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Combat Air Museum

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Combat Air Museum
Overview of Hangar 602
Location within Kansas Show map of Kansas Combat Air Museum (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Forbes Field Airport 7016 SE Forbes Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66619 United States
Coordinates	38°56′28″N 95°40′40″W / 38.9411°N 95.6777°W / 38.9411; -95.6777
Type	Aviation museum
Website	combatairmuseum.org

The Combat Air Museum is a non-profit aviation museum at Topeka Regional Airport (Forbes Field) in Shawnee County, near Topeka, Kansas. The museum is dedicated to the creation of facilities and resources for the education of the local and regional communities through the collection, preservation, conservation and exhibition of aircraft, information, artifacts, technology and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States.^[1]

History[edit]

In the autumn of 1976, the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas organized as a wing of Yesterday's Air Force (YAF) (of David Tallichet). In 1979, the group reorganized as "Combat Air Museum," relocating to Forbes Field Hangar #602.^[2]

Collection[edit]

EC-121T in March 2014

F3D-2 in March 2014

C-47D in March 2014

Aircraft[edit]

Airco DH-2 – replica^[3]

Beech RU-8D Seminole^[4]

Beech SNB-5^[5]

Bell UH-1H Iroquois^[6]

Bell UH-1M Iroquois^[7]

Boeing CH-47 Chinook^[8]

Cessna AT-17 Bobcat^[9]

Curtiss JN-4D – replica^[10]

Douglas C-47D Skytrain "Kilroy"^[11]

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight^[12]

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk^[13]

Etrich Taube – scale replica^[14]

Fairchild UC-61K Forwarder^[15]

Fokker Dr.I – replica^[16]

Fokker E.IV – replica^[17]

Grumman F9F-5 Panther^[18]

Grumman F11F-1 Tiger^[19]

Grumman F-14A Tomcat^[20]

Grumman US-2A Tracker^[21]

Hiller OH-23A Raven – under reconstruction^[22]

Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star^[23]

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star^[24]

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo^[25]

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II^[26]

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle^[27]

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 – scale mockup^[28]

Meyers OTW Serial #1^[29]

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF^[30]

Nieuport 27 – flying replica^[31]

North American F-86H Sabre^[32]

North American Harvard IV^[33]

Pfalz E.I – scale replica^[34]

PZL-Mielec Lim-2^[35]^[36]

PZL-Mielec Lim-6R^[37]

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak^[38]

Republic F-105D Thunderchief^[39]

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – replica^[40]

Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion^[41]

Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe^[42]

Sopwith Scout – full-scale replica^[43]

Vultee BT-13 Valiant^[44]

Other[edit]

MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose^[45]

Ryan BQM-34 Firebee^[46]

Events[edit]

The museum holds an annual 5k run/walk fundraiser.^[47]

References[edit]

^ "About the Combat Air Museum". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

^ Combat Air Museum - Topeka, Kansas, KansasTravel.org]

^ "Airco de Havilland 2 (80% scale replica)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Beech RU-8D Twin Bonanza". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Beech SNB-5 Twin Beech Model 18 (FAA Reg. Number N87693)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Bell UH-1H-BF Iroquois (Huey)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Bell UH-1M Iroquois Huey". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ Mathas, Kyle (30 June 2023). "Air Museum Begins Restoration of Chinook". WIBW. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

^ "Cessna Bobcat AT-17 "Bamboo Bomber"". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Curtiss JN-4D-2 Jenny Replica". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "DOUGLAS C-47D Skytrain ("Kilroy Is Here")". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Douglas F-3D-2T2 (TF-10B) Skyknight". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "WWI German Rumpler-Taube (scale flying replica)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Fairchild UC-61K Forwarder (Argus III) 24W-46 (FAA Reg. Number N81395)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Fokker Dr.1Triplane 75% Scale Replica German WWI Fighter". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Fokker E.IV Full Scale Replica German WWI Fighter". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Grumman F9F-5 Panther". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Grumman F11F-1 Tiger Blue Angel". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "US Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat (Top Gun)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Grumman US-2A Tracker (FAA Reg. Number N486GT)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Hiller OH-23A Raven (under reconstruction, but now nearing completion)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Lockheed EC-121T-LO Warning Star (FAA Reg. Number N4257U)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Lockheed T-33A-1-LO Shooting Star". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "McDonnell F-101B-100-MC Voodoo". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "McDonnell F-4D-29-MC Phantom II". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ Grabauskas, Bryan (21 July 2022). "Air Combat Museum Welcomes Newest Jet, the F15 Eagle". WIBW. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

^ "Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10 Full Scale Mockup". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Meyers OTW (Out To Win) Serial #1 (FAA Reg. Number N15784)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF Fishbed D". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Nieuport 27 WWI French Biplane Fighter". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "North American F-86H-10-NH Sabre (undergoing restoration)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Canadian Car & Foundry (North American) Harvard Mk IV (FAA Reg. Number N294CH)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "PFALZ E1 (3/4 Scale Replica)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15BIS (Polish-built SBLim-6R; FAA Reg. Number N15YY)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-PZL-Mielec Lim-2, s/n 1016 SPRP, c/n 1B 010-16, c/r N15YY". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

^ "(Mikoyan-Gurevich) Polish Lim-6R (MiG-17F) Fresco C". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Republic F-84-25-RE Thunderstreak". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Republic F-105D-30-RE Thunderchief". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (full scale replica) under construction". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Sikorsky NCH-53A Sea Stallion". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe Skycrane". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Sopwith Scout ("Pup") British Biplane Fighter (Full Scale Replica)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Vultee BT-13A Valiant". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "CQ-10A Snow Goose UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Ryan Firebee BQM-34A "Drone" at Combat Air Museum". Combat Air Museum. Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

^ "Combat Air Museum on Saturday to Hold Fundraising 2021 Topgun 5K/10K Run & 4K Walk". Topeka Capital-Journal. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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