The Military Aviation Preservation Society is an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about the history of military aviation. Click HERE or the AIRCRAFT tab above to see a listing of the aircraft in our museum, then click on their name to see their web pages. Click the CATEGORIES to the left to see posts by category.
Saturday July 9th 10:00 – 5:00pm
Sunday July 10th 10:00 – 4:00pm
See equipment used in our Nation’s Wars/Conflicts:
Civil War – WWI – WWII – Korea – Vietnam – Iraq – Afghanistan
“Military History and Education” with the Marlboro Volunteers
and Go
“Where History Takes Flight” with MAPS Air Museum
Click HERE to see more pictures of the displays that Marlboro may bring to the event.
You may also go to Marlboro Volunteer’s website by clicking on http://www.marlborovolunteersinc.com/
Admission Price:
$10.00 adults
$4.00 4 – 12
Free 3 & under
2260 International parkway, North Canton, Ohio 44270
(330) 896-6332
Congratulations to all the new directors; Ron Duplain, Ken Ramsay, Ted Vozenilek and Richard With.
MAPS held a Dedication Ceremony in Honor of the Jack Hager. The Jack Hager display at MAPS Air Museum is located in our Gallery of Heroes and was formally dedicated on Saturday June 25, 2011 at 4:00. To see pictures of the ceremony, click on Jack Hager’s Picture.
MAPS Member Bud Mock received his WWII Victory Medal with three campaign stars.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Mock celebrate their 65 Wedding Anniversary on June 29. Congratulations! What a great accomplishment!
Bud want all WWII veterans to know that you can get the medal by writing to:
Sherrod Brown
1301 East Ninth Street Suite 1710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
The medal was sent from:
HO AFPC/DPSIDR
550 C Street West STE 12
Randolph AFB, Texas 78150-4714
Ken started the restoration in 2005 and it will continue in its new space, outside on the flight line close to the C-47. Today she got her wings and wheels. Who know what tomorrow will bring, maybe her tail or a new paint job. (by Kim Kovesci)
To see the article written by the Akron Beacon Journal by Jim Mackinnon, click HERE.
To see more pictures of the three day project click HERE.
All pilots remember exactly when and where they earned their wings. But Ken Ramsay is unique – a pilot who, a half-century after earning his wings, has now – with amazing skill and endless hard work – found a way to award the plane he flew – the F-100 Super Sabre – with its wings. A few years ago, the plane before you was a decaying collection of parts scattered across the country. If they could have talked, each part would have cried out “Help! Get me out of here!” Ken did just that – getting in touch with an astonishing array of people from New York, to Florida, California to Arizona, wheedling, cajoling, selling, until he had collected an entire airplane. And that was just the start. More years of cleaning, fitting, fabricating, to get to the point today where this magnificent, sleek, supersonic airplane once again will have wings of its own again.
Wings have always been a symbol of aspiration and hope – and that is true today, here, of this airplane. This fighter plane was on the country’s front line in the defense of freedom, protecting the hopes and aspirations of millions of people, not just Americans, but people around the world. The F-100 Super Sabre served the active USAF from 1954 to 1971. It was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. It is now retired, and might have been forgotten, except for the hard work of the people here who did not forget, beginning with Ken Ramsay.
by Sharon Ramsay
Thanks to the support crew for helping Ken Ramsay get the F-100D SuperSabre back on her wheels.
Click HERE to see more pictures of Bob’s Birthday Party.
A surprise party was held on Saturday June 18 for our beloved tour guide Bob Withee.
Our humble P-51 Mustang Pilot was brought to tears as his flag was raised on the flag pole that he donated to MAPS. This is the flag that has accompanied Mr. Withee his entire life. It flew over his training command where he got his wings and kept him safe in the Pacific during WWII. Today it was flown over the place that he loves so very much, his beloved MAPS Air Museum.
MAPS Air Museum announces Kim Kovesci as Executive Director
Kim is a resident of Green and has been married for 32 years to Christine. They have three children; Benjamin, Brian and Rebecca. He is a member of MAPS, is the crew chief on the A7E restoration project and has been a MAPS Director for the past year.
He spent four years in the US Navy and is a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the Gulf of Tonkin with VA-105 aboard the USS Saratoga.
He is a Graduate from Canton South High School, received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Akron and his MBA from Kent State University.
He worked for various area companies such as; Monsanto, Goodyear Aerospace later Loral Defense Systems, Kidron Truck Body, Innovative Consultants, Archbishop Hoban High School, is currently a business and MI&S professor at Kent State University – Stark Branch.
Kim said, The people at MAPS are very special, I am humbled to be a part of an organization that contains so much honor within its membership. One of our tour guides is Bob Withee, a P-51 Mustang pilot and flew in the Pacific during WWII. Bob made a comment that sums it all up, “This is such a wonderful place. People are so excited about our military airplanes that the stories just start to flow out of them. You never know what interesting thing you will learn on any given day.”
Kim said, “We have made a lot of changes at MAPS over the last couple of years. Our members are actively working on the restoration of almost 50% of our 28 aircraft. We have improved the infrastructure of the organization, have increased advertising and are beginning to see the results of improved communication. We are adding several events that focus specifically on our Mission Statement which involves aviation education. I appreciate the opportunity and I look forward to the challenge of helping move MAPS to the next level.”
Fathers Day Weekend, Ken Ramsay. Super Sabre Pilot, MAPS Crew Chief and Director will lead a crew to bring the F-100 out of the restoration building for the first time since restoration began in 2005. They will attach her wings, drop the gear and install the tires.
I flew the F-100 from Jan 1962 thru Sep 1968 then again Spring 1970 thru Summer 1971. In between I flew the A-37. Captain, Senior Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Quality Control Test Pilot.
MAPS was looking for additional aircraft in 2003. The Air Force Museum said we could have a B-47 that was at the AF Museum. We didn’t have the building to cover it (AFM requirement) or the funds for transportation. They said that there were a bunch for fighters down in central Florida that we could have. In Nov 2004 a MAPS team went to Florida and brought back the F-100, F-101, F-102 and F-105 using flat bed trucks. Subsequent trips to Florida brought back additional components for these aircraft (wings, empennage, etc,) and additional aircraft (F-86D, T-37).
In June 2005 we moved the F-100 into the restoration hanger to begin restoring it for museum display. I’ve worked an average of 12-15 hours per week on the F-100 restoration.
Ken Ramsay, Pilot, MAPS Director and Crew Chief on F-100D
Skymasters conducted a two day speed competition on their two circle painted on the flight line at MAPS. Click HERE to go to an article from the Canton Repository.
Click the picture to see more pictures of the event.
