Palm Springs Air Museum’s P-51 Mustang ‘Bunny’ [Credit: PSAM]
Key Takeaways:
The Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM) is seeking donations to transport and operate three historic warbirds—two P-51 Mustangs and one P-63 Kingcobra—at the National Championship Air Races in Roswell, New Mexico, from September 16-20.
Contributions are needed to cover substantial expenses for aviation fuel, maintenance, spare parts, ground support, transportation, lodging, and insurance for the aircraft and their dedicated support team.
The museum's participation aims to keep aviation history alive, honor aviators (including a P-51 named "Bunny" as a tribute to Tuskegee Airman Bob Friend), and allow the public to experience these rare aircraft through competition, demonstrations, and even P-51 ride experiences.
The Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM) is planning to take three of its historic vintage warbirds to the National Championship Air Races at Roswell, New Mexico, and it could use your help.
The California museum is asking for donations to help support the team’s trip to the event on September 16-20 at the Roswell International Air Center (KROW).
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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