Edward T. Maloney
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Edward T. Maloney is an aviation historian and museum curator based in Southern California
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He is responsible for building much of the collection of historic airframes displayed at the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport
, Chino
, California
.
Maloney had the foresight to recognize that today's scrap is tomorrow's history, and began collecting odd airframes for a future museum. His first item was reportedly the Ohka
Kamikaze
rocket in the current collection, acquired in 1946.
Maloney opened his first aviation museum
at Claremont, California
in the late 1950s, and then moved to LA/Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California
in the 1960s. His collection included several military aircraft including a rare P-26 Peashooter
, a P-51A, a Hanriot HD.1
, a Heinkel He 162
, the Northrop N9M flying wing testbed, the nose section of a B-36 Peacemaker bomber, and the last B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, Piccadilly Lilly II (44-83684), in United States Air Force
operation, a former drone-director. This B-17 starred in the Twelve O' Clock High television series, 1964-1966. Inter-active displays included a vintage World War II
gunnery training machine.
When Maloney was forced to relocate from the Ontario Airport hangar in 1969, his collection moved to its present location at Chino Airport, California. Maloney remains active in the preservation of aviation history.
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
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He is responsible for building much of the collection of historic airframes displayed at the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport
Chino Airport
Chino Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located about three miles southeast of Chino, a town in San Bernardino County, California...
, Chino
Chino, California
Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Maloney had the foresight to recognize that today's scrap is tomorrow's history, and began collecting odd airframes for a future museum. His first item was reportedly the Ohka
Ohka
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II...
Kamikaze
Kamikaze
The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
rocket in the current collection, acquired in 1946.
Maloney opened his first aviation museum
Aviation museum
An aviation museum, air museum or aerospace museum is a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of aviation. In addition to actual or replica aircraft, exhibits can include photographs, maps, models, dioramas, clothing and equipment used by aviators.Aviation museums vary in size from housing...
at Claremont, California
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
in the late 1950s, and then moved to LA/Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
in the 1960s. His collection included several military aircraft including a rare P-26 Peashooter
P-26 Peashooter
The American Boeing P-26 Peashooter, was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the United States Army Air Corps...
, a P-51A, a Hanriot HD.1
Hanriot HD.1
|-References:* Bruce, J.M. The Hanriot HD 1 Leatherhead: Profile Publications* Cheesman E.F. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War Letchworth, Harletford Publications, 1960 pp. 82-83- External links :*...
, a Heinkel He 162
Heinkel He 162
The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. Designed and built quickly, and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft, the He 162 was nevertheless the fastest of...
, the Northrop N9M flying wing testbed, the nose section of a B-36 Peacemaker bomber, and the last B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, Piccadilly Lilly II (44-83684), in United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
operation, a former drone-director. This B-17 starred in the Twelve O' Clock High television series, 1964-1966. Inter-active displays included a vintage World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
gunnery training machine.
When Maloney was forced to relocate from the Ontario Airport hangar in 1969, his collection moved to its present location at Chino Airport, California. Maloney remains active in the preservation of aviation history.