If you have any additional info or photos, let me know. Current Fantasy of Flight restorations Here is a list from various sources, like WIX, Kermit Week’s blog and other forums about the restoration of aircraft for the Fantasy of Flight museum. The Stinson O-49 was designed after a request from the US Army Air Corps, who was impressed by the … Continue reading The attraction opened in November 1995, and houses the world's largest private aircraft collection on display. Paul Stecewycz and the FoF crew greet the trucks, work to … The Miami-based Fantasy of Flight Museum recently completed the restoration of its Stinson O-49 Vigilant, damaged in 1992 by hurricane Andrew.
This particular aircraft was acquired years back in a trade with the USAF Museum and is reportedly one of only three remaining examples of the single seat fighter, which was introduced in the mid-1930s and saw limited action at the beginning of WW2. The … Fantasy of Flight is an aviation-related attraction in Polk City, Florida, United States that takes visitors back to the pioneering days of early flight, World War I, World War II and beyond. Fantasy of Flight owner Kermit Weeks has released a new video detailing the ongoing restoration of his Seversky P-35. Only four other aircraft of this type are preserved nowadays, and only one is flying. Fantasy of Flight (Weeks Air Museum) Founder and Director: Kermit Weeks 1400 Broadway Blvd. Following Hurricane Andrew in 1992 the museum relocated to Polk City. The two Sikorsky S-55 helicopters Kermit Weeks acquired in Reno, Nevada in February 2018, finally arrive at Fantasy of Flight. Soon to be the only flying Stinson O-49 Vigilant in the world, 40-3102/N63230 is completing its restoration at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida. SE Polk City, FL 33868 Tel: 863-984-3500 Admission: $28 (adult) Opened in 1987, the museum was formally located at Tamiami Airport, 14710 S.W., 128 Street Miami, FL 33196. For Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks, the opening of his aviation-themed attraction has been a natural extension of a lifelong, unbounded passion for aviation and aircraft. After a very long restoration project and recent FAA sign off, a Stinson L-1 Vigilant owned by Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight Museum of Polk City, Florida took the sky today for the first in … In October of 2017 I visited Vintage V-12s aircraft engine building and restoration facility in Tehachapi California to do a "Kermie Cam" grand tour of …