Engineering:Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum

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Short description: Aviation museum in Caddo Mills, Texas
Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum
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Established2021 (2021)
LocationCaddo Mills, Texas
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 33°02′17″N 96°14′24″W / 33.038°N 96.240°W / 33.038; -96.240
TypeAviation museum
FounderLt. Col. Harold F. "Red" Smith
Websitewww.auvm.net

The Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum is an aviation museum located at the Caddo Mills Municipal Airport in Caddo Mills, Texas focused on the history of unmanned aerial vehicles.

History

A few years after retiring from the United States Air Force, Lt. Col. Harold F. "Red" Smith began a drone manufacturing business. Over the years, he gathered a collection of various drones in a 22,500 sq ft (2,090 m2) building at the Caddo Mills Municipal Airport.[1] By 2014, he began raising funds to establish a museum.[2] However, Smith was killed in a car accident in 2017. His family continued the project and the museum opened to the public on 16 May 2021.[1][3]

Collection

File:Ryan BGM-34B Firebee at the Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum 2.jpg
Ryan BGM-34B Firebee

See also

  • List of aviation museums

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skores, Alexandra (10 May 2023). "Caddo Mills Museum Opens to the History of Aviation’s Future: Drones". Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2023/05/08/caddo-mills-museum-opens-to-the-history-of-aviations-future-drones. 
  2. ↑ Farmer, Liz (7 November 2014). "Air Force Vet from Parker Advanced the Country’s Drone Program in Vietnam". Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/2014/11/07/air-force-vet-from-parker-advanced-the-countrys-drone-program-in-vietnam. 
  3. ↑ Hairgrove, Travis (24 November 2021). "First-Ever Drone Museum Celebrates Grand Opening in Caddo Mills". Herald Banner. http://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/first-ever-drone-museum-celebrates-grand-opening-in-caddo-mills/article_c0e948c6-4cac-11ec-aa12-438d9e52209c.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 "Exhibits". http://www.auvm.net/exhibits. 



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