Greetings from Errol D. Severe, President of the Aviation Cadet Museum, Inc. located in
Eureka Springs, AR. This photo was taken just before graduation from a fifteen month,
tough as it gets, Aviation Cadet pilot training program in the USAF, class 61-E. Because
of my age (now, 84) and the extensive knowledge I have accumulated, we wanted a way
to carry this great project onward for future generations.
We have filmed the first part of
our show here at Silver Wings Field. The entire show takes about 2 hours or more. It is
available on Viemo for a three day rental fee of $25.00. Some may think this is a bit high
for a movie rental, however please consider that our normal fee for a show is $20 per
person and you have to drive from wherever you live to Eureka Springs, AR. Consider
the cost of gas, hotel, meals etc. and you can readily see how good a deal this is.
Also you
can have your whole family learn about the men who built the air arm of this nation for
the one price! This is the only Aviation Cadet Museum in the world and I do teach how it
was, after all, I was there!
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Silver Wings Air Field |
Silver Wings Field is Eureka Springs’ only airport. Feel free to visit Aviation Cadet World by land or by air. Just call ahead.
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(“Thud”F-105) |
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Dave Ferguson, standing in front of 306
One of the last things Ferg said to me before he went Home: "It is well with my soul"
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AeroBall SimCab |
Take to the skies with the Sim Cab with “AeroBall” game. This is the only example of this simulator in existence. Original cost was over 3 million dollars.
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Northrop F-5 |
Part of a family of widely-used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop.
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Beth Severe |
Beth Severe sings "It is well with my Soul!" at Dave Ferguson's funeral at his brothers church near Arlington
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Convair T-29 |
The T-29 is a training model and is sometimes referred to as the “flying classroom.”
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F-100 Super Sabre |
The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.
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The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. Despite its vintage, the venerable T-33 still remains in service worldwide.
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News, History, and More |
See what NEW Attractions, upgrades, and events are going on. PLUS, "Blasts from the Past" features and more on our News/Blog page.
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Navy T-34 Mentor |
The T-34-A and -B (which this aircraft is) was used by the air force and the navy for primary training. They also were used by various base aero clubs.
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Big Tired Birds Come to Silver Wings Field |
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Aviation Cadet Museum, Inc.(The address below is the physical location. Mailing is:542 CR 2073, Eureka Springs, AR 72632)
1 County Road 2073 Eureka Springs,
AR 72632
479.253.5008 |
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Welcome to the one and only live one-man show to entertain
and teach the history of the men who built the air arm of this nation. Most of
you have never even heard about the Aviation Cadet program, even though you
most likely have at least one relative who was involved in this great training
program. Errol D. Severe was a
member of Aviation Cadet class 61-E, graduating as a pilot, from Vance AFB in
January of 1961. He went on to fly
for Delta Airlines and retired as a 727 Captain in 1985. Captain Severe is one
of, if not, the foremost authority on the Flying/Aviation Cadet program in the
world. He wrote the Last of a Breed, the only book on the
entire Flying/Aviation Cadet program in what eventually became the United
States Air Force. You will not
only be entertained by his whit and knowledge, you will be able to stand next to, and look into, the
cockpit of a Vietnam era F-105 F/G Wild Weasel aircraft which actually served
in Vietnam during the war.
You will be allowed to enter the forward section of a Convair
T-29 flying classroom used to train our navigators. This is the only original display of its type anywhere. When we have groups, we will launch the
space shuttle (at least a video of an actually launch) while viewing the actual
firing room consoles used at Cape Kennedy. The sound system will make the launch even more
exciting. We also have an Air National
Guard F-16 simulator that you can view. In our “Plane
Pen” we have a complete F-105 F/G, T-34, F-5, F-100 and a T-33 all on display. As you can see, this is not a dry
“museum,” it is an entertainment center which has pleased most all who have
been here, men, woman, and children.
We run one show per day at 15:00. You must make
reservations before coming, please call 479-253-5008. You can use the "Book Now" on this website and use your credit card. We do not take credit cards here at the base and ask that in case something
comes up and you cannot make your reservation, you take a moment to call and
let us know.
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The show will be 2:00 in length.
The cost of admission is: $20:00 for adults, $12.00 children 7-11, Please call now, as we have limited availability for each show.
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A new attraction is the "silver wings chapel". We perform a show for
groups of 20-100. The show title is "meet the Master" and is one hour
long. Please call for reservations and times. vimeo.com/138346047 |
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