Cavanaugh Flight Museum

04/20/2026

04/15/2026

We are having fun in the sun at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo!! Come out and see us display our Navy Fighters here the week! 2026

04/04/2026

04/04/2026

The welcoming committee at the Wings Over Meridian Air Show had the VT-7 NAS Meridian LSO on station to provide us with Field Carrier Landing Practice. The Landing Signal Officer "Paddles" was on the runway waving us in on landing and the OLS (Optical Landing System) was set up in place just like it would be on an Aircraft Carrier, so when we called 'Final Approach", we got to "Call The Ball"

03/28/2026

We had a great day warming up for the airshow. Come out and see us fly this weekend as we display our tribute to the Es**rt Carrier aircraft!

03/15/2026

Wax on, wax off. Who thought cleaning the warbirds could be this much fun? We are getting ready for airshow season soon!

03/05/2026

On March 4, 2026, Monarch Air hosted an aviation career day for the Choctaw Nation Elevate Program for primary school students. Monarch held the event in their hangar at North Texas Regional Airport in Sherman, Texas. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum (CFM) brought their FG1-D Corsair and CFM Head Pilot Tony Woods gave tours of the aircraft and discussed career opportunities in aviation with the students.

More than forty students attended the Career Day. The Choctaw Nation Elevate Program provides opportunities for students to visit various organizations representing many industries to help the students make their career choices.

01/24/2026

Here is our first report on the restoration of the CASA 2.111:
The talented and skilled folks at Ezell Aviation in Breckenridge, Texas have begun disassembling the airframe for inspections. Major airframe components have been separated detailing the work involved for the restoration process. Fortunately, no major issue have been discovered and the project is well on course.