Vintage Aero Flying Museum

40°06′09″N 104°41′52″W / 40.10258°N 104.69781°W / 40.10258; -104.69781TypeAviationDirectorAndy Parks (owner)CuratorAndy ParksWebsiteVintage Aero Flying Museum

Vintage Aero Flying Museum (VAFM), formally LaFayette Escadrille Flying Museum, is Colorado's international aviation museum at Platte Valley Airpark, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hudson, Colorado and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Denver, Colorado.^[1]

Andy Parks, son of the last World War I Lafayette Escadrille member who 'flew west', James Parks^[a], maintains the legacy and history of the LaFayette Escadrille pilots. The collection of each of these pilots' original uniforms and memorabilia is on display in custom cabinets in a secured hangar of World War I aircraft. There is no other collection of this magnitude in the world today. The Parks have created a museum in a rural setting, much like a French rural World War I air field.

VAFM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and its foundation was created by James Parks in 1984 as a historical and educational foundation.

Flying aircraft on display

1917 Fokker Dr.I (replica)
1918 Fokker D.VII
1918 Fokker D.VIII
1917 Sopwith Pup
1917 SE5a
1939 Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Mullicoupe by Younkin/Dake (Mulicoupe is a combination of a Monocoupe 90 and a MrMulligan)