Combat Air Museum
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The Combat Air Museum is a non-profit aviation museum at Topeka Regional Airport in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The museum preserves and displays U.S. military aviation history through a collection of more than 40 historic aircraft, including World War I replicas, World War II trainers, Cold War jets, and helicopters. In addition to its aircraft, the museum features aviation artifacts, educational programs, and exhibits on regional and national military aviation heritage.[1]
History
The Combat Air Museum was established in the fall of 1976 as the Kansas Wing of David Tallichet's Yesterday's Air Force (YAF), a private collection dedicated to preserving military aviation history.[2][3]Template:Efn The organization's first aircraft was a B-24 named Delectable Doris. It moved to Hangar 626 and opened in July 1977.[4] By 1979, the group reorganized as the Combat Air Museum and relocated to Hangar 602 at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas.[5]
The museum explored the possibility of establishing a wing in Wichita in early 1981.[6] Later that year, it partnered with the AirCraft Enthusiasts Society (ACES) to propose an aviation museum in the city.[7]
The museum's "Detachment 1" operated at the Augusta Municipal Airport in 1991.[8]
The museum attempted to acquire an RB-47 named City of Salina from the Salina Airport in 1991 after the airport sought a new home for it.[9]Template:Efn
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The board of directors decided to no longer fly the museum's aircraft in April 1996 due to a lack of insurance.[11]
An O-47 that was on loan to the museum was sold by its owner in 2014.[12][13]
The museum added three bays to display additional artifacts in 2025.[14]
Collection
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The museums collection includes more than 40 aircraft ranging from World War I replicas to Cold War-era jets and helicopters, illustrating the evolution of U.S. military aviation.
The collection includes:
Aircraft
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- Airco DH-2 – replica[15]
- Beech RU-8D Seminole[16]
- Beech SNB-5[17]
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois[18]
- Bell UH-1M Iroquois[19]
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook[20]
- Cessna AT-17 Bobcat[21]
- Curtiss JN-4D – replica[22]
- Douglas C-47D Skytrain "Kilroy"[23]
- Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight[24]
- Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk[25]
- Etrich Taube – scale replica[26]
- Fairchild UC-61K Forwarder[27]
- Fokker Dr.I – replica[28]
- Fokker E.IV – replica[29]
- Grumman F9F-5 Panther[30]
- Grumman F11F-1 Tiger[31]
- Grumman F-14A Tomcat[32][33]
- Grumman US-2A Tracker[34]
- Hiller OH-23A Raven – under reconstruction[35]
- Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star[36]
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star[37]
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo[38]
- McDonnell F-4D Phantom II[39][40]
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle[41]
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 – scale mockup[42]
- Meyers OTW Serial #1[43][44]
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF[45]
- Nieuport 27 – flying replica[46]
- North American F-86H Sabre[47][48]
- North American Harvard IV[49]
- Pfalz E.I – scale replica[50]
- PZL-Mielec Lim-2[51][52]
- PZL-Mielec Lim-6R[53]
- Republic F-84F Thunderstreak[54]
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief[55]
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – replica[56]
- Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion[57]
- Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe[58]
- Sopwith Scout – full-scale replica[59]
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant[60]
Other
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Events
The museum held an annual airshow called Superbatics from 1976 to at least 1995.[63][64]
The museum holds an annual 5k run/walk fundraiser.[65]
See also
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- Cosmosphere in Hutchinson
- Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita
- Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal
- Kansas World War II army airfields
- List of aerospace museums
- List of museums in Kansas
References
Footnotes
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External links
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- Combat Air Museum Information – KansasTravel.org
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