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Aviation organisation in San Antonio, Texas, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Air Legends is an organization located in San Antonio, Texas focused on historic aviation.
Founder | Rod Lewis |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Location | |
Website | www |
Rod Lewis, the son of an air force pilot and founder of Lewis Energy, purchased his first aircraft, an Aeronca Chief, in 1981 to survey the oil and natural gas wells his company owned.[1] In 1995, he acquired a T-28. and eventually founded Lewis Air Legends.[2][3]
In 2006, the organization purchased both the F8F Rare Bear and the P-38 Glacier Girl.[4][5] By 2012, it operated a team at the Reno Air Races called Lewis Air Racing.[6]
The organization purchased a VC-121A used by General Douglas MacArthur from the Planes of Fame Air Museum in 2015 and began restoring it to airworthy condition.[7] The aircraft debuted at EAA AirVenture in 2023.[8]
The organization sold a de Havilland Mosquito that was being restored for it in New Zealand in 2020.[9]
The aircraft are divided among several entities including the Air Legends Foundation,[10][11] Lewis Fighter Fleet[12] and Lewis Vintage Collection.[13]
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