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Welcome to the official website of the Pioneer Valley Military & Transportation Museum! We are located at Westfield - Barnes Airport in Westfield, MA. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 educational museum-to-be preserving and presenting all forms of military transportation.

Our vision is to have an “Active” museum! Trucks that can be driven, aircraft that fly and other vehicles milling about! We plan to have much more than static displays like many museums. Our goal is to educate the public in an exciting manner with a hands-on experience for all ages. See a WWII airplane take off and fly, view a working air tower replica from the war and read about history first hand from a letter written almost 100 years ago.

Our site will allow visitors to view aircraft activity at the airport including F15 activity as the 104th Fighter Wing prepares for full operational status as well as to periodically observe vintage war birds and other vintage military and civilian vehicles visiting the museum.

We welcome all new members! A large membership makes up a great institution. Come be part of history in the present and in the future.


  • Our PVMTM Winter Gala/Auction is scheduled for March 22nd , 2008 at East Mountain Country Club! We are continuing to collect auction items! Please let us know if there are any items you wish to donate! We have combined this event with our Annual Meeting! Click on "Special Events" for more information as it becomes available!
  • Our 3rd Annual Hanger Dance is POSTPONED until September! More information will be added soon for an even larger dance event!
  • There will be a lot happening at the airport in the Spring 2008! We have a several construction projects planned! For more information call Leo 529-9296.

A message from our president!

Dear Member:
This is my first letter as the leader of this organization. I want to start by thanking you for voting me in as president. I bet Barack or Hillary would love to become the president as easily as I have. I hope that my term as president will be successful and I hope to make some significant accomplishments.

I do have some goals during my term. I plan to focus on what we set out to do quite a few years ago… to build a museum! My first plans are to concentrate on our design. We began some discussions recently to switch to a village concept instead of fewer large buildings. This concept was discussed years ago and then somehow vanished. The village concept will include many small buildings each with their own theme. My plan is to focus on selecting a design concept and following it through the process. There are still a few issues to resolve, a few questions to be answered and many details to discuss. So far, the board is in agreement with the village concept and we are continuing to forge forward. Once we have completed our design phase, I hope to begin our feasibility study and a capital campaign. Our board meetings for this year will revolve around designs, themes, museum layout, capital planning, board development and anything else that will put us closer to breaking ground.

I would like to comment on the Gala Auction & Annual Meeting held on March 22nd. It was a great success! I would like to thank all who attended the event but most of all I would like to thank those who donated items for the auction. Also, I would like to express gratitude to the members of the board and all the others who helped with the event. Without you, we would not have been successful.

There are several ideas I have for our summer projects though I have not confirmed them with the board yet. As an example, we have several repairs to do on our equipment, as well as preventative maintenance that should be done. As the weather warms up, I hope to begin working at the museum site. I estimate that around the second week of May we should be there every Saturday from 9am to 12pm. This is a great opportunity for members to see what we are working on. If something we are doing interests you, stop by and say hello! We would love to see you!

There are a few events this year to watch for. We are planning a large Hangar Dance for September. Please make note that the May dance has been changed to September. The board recently decided that this change will work better for the organization this year. Please keep an eye on our website for further information regarding the September dance. There are a few other events to look for this year. The USAF Thunderbirds will headline the 2008 Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base, September 6th & 7th . More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available. We are planning to bring two airplanes and a few military vehicles to Westover. In early July, we plan to host a fly-in/cook-out for the EAA Warbird Chapter 7. Details for that event are not confirmed yet. And on September 26th, 27th & 28th we will be at the Brainard Airport in Hartford, CT for a Veteran's celebration.

This year will be very busy! I hope we can make some progress towards our goals. I also hope that we will see some of our members at our events and at the site for a visit this summer. Remember, “there is strength in numbers”. With your help we can build this organization. Please talk about it with your friends, family and neighbors. There are many who believe that preserving history is important for our children. Help us achieve our goals by spreading the word. Every little bit does help.

Leo Dube President


Newsletters!

For the 1st quarter 2008 Newsletter Click Here!
For the 4th quarter 2007-2008 Newsletter Click Here!
For the 3rd quarter 2007 Newsletter Click Here!
For the 2nd quarter 2007 Newsletter Click Here!

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Westfield, MA 01086-1332

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