August 2, 2021
…The Mid American Flight Museum Team was presented with the Gold Lindy as the Antique Grand Champion for its restoration of the museum’s 1929 Travel Air 6000.
“This is an amazing accomplishment and a win not only for the Mid America Flight Museum, but for Mount Pleasant,” said City Manager Ed Thatcher. “Under the leadership of Scott Glover, the owner and curator of the museum, the restoration team put in 30,000 hours of work to bring this beauty back to its full glory, and we can’t be prouder of their success.”
According to the AirVenture website, hundreds of gorgeous, striking airplanes arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh every year in hopes of winning a Lindy Award. Only a handful come away with any sort of award. Fewer still come away with a Lindy.
WebXtra: Mid America Flight Museum reopens
WebXtra: Mid America Flight Museum By Jamey Boyum | April 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 12:08 PM
MT. PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - The Mid America Flight Museum is reopening this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport just south of Mt. Pleasant on Highway 271. Admission is free. Wearing masks is optional. The museum is open only on Saturdays.
KLTV 7â²s Jamey Boyum headed to the Museum for a look at a unique vintage aircraft known as a Spartan.
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Inside the MidAmerica Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant
WEBXTRA: Inside the Mid-America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant By KLTV Digital Media Staff and Jamey Boyum | January 19, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 7:12 PM
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - Kelly Mahon, director of operations for the Mid-America Flight Museum, took us on a tour of the museum on Tuesday.
There are over 60 aircraft to look at, and even climb into. Many of them are WWII warbirds. The majority of them are flightworthy.
Kelly Mahon says the museum has been around about eight years, but:
“The collection of airplanes started as long as thirty years ago with Scott Glover here in Mount Pleasant,” Mahon said.
Lone Star Flight Museum Announces The Sale Of The B-17 Thunderbird
Lone Star Flight Museum Announces The Sale Of The B-17 Thunderbird
Thunderbird” to MAFM. Mid America has agreed to display
Thunderbird at Lone Star’s facility at Houston’s Ellington Airport for several months each year through 2024. Mid America has also agreed to make other aircraft from its collection available for display at LSFM during the same time frame. The agreement marks the beginning of a new relationship between the two aviation museums that holds future benefit for both.
The move of the B-17 later this Spring to Mount Pleasant ensures it will remain in Texas. The continued presence of the B-17 and access to Mid America’s collection of historically significant aircraft enables Lone Star to create new programs and events around the visiting aircraft and promote the mission of both museums. Lone Star President & Chief Executive Officer Doug Owens, Lt. Gen. (ret.) said “While we are sad that