Lewis Air Legends is an organization located in San Antonio, Texas focused on historic aviation.
History Rod Lewis, the son of an air force pilot and founder of Lewis Energy, purchased his first aircraft, an Aeronca Chief, in 1981 to survey the oil and natural gas wells his company owned. He began collecting aircraft in 1995 when he purchased a T-28.
In 2006, he purchased both the F8F Rare Bear and the P-38 Glacier Girl. He founded Lewis Air Legends in 2009. By 2012, it operated a team at the Reno Air Races called Lewis Air Racing.
The organization purchased a VC-121A used by General Douglas MacArthur from the Planes of Fame Air Museum in 2015 and began restoring it to airworthy condition. The aircraft debuted at EAA AirVenture in 2023.
The organization sold a de Havilland Mosquito that was being restored for it in New Zealand in 2020.
The organization's A-20 was seriously damaged in a forced landing following an engine fire at the WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular on 16 February 2025.
Organization The aircraft are divided among several entities including the Air Legends Foundation, Lewis Fighter Fleet and Lewis Vintage Collection.
Collection
Air Legends Foundation
Bell P-39Q Airacobra de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide Douglas A-20 Havoc Goodyear FG-1D Corsair Grumman F3F-2 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat Grumman F6F Hellcat Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Grumman G-73T Mallard Lockheed VC-121A Constellation Lockheed P-38F Lightning
Lewis Air Legends
Aero L-39C Albatros Bell AH-1G Cobra CAC CA-18 Mustang Mk 22 – restored as TF-51D Canadair CF-5D Canadair Sabre Mk. 6 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat North American B-25J Mitchell North American NA-50 – replica North American T-6 Texan Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Ryan PT-22 Recruit Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb
See also Mid America Flight Museum
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