Colorado Aviation Historical Society
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Founded in 1966, The Colorado Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) acquires, restores, preserves and provides for public display, aircraft and other objects, documents, items and things of present or historical interest or value in connection with the development and history of aviation in the State of Colorado and elsewhere. The CAHS honors it state's historic aviators and is the creator of the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame, currently located at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado. CAHS flagship program is the Aviation Archaeology (AvAr) Program.
The AvAr Program was designed in 2005 and its inaugural class was held in 2006. The rudiments of aviation archaeology training subjects include prelimenary project research of accident reports, federal/state laws, simple pioneering, site documentation and investigation. Graduate Field Agents visits aircraft crash sites, old missiles facilities, former aircraft manufacturing facilities, abandon airfields and airstrips. There are over 700 military aircraft crash sites in Colorado.
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[edit] External Links ... Home Pages
- Colorado Aviation Historical Society Official Website
- Colorado Aviation Archaeology Program Official Program Website
- Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
- Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Musuem, Pueblo, CO
- Vinetage Aero Flying Museum, Hudson, CO
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Denver CO
