MIDLAND, TX — A couple of years ago, FIFI, the only flying B-29 aircraft, left the basin to go to a new home in the metroplex.
Now, a much bigger part of the Commemorative Air Force Museum in midland is flying away.
“The CAF headquarters is looking to relocate to a larger population area of about a million people,” said CAF Director, Autumn Vest.
The organization’s headquarters have been in Midland since 1991, and even though they’ll be handing over the title to a bigger city, Vest says we won’t see any negative changes here in the Permian Basin.
“What that means for Midland and Odessa is not much change at all,” explained Vest. “The CAF Airpower Museum, which has operated here since 1991, will continue to do so. Also, Air show will also continue the second weekend of October each year.”
But Representative Tom Craddick doesn’t seem too optimistic.
“I am disappointed by the decision of the CAF to move its headquarters from Midland. Both Midland and Odessa have embraced the CAF and worked diligently to provide community and financial support for many years. If they do indeed move their headquarters, I will work to ensure that the funding I have obtained for purposes of the Museum is used only to support the Midland facility and to ensure that the CAF lives up to the terms of the agreement regarding the Transportation Enhancement dollars that were used to construct the Commemorative Center as the home of the only flying B-29.”
The CAF tells us they haven’t had the chance to speak with Craddick, but feel that he’ll be on board once he’s brought up to speed.
CAF Moving Headquarters To Larger City