Museum Spotlight: Warhawk Air Museum

The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho has a collection that ranges from a Fokker DR-1 triplane to a MiG-21.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, February 03, 2023 at 12:16 PM ET

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The museum's collection includes the Curtiss P-40N Warhawk "Parrot Head." [Credit: Jim Raeder]

Key Takeaways:

The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, established in 1989, features a diverse collection ranging from a Fokker DR-1 to a MiG-21.
Visitor favorites at the Warhawk Air Museum are primarily World War II aircraft, including the P-51B Mustang "The Boise Bee" and the Curtiss P-40N "Parrot Head" and P-40E "Sneak Attack."
Both P-40s ("Parrot Head" and "Sneak Attack") are airworthy, participate in air shows and the Reno Air Races, and even appeared in the film "Pearl Harbor."
Museum Executive Director Sue Paul's personal favorite aircraft is the P-40E "Sneak Attack," partly because her name (S U E) is embedded in its designation.

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