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In the days when I was young (1990), my friend Andy Herzog and I visited the Weeks Air Museum at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport. The airport is now called Miami Executive Airport. The then Weeks Air Museum was founded and built in 1986 by the pilot Kermit Weeks. In 1990 the collection included some interesting planes, some were even airworthy. In 1992 the museum was completely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew and most aircraft could not be restored. In November 1995, Kermit Weeks opened the museum under the name Fantasy of Flight at Polk City Airport near Tampa Florida. In 2001, four aviation enthusiasts decided to build a new museum at the Miami Executive Airport. The board of directors of the new museum consisted of its founders: Walter Orth, Larry Ploucha, Vincent Tirado and Tom Righetti. The new Wings Over Miami is a flying museum, which means that the aircraft in the collection are airworthy and flown regularly. |
In den Tagen als ich jung war
(1990) besuchte ich mit meinem Freund Andy Herzog das Weeks Air Museum
auf dem Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport. Der Flugplatz heisst heute
Miami Executive Airport. Das damalige Weeks Air Museum wurde 1986 vom
Piloten Kermit Weeks gegründet und aufgebaut. |
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Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman J2F-6 Duck "Cady Clipper" (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Boeing F4B-1 Bipe (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Boeing F4B-1 Bipe (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Boeing F4B-1 Bipe (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier MS-230 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier MS-230 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Dewoitine D-26 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Kawasaki Ki.61 Hien (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Lockheed P-39 Lightning (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Seversky P-35 Lancer (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Curtiss Jenny (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Curtiss Jenny (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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North American Texan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Beech Expeditor (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Beech Expeditor (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Douglas B-23 Dragon (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
Douglas B-23 Dragon (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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last update 29. April 2020 |
Written 29. April 2020 |
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