Midland, Texas - First Airplane of Texas

Address:: 600 Air Park Road, Midland, TX
Admission:: Free (other than airport parking).
Hours:: Airport hours. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 432-560-2200

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Midland, Texas - First Airplane of Texas

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]

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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland, TX - 8 mi.
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In the region: Roy Orbison Museum, Wink, TX - 57 mi.

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November 25, 2009