration N91FS August 1998 October 1998 22 nbsp Space Shuttle Evacuation Test SledSee also editList of aviation museumsNotes edit The current Northrop Grumman B 2 Spirit on display at the park is a 1 8 scale model 1 Forward part of F 16C 84 1228 and rear of F 16B 78 0105 References edit a b c d e f g Joe Davies Heritage Airpark Brochure City of Palmdale pp 1 2 Retrieved July 8 2023 K Igor April 27 2017 Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 Air Museum Guide Retrieved July 8 2023 a b Gatlin Allison August 20 2021 Palmdale Legend Davies is Honored Antelope Valley Press Retrieved July 8 2023 Adopt a Plane and Help Keep It Clean Antelope Valley Press December 18 2021 Retrieved July 8 2023 Joe Davies Airpark Has New Operating Hours Antelope Valley Press March 11 2023 Retrieved July 8 2023 Joe Davies Heritage Airpark City of Palmdale Retrieved July 8 2023 Brown Alan September 12 2014 Gibbs Yvonne ed NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911 Moves to Final Home NASA Retrieved July 8 2023 Palmdale California WorldAtlas August 8 2022 Retrieved July 8 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joe Davies Heritage Airpark Official website Portals nbsp Aviation nbsp California nbsp Museums nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Davies Heritage Airpark amp oldid 1198174522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,