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Classic Air Force is a charitably-based aircraft preservation organisation sited in Coventry, West Midlands. Specialising in classic aircraft from the period between the end of the Second World War and the close of the Cold War, it preserves – in flying condition where possible - notable and rare aircraft from the period. CAF is the public face of The Classic Aircraft Trust, which was set up in 2012 specifically to manage the preservation and museum activities. The organisation's main site is Coventry which hosts the organisation's main maintenance and restoration facilities as well as the majority of the airworthy fleet, between 2013 and March 2015 the main site was at Newquay. ==History== The Classic Air Force is a charitably-based continuation of Classic Flight, which in itself was a development of Air Atlantique. Originally set up as an air taxi operation in 1969, the company adopted the Air Atlantique brand in 1977 when it began charter operations with the Douglas DC-3s that were to become its signature. In 2006 the classic aircraft operation was turned into an entity in itself with the creation of the Air Atlantique Classic Flight. In 2012 it was decided to apply for charitable status to allow the preservation of historic and rare aircraft beyond the lifetimes of its founders. The Classic Aircraft Trust was established, and it is this body that now manages the operation. The Trust secured a lease on a large curtelage of land within Newquay Cornwall Airport's growing Aerohub. Most of the aircraft of the Classic Flight have been donated to the charity, and several additional machines have been obtained. The Newquay site opened as an aviation museum on 31 March 2013 and closed during March 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Classic Air Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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