Monday, July 8, 2019

War Eagles Air Museum


P40 Thunderbolt on display at War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico


The War Eagles Air Museum can be found just West of El Paso in the border town of Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The entirety of it's collection, save for three aircraft, are housed in one hangar. It's an impressive museum collection, given it's small size and what has to be a relatively small budget. The aircraft collection is augmented with a vintage car collection which has been spread out among the parked aircraft in the hanger.  

Some of my favorites among the aircraft include the P-38 Lightning, the F-4 Corsair, the A-26 Invader and MiG-21. 

There are a ton of amazing cars but by far my favorite was the 1935 Aubrun Boattail. I mean, whoah!

The day I visited, coincidentally, was the very last day to visit before the museum raised their prices. The new price for military active duty or veterans is now $9, compared to $4 previously. That's a pretty substantial increase. Regular price for civilians is now $11 for adults, children and students are free.

IF you ever find yourself in the EL Paso area, it's worth a visit. War Eagles website.



1935 Packard 120.



A7-E Corsair II


Tupolev TU-2


1936 Packard




F-4U Corsair





1935 Auburn Boattail





1932 Chevrolet 2 door


1930 Model A Roadster


1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II


Canadair T-33 Shooting Star


PT 17 Stearman


Talon 38A



A26 Invader


Model of an aircraft carrier flight deck


F-86 Saber


MiG-15 UTI



MiG-15 Cockpit



Flight cameras




P-38 Lightning




P-51 Mustang


F-4U Corsair


TBM Avenger






MiG-15


MiG-21



T-28



War Eagles Air Museum



1908 Overland


Model of Junkers JU-88 "Stuka"


P-51 Mustang


Tupolev  TU-2



Corsair II