Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum –MOTF Hols Pt 3
Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:09 pm
If you ever find yourselves in St Louis Missouri, then you have to go to Creve Coeur.
When you get to Creve Coeur, you have to look up Al Stix, he’s easy to find as he seems to run the place. He also is in charge of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum which occupies 3 hangars behind the airport office/restaurant. (take my advice, go on a Sunday).
Before I went there I had never heard of this museum, now is one of my favourites.
I ran out of superlatives walking around the hangars, Al gives and excellent tour loaded with anecdotes. Most of the aircraft are airworthy and Al has flown quite a few of them/ Here are a few of the many photos I took.
A Curtis Jenny? Actually a JN-4 Canuck
A Standard J1, the only flying one left.
A Taylor Cub, pre Piper. Note the open cockpit
A Curtis 16
N3n on Float(s)
A Sopwith Pup, with a Le Rhone engine and original wings but a metal frames fuselage copied from the original wood.
One for Uncle Melv, a Rearwin Sportster. Very similar but I don’t think he’d fit!
Name that aircraft!!!!
When we walked into this hangar it fair took my breath away, I think I could cound the number of Wacos I had seen before on the fingers of one hand. Now I was in a hangar full of them.
One highlight was this immaculate JYM.
Finally, the only flying Dragon Rapide in North America (so I was told).
A very big thank you Al for taking the time to show us round.
Sometimes you go places that remind you what you really love about aviation. Creve Coeur, for me, is one of those places.
When you get to Creve Coeur, you have to look up Al Stix, he’s easy to find as he seems to run the place. He also is in charge of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum which occupies 3 hangars behind the airport office/restaurant. (take my advice, go on a Sunday).
Before I went there I had never heard of this museum, now is one of my favourites.
I ran out of superlatives walking around the hangars, Al gives and excellent tour loaded with anecdotes. Most of the aircraft are airworthy and Al has flown quite a few of them/ Here are a few of the many photos I took.
A Curtis Jenny? Actually a JN-4 Canuck
A Standard J1, the only flying one left.
A Taylor Cub, pre Piper. Note the open cockpit
A Curtis 16
N3n on Float(s)
A Sopwith Pup, with a Le Rhone engine and original wings but a metal frames fuselage copied from the original wood.
One for Uncle Melv, a Rearwin Sportster. Very similar but I don’t think he’d fit!
Name that aircraft!!!!
When we walked into this hangar it fair took my breath away, I think I could cound the number of Wacos I had seen before on the fingers of one hand. Now I was in a hangar full of them.
One highlight was this immaculate JYM.
Finally, the only flying Dragon Rapide in North America (so I was told).
A very big thank you Al for taking the time to show us round.
Sometimes you go places that remind you what you really love about aviation. Creve Coeur, for me, is one of those places.
Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:48 pm
A most excellent day. Many thanks to Al for all the time he spent with us, and a big thank you to Eric Downing for organizing this little outing.
Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:58 pm
And a very big thank you to my personal pilot Mr S R Patterson 
It was great! Just dont let Jones go into the museum with Al alone, you'll never get them out!!
It was great! Just dont let Jones go into the museum with Al alone, you'll never get them out!!
Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:11 pm
Thanks for posting the pic of the N3N on floats. I believe this used to be owned by two dentists. Would you happen to have any other pics, or possibly the Bureau number that is located on the vertical. Thanks.
Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:25 pm
Jeff, I knew I'd hoo you 
I am busy doing other photo stuff right now so I cant post a picture
However on the tail it reads
N3N-3
Bu 2996
N12063
Does that help?
I am busy doing other photo stuff right now so I cant post a picture
However on the tail it reads
N3N-3
Bu 2996
N12063
Does that help?
Creve Coeur Museum
Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:43 pm
Hi guys,
You can see more of the Museum on my webpage at
www.fairchild24.com
It's the Historic Aircraft Restoration Link.
Nice little secret we have here in St Louis, eh?
don parsons
www.fairchild24.com
ps...the N3n was owned by two dentists, one of whom is deceased.
You can see more of the Museum on my webpage at
www.fairchild24.com
It's the Historic Aircraft Restoration Link.
Nice little secret we have here in St Louis, eh?
don parsons
www.fairchild24.com
ps...the N3n was owned by two dentists, one of whom is deceased.
St. Louis
Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:09 pm
I was on my way to Oshkosh a couple years ago and made Creve Coeur an overnight stop. We met up with someone right away who was happy to show us the whole place! It is worth the special trip to see all the amazing aircraft.... Warbirds and Antiques!
Thanks for posting all the photos Nick!
Thanks for posting all the photos Nick!
Creve Coeur
Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:14 am
MOTF...Great place!...Great photos! Living here on the water, the Shavrov
SH-2S..would suit me just fine as a vintage warbird!
Thanks!
SH-2S..would suit me just fine as a vintage warbird!
Thanks!
Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:38 am
Yep thats the airplane!! if you get a chance, could you e mail them to me. I would like to add them to my Yahoo Group site for N3N owners. Not to many back on floats.
Creve Coeur
Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:19 am
...and the JYM and Dragon Rapide...beautiful statements in Golden Age
elegance!! They take my breath away.....
elegance!! They take my breath away.....