Florida Air Museum, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida

An excellent museum with some real rarities, and entry is included with tickets to Sun'n Fun. I visited again in April 2024. Click here to see those photos.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Aeronca C-3 Collegiate N13557  
Aeronca LB NC15292 (N15292)  
Aerosport Woody Pusher N100FQ 1960s homebuilt designed by Harris Woods, inspired by the Curtiss Junior.
Bede BD-5B N51GB  
Boeing 727-200 N265FE Piedmont markings. Ex Air Canada C-GAAR, Morningstar Air Express C-GBZB, FedEx.
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (A75N1) N809RB Possibly a composite in false Red Baron markings.
Brokaw BJ-250 Bullet prototype N250BJ Very fast aerobatic homebuilt first flown in 1972, latterly fitted with a Garrett TPE331 turboprop.
Cessna 172M N1482U Not part of the Museum.
Cirrus VK-30 N94CM  
Command-Aire MR-1 Little Rocket Racer N345JA  
Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart 135765 US Navy. Five were built and four survive - this one never flew.
Culver V NC3134K (N3134K)  
Ercoupe 415-C N99741  
Ford Flivver replica '3218'  
Grumman F-14D(R) Tomcat 159619 AJ-105 US Navy
Heath Parasol V N88EG  
Laird Baby BiPlane replica    
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 57-0598 USAF Thunderbirds livery. Ex N23745.
Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon 138657 Experimental naval VTOL fighter unofficially named after its brave test pilot Herman "Fish" Salmon. 2 were built, but this is the only one to fly.
Lovings Love N100PH  
Mignet HM-297 N297HM  
M-Squared Breese    
Palmer Sunshine Clipper N62SC  
Piel Emeraude CP-301 N31EB  
Pietenpol CB-1 Air Camper N3513  
Piper (Taylor) E-2 N13177  
Piper PA-47-2400J PiperJet N360PJ The one and only example.
Pitts S-1C Special N5LU  
Porterfield FP-65 Collegiate N37850  
Rans S-9 Chaos N218ER  
Rutan Quickie N303Q  
Sorrell SNS-7 Hiperbipe N135HB  
Stits SA-11A Playmate N77JA  
Warner Revolution II (Spacewalker II) N168CM  
Wittman W-8 Tailwind N314T  
Wittman W-10 Chief Oshkosh replica N14855  
Wright Flyer replica    

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