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DVHAA Museum

The Harold F. Pitcairn
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The DVHAA Museum is located along Route 611, adjacent to the NAS-JRB Willow Grove and three miles north of Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 343. The Museum was started from scratch in the summer of 2000 specifically to house our ME-262. Subsequently, all displays and aircraft have been moved from the location of our library and staff office to the new museum site.


Me-262 in the New Museum Building
(Images courtesy of Bryan Painter)

Me-262 Headon View
ME-262 Headon View		 Me-262 Profile View
ME-262 Profile View		 Me-262 Tail View
ME-262 Tail View


Our museum facility is free and open to the public. However, Do not attempt to enter the NAS base. All parking should be in front of the museum building which houses the ME-262. Click "Directions" above for maps and directions to the museum.

Small children must be supervised, and please, no pets or smoking. School and group tours need to be scheduled through our Tour Administrator or office (phone 215-443-6039 and leave a message with your contact information). Private parties and special events can also be scheduled. Contact the Tour Administrator or call our offices for further information.






A Small Sampling of our Displays
sh2-Simulator B17 Model
SH-2 Simulator -
Experience piloting
a jet-powered helicopter.		 B-17G Cutaway Model
(by Joe Smith)
Wright 1903 Flyer Model Autogyro Rotor Head
Wright 1903 Flyer
(by Joe Smith)		 Courtroom Exhibit of an Autogyro Rotor Head

As you can see, we have benefited from the work of some very skilled craftsmen.

Currently, our exhibit contains 14 aircraft and nearly 40 display cases with separate focuses on World War One, the Pitcairn Era, World War Two, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Cold War, women in aviation, Korea, Southeast Asia, and contemporary aviation and space exploration. We also feature a history of our ME-262 jet fighter and early jet development. We now have over 200 hand crafted scale models on display and a growing number of aviation related ephemera. Highlights include, but are not limited to:

  • SH-2 Helicopter, F9F-2 Panther and FJ-4B Fury "Hands On" Flight Simulators

  • F-8 Crusader Instrument Panel

  • Several vintage Martin Baker Ejection seats

  • Numerous flight helmets and headgear

  • A large collection of aviation patches

  • Hundreds of related aviation photos

  • P-51D Mustang instrument panel

  • WW-I vintage Dehaviland instrument panel

  • Full size mannequin wearing A-10 Warthog flight gear

  • Aim 4 Falcon air to air missile (inert)

  • Historical data pertaining to the development of the Me-262 Luftwaffe jet fighter

  • Aim 9 Sidewinder air to air missile (inert)

  • Air to ground rocket and shells (inert)

  • AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile (inert)

  • 12 life-size mannequins depicting vintage aviation flightgear

  • Huge leaflet bomb (inert)

  • J:65 Jet Engine

  • Extensive collection of videos of historical importance

  • And hundreds of carefully crafted models, mementos and aviation artifacts









Future Plans

We are actively collecting aviation artifacts relating to the Delaware Valley. Most wanted are any and all items relating to Pitcairn aircraft, maker of the famed "Autogyro" some 70 years ago at this airfield.

The collection is constantly growing and we are actively soliciting loans or donations of additional Aviation Memorabilia and Artifacts. All artifacts are displayed in a controlled environment. Alongside each, we have been careful to provide a short description of the item's history, giving full credit to the owner, donor or maker. Due to lack of space, however, we are no longer accepting aircraft models or magazines.

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Updated: 7/01/09
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