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Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
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The Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark was established on October 20, 1998, by the city of Palmdale and the United States Air Force on land donated to the city of Palmdale by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.WEB,weblink Joe Davies Heritage Airpark Brochure, en, July 8, 2023, Palmdale, California, City of Palmdale, 1â2, The park is located at 2001 East Avenue P. It is adjacent to United States Air Force Plant 42 to the north and the Blackbird Airpark Museum to the east.WEB,weblink Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, en, April 27, 2017, July 8, 2023, Air Museum Guide, Igor, K., The aviation museum was established commemorate the various aircraft which were designed, built, and flown at Plant 42.WEB,weblink Palmdale Legend Davies is Honored, en, August 20, 2021, July 8, 2023, Antelope Valley Press, Allison, Gatlin, In 2008, park was renamed to the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 to honor Joe Davies, a resident of Palmdale who served as the commander of Plant 42 from 1963 to 1967 and later served three terms on the Palmdale city council from 1988 to 1996. A memorial plaque was installed at the park in 2021. The park has a program called "Adopt-a-Plane" which cleans aircraft on a bi-weekly or monthly basis.WEB,weblink Adopt a Plane and Help Keep It Clean, en, December 18, 2021, July 8, 2023, Antelope Valley Press, Admission and parking are free, and the park is open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.WEB,weblink Joe Davies Airpark Has New Operating Hours, en, Antelope Valley Press, March 11, 2023, July 8, 2023, Most of its employees are volunteers.Aircraft on display
The aviation museum has a total of 21 retired military aircraft and a 1:8 scale model on display.WEB,weblink Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, en, July 8, 2023, Palmdale, California, City of Palmdale, The first aircraft to be put on display at the park was a North American F-100 Super Sabre (Bureau number: 54â2299). On September 12, 2014, one of the two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (Tail number: N911NA) was put on display at the park as a part of a long-term loan from NASA to the city of Palmdale.WEB,weblink NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911 Moves to Final Home, en, September 12, 2014, July 8, 2023, NASA, Alan, Brown, Yvonne, Gibbs, According to the city of Palmdale, the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark could display a Boeing 767, a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit,{{efn|The current Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit on display at the park is a 1:8 scale-model.}} and a Rockwell-MBB X-31 in the future. The park plans to have over 40 aircraft on display.WEB,weblink Palmdale, California, en, July 8, 2023, WorldAtlas, August 8, 2022, In addition to the aircraft on display, the aviation museum also uses various salvaged aircraft parts as decoration elements. All of the aircraft displayed by the park were donated or loaned to the city of Palmdale.The following table lists all the aircraft on display.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"See also
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