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

Ryan BGM-34B Firebee

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Skores, Alexandra (10 May 2023). "Caddo Mills Museum Opens to the History of Aviation's Future: Drones". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Farmer, Liz (7 November 2014). "Air Force Vet from Parker Advanced the Country's Drone Program in Vietnam". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ Hairgrove, Travis (24 November 2021). "First-Ever Drone Museum Celebrates Grand Opening in Caddo Mills". Herald Banner. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Exhibits". Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Unmanned_Vehicle_Museum
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