Airline History Museum
The National Airline History Museum is excited and proud to be heading into our Silver Anniversary. We have come a long way in 25 years. What started with two men sitting in an airport office dreaming of how to restore a Lockheed Constellation has grown into a National museum with international ties. With 25 years under our belt, it is now time to look forward to the next 25 years!
One of the newest changes at the National Airline History Museum is our new newspaper, Fly-KC. What started as a small tri fold newsletter grew into a full color 6 page newsletter which was had a monthly distribution of 600 readers at its peak. Our new newspaper has now grown into a 20 page full color publication with a monthly distribution of over 10,000!
You might have also noticed that we have a new name. When Dick McMahon and Larry Brown started the organization 25 years ago, they set out to save a Connie and as such, they appropriately named the organization Save-A-Connie. As the organization grew, they obtained a Martin 404 and a DC-3 as well as numerous airline artifacts. As a result, the name of the organization was changed to the Airline History Museum. 25 years later we continue to grow and as of March 14, 2011, the organization officially became the National Airline History Museum.
This is just the beginning of our next 25 years. The National Airline History Museum is currently undergoing major interior renovations. We have acquired a Curatorial Science Major to help inventory and evaluate our museum artifacts and establish protocols which meet or exceed the standards set forth by the American Association of Museums. Our Exhibit Committee is developing newly formatted and more informative museum tours. We are improving and expanding our educational programs. We have restructured our facility event rental operations to allow for a larger variety of events. We have teamed up with The Roasterie Coffee, the official coffee of the National Airline History Museum, which will be served in our new coffee shop/deli. We have new stairs arriving which will allow us to fulfill the numerous requests for tours of our L-1011. Our Constellation crews have completed successful four-engine test runs on the Connie and are getting closer each day to making it airworthy once again and last but not least, our crews are now only months away from completing the 18 year top to bottom restoration project of our DC-3.
With all of this progress, how can anyone interested in aviation not be excited? As we take flight into the next 25 years, the Executive Committee would like you to join us in two ways. First, feel free to join our organization not only by becoming a member, but by joining our great team of volunteers who show endless dedication to this organization. The second way you can join us is by sending your gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Dick McMahon and Larry Brown for without them, there would be no National Airline History Museum. We are proud to say that after all these years, you will still find both of these gentlemen hanging around at the museum and at museum events!
Sincerely,
The NAHM Executive Committee
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