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Rio Hondo air museum flying offDirector: We don’t have the support in the Valley we needBy ALLEN ESSEXallene@valleystar.com956-430-6239RIO HONDO — Texas Air Museum is closing its doors in the Rio Grande Valley at the end of the month, museum Director Lee Labar said Thursday.We’re going to close the door Feb.28,” he said. “We’re kind of in a crisis. We just don’t have the support in the Valley that we need.’’Most of the museum’s collection of aircraft and military and aviation artifacts will be transferred to its museums in San Antonio and Lubbock.Founded by the late John Houston and a group of friends, the museum gotits start by holding fly-ins near Donna and restoring aircraft at Texas Dusting Service, Houston’s business at Rio Hondo, Labar said.Most of the museum’s volunteers are Winter Texans, who are available to work only from about November throughSee MUSEUM ★ A7FOR YOUR INFORMATION★ Founded in 1985 by John Houston and friends at Texas Dusting Service, Rio Hondo, with periodic fiy-ins near Donna★ Currently, there are about 600 active members of the Friends of the Texas Air Museum with chapters at Rio Hondo, Stinson Chapter (San Antonio) andSouth Plains Chapter (former Caprock Chapter at Slaton, near Lubbock).★ 20 aircraft in restoration are located at Rio Hondo★ Six military vehicles★ One landing craft (Higgins boat)★ Military and aviation artifacts
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Valley Morning Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 11, 2005
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