Established | November 2012 |
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Location | Tallulah, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°21′13″N 91°01′30″W / 32.3537°N 91.0250°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder | Dan Fordice [1] |
Website |
www |
The Southern Heritage Air Museum is an aviation museum located at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport near Tallulah, Louisiana.
The Southern Heritage Air Foundation was founded by Dan Fordice and his father Kirk Fordice, a former Mississippi governor, in 2004. [2] [3] The following year, the foundation began the annual Southern Heritage Air Show at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport. [4] [5]
Following an agreement which saw the foundation's hangar donated to the airport and then leased from it for a nominal sum, it opened the Southern Heritage Air Museum in mid-November 2012. [6] [7]
The museum's building includes an 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2) display area. [8]
The museum hosts an annual warbird formation clinic. [14] [a]
The museum offers rides in four of its aircraft. [16]
Established | November 2012 |
---|---|
Location | Tallulah, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°21′13″N 91°01′30″W / 32.3537°N 91.0250°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder | Dan Fordice [1] |
Website |
www |
The Southern Heritage Air Museum is an aviation museum located at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport near Tallulah, Louisiana.
The Southern Heritage Air Foundation was founded by Dan Fordice and his father Kirk Fordice, a former Mississippi governor, in 2004. [2] [3] The following year, the foundation began the annual Southern Heritage Air Show at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport. [4] [5]
Following an agreement which saw the foundation's hangar donated to the airport and then leased from it for a nominal sum, it opened the Southern Heritage Air Museum in mid-November 2012. [6] [7]
The museum's building includes an 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2) display area. [8]
The museum hosts an annual warbird formation clinic. [14] [a]
The museum offers rides in four of its aircraft. [16]