Edward T. Maloney

Edward T. Maloney (May 21, 1928 – August 19, 2016) was an American aviation historian based in Southern California.

[1] Maloney believed that today's scrap is tomorrow's history, and in 1946 began collecting odd airframes for a future museum.

It also includes the last B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in United States Air Force operation, the drone-director Piccadilly Lilly II (44-83684).

Interactive displays included a vintage World War II gunnery training machine.

Maloney remained active in the preservation of aviation history until he died from colon cancer on August 19, 2016, aged 88.