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The Air Zoo, founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage, Michigan. [1] The Air Zoo holds many historical and rare aircraft, including the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft, the SR-71B Blackbird . [ 2 ]
The museum also has a fly in ramp, making it an attraction for many visiting pilots. In June and October 2011 the Air Zoo opened a new 50,000 square feet (4,600 m 2) building connecting it to the main building allowing all the attractions and exhibits to be in one easy to see location. The original building (East Campus) was renovated to house ...
Campini-Caproni C.C.2 in the Italian Air Force Museum. Ditellandia Air Acqua Park Zoo Safari, Mondragone; Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics; Museo Aeroportuale Cameri Air Base Museum, Cameri; Museo Agusta, Cascina Costa; Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni, Trento; Museo dell'Aria e dello Spazio , Castello di San Pelagio
Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden.It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
Now at the Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan [32] [35] General Motors FM-2 Wildcat 16278. Now at the Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory, North Carolina [32] Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier 158387. Now at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum in Fort Worth, Texas [32] McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 163152 Now at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa ...
"In early 1999, the name "Air Zoo" was adopted. The name comes from the fact that so many of the planes in its collection have animal nicknames like Warhawk, Gooneybird, and various cats like the Wildcat, the Bearcat, and the Hellcat.[1]" Sure, that's true but the Air Zoo is located at the KalamZOO airport. Which has the three letter code AZO.
In a January 2008 press release, [9] the Commemorative Air Force and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum pledged $1.2M USD to re-engine FiFi, a B-29 Superfortress. The pledge was made by Jim Cavanaugh, museum founder.
The Civil Air Patrol operates two squadrons at Meacham, the Fort Worth Senior Squadron, and the Phoenix Composite Squadron. There are two FBOs operating on the field: Modern Aviation and Texas Jet. In 2020 the FBO Cornerstone Air Center closed its doors. In summer the of 2024 the old American Aero FBO owned by Robert Bass sold to Modern Aviation.