NUNDA – These models don't fly, but they travel far. When George Lucas, a former Mount Morris elementary art teacher of no relation to the moviemaker, began building his first life-sized model airplane, he had no idea that they would circle the nation's museums as some of the world's most accurate reproductions. "They're mostly wood, untempered masonite and whatever else I could find around the house to fill in the details," said Lucas, 75. … [Read more...]
National Warplane Museum Expands Collection with Classic Trainer
GENESEO – The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo accepted a classic trainer aircraft to its collection on Monday, preserving the legacy of an essential training experience for pilots in World War II. National Warplane Museum volunteers drove the Vultee BT-13 Valiant to Geneseo on a flatbed from New Garden Airport in Pennsylvania, finally putting her to rest in the Museum's hangar. The Museum now has in its care 14 historic aircraft, including … [Read more...]
Afghanistan Vet and Triple IED Survivor on Top of the World after Whiskey 7 Jump
GENESEO – A Marine with his roots in Canadice jumped at the opportunity to honor the legacy of American veterans by leaping from the very aircraft that dropped troops over France on D-Day, 1944. The All Veteran Parachute Team, stars of the National Warplane Museum's airshow, the Greatest Show on Turf, took Purple Heart recipient PFC David Olin Coon up with them to jump from Whiskey 7, a historic crown jewel of the museum. The team has now … [Read more...]
‘Memphis Belle’ Thrusts Geneseo and Livingston County Higher as Destinations
Check out our video footage of the landing and interviews with museum officials below! GENESEO – The newest addition to the National Warplane Museum's fleet of historic restored aircraft promises to be a big attraction not only for the museum but for Geneseo and Livingston County. The 'Movie Memphis Belle' portrayed the fabled ‘Memphis Belle,’ one of the first B-17 United States Army Air Force heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions … [Read more...]
Rain or Shine the Geneseo Airshow will go on
GENESEO — With the amount of rain that the community of Geneseo has gotten over the past couple of weeks the concern arose of whether or not this would affect the annual Geneseo Airshow. The answer was a hard and fast, no. “The field is dry, the runway is dry, and the taxiway is dry, we are ready to go,” said Terry Swann, Vendor Coordinator for the Geneseo Airshow. According to Swann, everything is running right on schedule. The tents are all … [Read more...]