The Maxine Flournoy 3rd Coast Museum is part of the Commemorative Air Force. (Third Coast Squadron Museum)
The museum contains over 2500 square feet of exhibit space. (Third Coast Squadron Museum)
Personal histories of WWII soldiers are recounted in curated displays. (Third Coast Squadron Museum)
The “Yellow Pearl” N2S Stearman was used as the first trainer for new Naval Cadets in Corpus Christi, Kingsville and Beeville. (Third Coast Squadron Museum)
3rd Coast Squadron Flyover marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. (Third Coast Squadron Museum)
Naval pilots train in a N2S Stearman at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi circa 1942
Dedicated “to Keeping our Warbirds Flying and Honoring Our Veterans,” the squadron museum strives to include WWII, Korean, and Vietnam-era airplanes on the local flight line and to collect and preserve artifacts and oral histories from veterans. Rides in a 1941 N2S Stearman trainer can be purchased.
Third Coast Squadron Museum of the Commemorative Air Force
- Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Admission: $5
- McCampbell-Porter Airport, Hangar 11, 3201 FM3512, Aransas Pass, TX
- 361-356-4918
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