Midland, Texas: First Airplane of Texas
The first airplane built and flown in Texas. Hangs in the lobby of Midland's airport.- Address:
- 600 Air Park Road, Midland, TX
- Directions:
- Midland International Airport
- Hours:
- Airport hours. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 432-560-2200
- Admission:
- Free (other than airport parking).
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Restored first airplane built and flown in Texas, by Austrian immigrant Johann Pliska, who also happened to be the county's first naturalized US citizen. Hanging in the lobby (left wing) of the Midland International Airport.
[Horst Kurz, 12/31/2005]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland, TX - 8 mi.
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- In the region: Million Barrel Museum - Giant Oil Tank, Monahans, TX - 46 mi.
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