Located at Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Headquarters (formerly the Confederate Air Force) in Midland, Texas, the AAHM shares a rich history with the CAF. In 1961, the CAF was chartered as a non-profit Texas corporation with the mission of restoring and preserving World War II era combat airplanes.
Over the years, a small museum began to grow as World War II artifacts were donated to the CAF. In 1965, the first museum building was completed at old Rebel Field in Mercedes, Texas. When the CAF and museum moved to Harlingen, Texas in 1968, both continued to grow.
The first museum-trained employee was hired in 1986 and the American Airpower Heritage Museum was born as a separate non-profit organization in 1989.
The museum moved, along with the CAF in 1991, to Midland, Texas, to its current location.
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