Carson City, NV — A museum to display military aircraft and vehicles is planned at the Carson City Airport, with a preview slated for summer and construction to start in the fall. Cactus Air Force received preliminary approval from the capital city’s Airport Authority to build the facility, which will be called the Wings and Wheels Museum. It will preserve and display military aircraft and vehicles spanning from World War II to the present.
“Carson City is a community rich with residents fascinated by aviation,” said Doug Thorngren, Cactus Air Force director of public relations and operations. He said his organization is pleased with the airport location.
Carson City Airport general manager Tim Rowe said the museum, along with promoting aviation and aerospace, “will encourage and nurture interest in the sciences as well.” He said the museum will offer residents and visitors of all ages a chance to experience aviation and military history “in an up-close and personal manner.”
Rowe said Cactus Air Force is looking to lease space on the airport’s east side for the museum, and that it will give the airport’s governing board a more detailed look at building plans in a meeting soon.
“I believe that they are wanting to provide classroom space in their museum,” Rowe said, which he figured could afford schools an opportunity to bring in pupils for field trips to learn matters of science, aviation and aerospace.
Carson City Airport to get military aircraft museum