The museum
The National Warplane Museum operates from an active grass airfield in western New York. Its collection of military aircraft, restoration projects and wartime ground vehicles places flying machines within the wider logistical story of World War II.
The National Warplane Museum operates from an active grass airfield in western New York. Its collection of military aircraft, restoration projects and wartime ground vehicles places flying machines within the wider logistical story of World War II.
The collection emphasizes world War II flying warbirds, D-Day transport operations, restoration and military vehicles. The museum operates both static aircraft and an airworthy flying fleet. Some types are undergoing maintenance or restoration. The official collection catalog provides aircraft-level status and visitors should check the current calendar before expecting a specific airworthy machine.
Entries below are source-backed selections, not necessarily the complete collection. A museum may have an aircraft on loan, under restoration, stored away from public areas, or temporarily absent for a flying event. Where display status is unknown, it is not a promise that the aircraft can be seen on a visit. Check current admission arrangements and specific aircraft access with the institution before traveling.
What defines the collection
World War II flying warbirds, D-Day transport operations, restoration and military vehicles
What to expect
The museum operates both static aircraft and an airworthy flying fleet. Some types are undergoing maintenance or restoration. The official collection catalog provides aircraft-level status and visitors should check the current calendar before expecting a specific airworthy machine.
What the museum holds
20 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Culver LCA CadetOn Display
- Douglas C-47B Dakota GooneybirdOn Display
- Fairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarOn Display
- Fokker D.VII reproductionOn Display
- Fokker Dr.I reproductionOn Display
- Lockheed C-130A Hercules Saigon LadyOn Display
- Lockheed CE-133 Shooting StarOn Display
- Antonov An-2R Colt NatashaRestoration
- Douglas B-23 / UC-67 DragonRestoration
- North American AT-6A Harvard Mk IIRestoration
- Aeronca L-16A 7AC ChampionUnknown
- Aeronca L-16B 7AC ChampionUnknown
- Beechcraft C-45H ExpeditorUnknown
- Beechcraft GB-2 StaggerwingUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (20 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Culver LCA Cadet | On Display | — |
| Douglas C-47B Dakota Gooneybird | On Display | — |
| Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | On Display | — |
| Fokker D.VII reproduction | On Display | — |
| Fokker Dr.I reproduction | On Display | — |
| Lockheed C-130A Hercules Saigon Lady | On Display | — |
| Lockheed CE-133 Shooting Star | On Display | — |
| Antonov An-2R Colt Natasha | Restoration | — |
| Douglas B-23 / UC-67 Dragon | Restoration | — |
| North American AT-6A Harvard Mk II | Restoration | — |
| Aeronca L-16A 7AC Champion | Unknown | — |
| Aeronca L-16B 7AC Champion | Unknown | — |
| Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor | Unknown | — |
| Beechcraft GB-2 Staggerwing | Unknown | — |
| Douglas C-47A Whiskey 7 | Unknown | — |
| Fairchild PT-26A Cornell | Unknown | — |
| Meyers OTW-160 | Unknown | — |
| Piper L-21B Grasshopper | Unknown | — |
| Vultee BT-13A Valiant | Unknown | — |
| WACO CSO 10-T | Unknown | — |