Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:41 am

This place looks very interesting. They have a little bit of everything it seems. Has anyone ever been there? Their website indicates they have 10 aircraft but it does not list them. What aircraft do they have?

JohnB · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:44 pm

I believe they've had issues in the past few years.
They've sold some great historic autos, I don't know if that has meant selling some of their aircraft.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

P-51K 44-12116 NX79161 Race #80 Second Fiddle- is listed as being part of the Crawford Museum.
Anyone have photos?

Speedy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:17 pm

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cooper9411 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:34 pm

The auto/aviation section is closed until fall 2012 for renovations. Their website lists them has having 7 aircraft. :drink3:

old iron · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:13 pm

They sold their Curtiss Seagull seaplane (civilian, early 1920s) a year ago at auction for $500,000. Anybody know where it went to?

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

I still feel bad the Corsair left Cleveland/Ohio. That move leaves a bad taste in my mouth as I really feel Mr Soplata was against it.

BK · **Joined:** Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:23 pm **Posts:** 594

Pat Carry wrote:

This place looks very interesting. They have a little bit of everything it seems. Has anyone ever been there? Their website indicates they have 10 aircraft but it does not list them. What aircraft do they have?

I visited the museum in 2004, at the time on display they had:

1910 Curtiss Model E “Bumble Bee”
1929 Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer
1930 Howard DGA-3 “Pete”
1932 Wedell-Williams Model 44
P-51K 44-12116 NX79161 Race #80 "Second Fiddle"
and lots of cars!

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:49 pm

oscardeuce wrote:

I still feel bad the Corsair left Cleveland/Ohio. That move leaves a bad taste in my mouth as I really feel Mr Soplata was against it.

I'm sure Walt would be very upset that the Corsair left. I heard that someone was trying to get a Corsair back to northern Ohio. Give me time and I'll remember who, what, where, when , why!

astixjr · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:52 pm

I spent several hours in their storage/work facility a few years ago, taking photos of the DH-4M1. The Boeing built DH-4M1 is also gone. I think it is keeping company with the Curtiss flying boat. They went down under to that strange little island chain off the coast of Australia. I think the people down there are called Kiwis. I guess they grow Kiwi Fruit down there or something like that.

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mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:54 pm

MAPS Air Museum was trying to get a Corsair.

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:58 pm

They have been trying for a few years but it wasn't them that I was talking about. :drink3:

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:25 pm

old iron wrote:

They sold their Curtiss Seagull seaplane (civilian, early 1920s) a year ago at auction for $500,000. Anybody know where it went to?

Across the grass from the CW hangar, at the Aviation Heritage Centre.

http://www.omaka.org.nz/

Dave

P.s. Al - I resemble those remarks -sorry, mouth full of Kiwi fruit :lol:

Avnut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:14 pm **Posts:** 93

MAPS has part of a Corsair. Goodyear donated their FG-1 cockpit from their museum to MAPS .

https://sites.google.com/a/mapsairmuseu ... r-cockpit/

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

Avnut wrote:

MAPS has part of a Corsair. Goodyear donated their FG-1 cockpit from their museum to MAPS .

https://sites.google.com/a/mapsairmuseu ... r-cockpit/

Yup, just need the rest.....

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