# Legacy Flight Museum

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| name               = Legacy Flight Museum
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| map_type           = Idaho
| coordinates        = {{coord|43.8346|-111.8067|display=inline,title}}
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| established        = {{start date|2006|2|3|df=y}}
| dissolved          = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| location           = [Rexburg, Idaho](/source/Rexburg%2C_Idaho)
| type               = [Aviation museum](/source/Aviation_museum)
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.rexburg.org/o/legacyflight/}}
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The '''Legacy Flight Museum''' is an aviation museum located at the [Rexburg–Madison County Airport](/source/Rexburg%E2%80%93Madison_County_Airport) in [Rexburg, Idaho](/source/Rexburg%2C_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](/source/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider) 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](/source/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk) 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](/source/Lewisville%2C_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](/source/R-3350) and [Centaurus](/source/Bristol_Centaurus) engines and a [Bofors 40 mm](/source/Bofors_40_mm_L%2F60_gun) 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

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* [Beechcraft TC-45J](/source/Beechcraft_Model_18)<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](/source/Bell_P-63_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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Globe_GC-1_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](/source/Grumman_S-2_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](/source/Howard_DGA-15)<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](/source/North_American_T-6_Texan)<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](/source/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](/source/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>
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== 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](/source/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

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