Preserving Historic Aircraft for the

next generations

1942 Piper Cub "Lulu Belle"

Piper Cub J-3

Kids LOVE Airplanes

Peddle Plane

Teaching the Next Generation. A young man sits at the controls of "Lulu Belle"

Piper Cub J-3

1942 Piper Cub "Lulu Belle"

Piper Cub J-3

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About

Doolittle Skills And Restoration Center,

Concept drawing of the HAPS Restoration Center

ABOUT us

Vintage and historical aircraft are being left to decay and rot in increasing numbers. They have been pushed out into the weeds and discarded like unwanted trash. Without effort, these historic planes will be lost forever.

The Historic Aircraft Preservation Society, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to preserving, restoring, flying, and displaying historic aircraft from the 1930's to the 1950's. We are working to restore the planes and tell the stories of the aviators who pushed back the boundaries of the sky.

HAPS is located in Hangar Three on the Eagles Nest Airport, about 20 miles south of downtown Dallas. The corporation is governed by a board of directors, is tax-exempt under IRS rule 501(c)3, and has a written code of ethics. To meet our team, click here.

The organization depends on tax-deductible donations to preserve these aircraft and tell their stories. Please join us in preserving our American Aviation Heritage.

Thank you…

Gerald Oliver, President of the Historic Aircraft Preservation Society, Inc. A Texas non-profit 501(c)3.

Photo by Kobbi R. Blair. Courtesy of Midlothian Now Magazine, a NOW Magazines, L.L.C. publication. www.nowmagazines.com

Read the article about HAPS published in the Midlothian Now Magazine.

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Article courtesy of Midlothian Now Magazine, a NOW Magazines, L.L.C. publication. www.nowmagazines.com

Featured Aircraft

Iconic Fleet Biplane - A symbol of aviation's golden era

This aircraft is a 1931 Fleet Model 8 named "Three of a Kind." It is the last flyable Model 8 left in the world. In 1945 she was owned by a hero pilot from WWII. The Air Force named McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita after this pilot and his brothers.

Donate your plane, RV or car to HAPS and help us preserve historic aircraft.