American Airpower Museum Farmingdale NY

After years of saying "We have to go see the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale (NY) one day" we finally got there! It was beautiful sunny day, coming 24 hours after the passing of Hurricane Arthur and tons of wind and rain. Here we present a group of snapshots, taken with our trusty Canon SX40. If you are ever on Long Island, you should try to work in a visit to this wonderful place. We really enjoyed ourselves and the many guides we spoke with provided us with so much information and were just genuinely friendly people who have a passion for the history of the planes that won the war.

Here is more information about the museum, taken from their website at http://americanairpowermuseum.com/


History of the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport:

Some sixty five years ago, the current home of the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport was a crucial part of the “Arsenal of Democracy”. Home to Republic Aviation, the complex produced over 9,000 P-47 Thunderbolts in Farmingdale.

The “Jug”, as it was called because of its robust assembly line construction, went on to defeat the best fighter pilots the German Luftwaffe could muster.

Today, no American aviation museum with a squadron of operational World War II aircrafts has a more appropriate setting for its flight operations. Taxing to the very runways and hangars that dispatched Thunderbolts to war, vintage aircrafts recreate those turbulent years and allow the public to watch these planes in their natural environment – the air.

This exciting effort to keep our history alive is made possible through state grants, corporate underwriting, personal philanthropy and gifts from people like you.

Also, critical to the establishment of this museum was the cooperation of the airport’s fix based operator, SheltAir and the Republic Airport management team. We are grateful to our benefactors, and to you, for your admission fee. Your dollars help meet museum costs including utilities, aircraft maintenance, building repair, and exhibit construction. While thousands of hours have been donated, the dollars requested from you are tax deductible and are put to immediate use to ensure your family’s experience at the Museum is memorable.

The museum is able to operate because of the role of its volunteer corps. Individuals who share our enthusiasm for keeping alive the colors of our American military heritage are invited to contact us directly so that they can join this group of diverse people with a common objective.