Fantasy of Flight

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Fantasy of Flight is an aviation-related attraction in Polk City, Florida, USA that takes visitors back to the pioneering days of early flight, World War I, World War II and beyond. The attraction bills itself as "World's Largest Private Aircraft Collection". Most of the aircraft in owner Kermit Weeks' collection are airworthy and may be seen flying.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 Other large collections of flying historic aircraft 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Gallery

Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks	Lockheed Constellation	Sunderland	Short Sunderland MK5
B-25 “Mitchell” B & AT-6	1929 New Standard D-25	Front Entrance

[edit] Other large collections of flying historic aircraft

• Commemorative Air Force‎, in Midland, Texas.
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby, UK
• Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England;
• Champlin Fighter Collection at the Seattle Museum of Flight (formerly housed at Mesa, Arizona;
• The Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
• The Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
• The Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum‎ in St Louis, Missouri

[edit] See also

• Planes of Fame

[edit] External links

• Fantasy of Flight official site
• ACTWON unofficial Fantasy of Flight site Photos and more information. No paid advertising
• planetaircraft unofficial Fantasy of Flight page Photos of the planes. No advertising

• Fantasy of Flight is at coordinates 28°10′07″N 81°48′31″W / 28.1687, -81.8086 (Fantasy of Flight)Coordinates: 28°10′07″N 81°48′31″W / 28.1687, -81.8086 (Fantasy of Flight)