PRESS RELEASE-Dallas, TX (Nov 18, 2013) – The Cavanaugh Flight Museum will open its doors exclusively to NWOC attendees on Saturday, Feb. 22. This private opening will give participants the opportunity to see all the exhibits close-up and unfettered by crowds. Museum staff will be on hand to answer questions and point out exhibits of historical significance.
Cavanaugh’s exhibitions include over 50 aircraft, of which only a few are not airworthy. Notable aircraft include “The Brat III,” an immaculately restored P-51D, as well as a TBM Avenger, a Chance-Vought Corsair, a Grumman Wildcat, a Spitfire and many others.
Subject to their own exhibition schedule, “FiFi” and “Diamond Lil”, the CAF’s B-29 Super Fortress and B-24 Liberator, respectively, will be available for conference attendee viewing.
Drinks and dinner will be served during this NWOC-only opening.
About Cavanaugh Flight Museum:
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to promoting aviation studies and to perpetuating America’s aviation heritage; the museum fulfills its mission by restoring, operating, maintaining and displaying historically-significant, vintage aircraft, and by collecting materials related to the history of aviation.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s website is at http://www.
About NWOC:
NWOC (National Warbird Operator Conference) is a unique educational conference offering programs to enhance pilot skill and knowledge, expand aircraft maintenance technician and restorer knowledge, develop awareness of medical and insurance facts, and address aircraft-specific topics to ensure continued flight for these unique historic aircraft.
For more information about NWOC, visit our website at http://nwoc.aero/ or call +1.214.396.2227.
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
How can I view your planes online before you close ? I am to far to come there. Sin. Keith Loris. My father was with one of the first active P – 38 fighter groups in GB.