Welcome
Aviation Museum with an Emphasis on WWII
CLOSED for the Winter beginning 11/22/22.
Open by Appt.
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About Us
Our Team
Our History
Our History
Our amazing team of regulars and part-time volunteers are committed to preserving aviation history and the stories of our local and regional WWII Veterans. We take "Living History" to a new level. Think you would be a good fit? See our form below for more information!
Our History
Our History
Our History
Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in this area,in 2004, the late MS. Governor Kirk Fordice and his son Dan, formed our organization, to preserve the stories of local and regional WWII Veterans and to preserve aviation history by keep Vintage and WWII aircraft flying! We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community!
Our Mission
It's Official! We Won!
It's Official! We Won!
Our WWII & Aviation Museum focuses on making the maximum positive effort to better our community, by providing "Living History" through our WWII & Vintage aircraft and our museum full of memorabilia and history of local and regional WWII Veterans! Our members and volunteers provide the Education & Momentum that helps us preserve this hist
Our WWII & Aviation Museum focuses on making the maximum positive effort to better our community, by providing "Living History" through our WWII & Vintage aircraft and our museum full of memorabilia and history of local and regional WWII Veterans! Our members and volunteers provide the Education & Momentum that helps us preserve this history for all ages. Through our love of veterans and community, we strive to teach all who walk through our doors a love of their country, a love of those who fought for their freedoms, a love of aviation and stories that will live with them forever.
It's Official! We Won!
It's Official! We Won!
It's Official! We Won!
Thanks to our fans, we have won a 2021 Top-Rated Award from GreatNonprofits! To read inspiring stories about us and add your own click HERE.
How Can You Participate?
Giving back to our Veterans and honoring them is so much of what we are and do.
SHAF Founder, Dan Fordice, with WWII/POW Veteran Lamar Rodgers, at the SHAF celebration of Lamar's 99th Birthday!