{{Infobox museum | name = Legacy Flight Museum | logo = | image = | alt = | caption = | map_type = Idaho | coordinates = {{coord|43.8346|-111.8067|display=inline,title}} | former_name = | established = {{start date|2006|2|3|df=y}} | dissolved = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | location = Rexburg, Idaho | type = Aviation museum | founder = | director = | president = | curator = | website = {{URL|https://www.rexburg.org/o/legacyflight/}} }}
The '''Legacy Flight Museum''' is an aviation museum located at the Rexburg–Madison County Airport in Rexburg, Idaho.
== History == The museum was founded by John and Terry Bagley and opened on 3 February 2006 in an {{convert|18,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} hangar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Officials Pin Hopes on Aircraft Museum |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/394793292 |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Times-News |agency=Associated Press |date=3 February 2006 |page=B-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Liza B. |title=A Part of American History |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/835108029 |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Valley Citizen |date=18 November 2009 |pages=A12–A13}}</ref> Before the year was out, one of the museum's P-51s was substantially damaged in an emergency landing on the highway adjacent to the airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291549 |url=http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/291549 |website=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> An AD-4N that was on display at the museum was destroyed in a fatal accident on 8 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121028 |url=http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/121028 |website=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Planes">{{cite web |title=Library of Planes |url=http://www.legacyflightmuseum.com/planes.aspx |website=Legacy Flight Museum |access-date=24 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722103413/http://www.legacyflightmuseum.com/planes.aspx |archive-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> The museum received an A-4 in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Law |first1=Joseph |title=A Blue Angel Arrives at Legacy Flight Museum |url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/a-blue-angel-arrives-at-legacy-flight-museum/article_9050baa4-35b4-11e3-9e83-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=Standard Journal |date=15 October 2013}}</ref>
The museum acquired a Beech 18 in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beal |first1=Amanda |title=Legacy Flight Museum Adds New Plane to the Family |url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/legacy-flight-museum-adds-new-plane-to-the-family/article_f714d0c0-9aee-11e6-847a-6fd3ecb281f7.html |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Standard Journal |date=25 October 2016}}</ref> An O-1E owned by the museum was substantially damaged during a crosswind landing on 12 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201385 |url=http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/201385 |website=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> After the museum received 40 mm gun on loan from the city of Lewisville, Idaho in 2023, residents of the town disputed the move and requested that it be returned to its original display location as soon as possible.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Edna |title=Local Controversy; Lewisville Residents Continue to Fight for Return of WWII Relic |url=http://www.postregister.com/star/news/local-controversy-lewisville-residents-continue-to-fight-for-return-of-wwii-relic/article_bc8d03c2-8895-11ee-8622-0bd6e8422a5a.html |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=Jefferson Star |date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
== Exhibits == Exhibits at the museum include R-3350 and Centaurus engines and a Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.<ref name="Rexburg">{{cite web |title=Legacy Flight Museum |url=http://www.rexburg.org/area-info/page/legacy-flight-museum |website=Rexburg |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Lisa |title=Bristol Centaurus Engine on Display at Legacy Flight Museum |url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/bristol-centaurus-engine-on-display-at-legacy-flight-museum/article_1def9000-4ee7-56b2-ae08-cb2afc801308.html |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Standard Journal |date=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Edna |title=Lewisville to Loan WWII Relic to Legacy Flight Museum |url=http://www.postregister.com/star/news/lewisville-to-loan-wwii-relic-to-legacy-flight-museum/article_850adbe8-2672-11ee-aaf9-db6cce0569d8.html |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Jefferson Star |date=26 July 2023}}</ref>
== Collection == thumb|''Ole Yeller'' during an airshow at the museum
{{Div col}} * Beechcraft TC-45J<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Beech TC-45J Expeditor, s/n 23843 USN, c/n 6141, c/r N90265 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=33575 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Bell P-63C Kingcobra<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Bell P-63C Kingcobra, s/n 42-69021 USAAF, c/n 33-91, c/r N163FS |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=29586 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Boeing PT-17 Kaydet<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-17 Kaydet, s/n 41-1040 USAAF, c/n 75-0800, c/r N49259 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=26065 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Cessna O-1E Bird Dog<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Cessna O-1E Bird Dog, c/n 24558, c/r N305CM |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=2544 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou<ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Canada-deHavilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, c/n 002, c/r N6080 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=29067 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Douglas A-4 Skyhawk<ref>{{cite news |last1=Law |first1=Joseph |title=A Blue Angel Arrives at Legacy Flight Museum |url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/a-blue-angel-arrives-at-legacy-flight-museum/article_9050baa4-35b4-11e3-9e83-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Standard Journal |date=15 October 2013}}</ref> * Globe GC-1B Swift<ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N699R] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N699R |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Grumman S2F-1 Tracker<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N8115M] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N8115M |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Howard DGA-15P<ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N52991] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N52991 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * North American SNJ-3<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N676JD] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N676JD |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * North American P-51D Mustang ''Mormon Mustang''<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - North American-Cavalier F-51D Mustang, s/n 519 FABo, c/r N251RM |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27385 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * North American P-51D Mustang ''Ole Yeller''<ref name="Rexburg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - North American-Cavalier Executive Mustang, s/n 9297 RCAF, c/n 122-41279, c/r N51RH |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=26502 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * Vultee V-77<ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N43YF] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N43YF |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> {{Div col end}}
== Events == The museum holds a biennial airshow.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grossarth |first1=Eric |title=Airshow is Back and Will Showcase Everything from Acrobatics to Pyrotechnics |url=http://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/06/local-airshow-plans-to-keep-historic-airplanes-alive |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=EastIdahoNews.com |date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
== See also == *List of aviation museums
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|www.rexburg.org/area-info/page/legacy-flight-museum}}
Category:Aerospace museums in Idaho Category:Museums established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in Idaho