During the early summer of 2000, we did succeed in erecting a small hangar, suitable for working on several small projects and one or two aircraft at a time. With the help of enthusiasts like you and others, we intend to complete construction of the new facility by the fall of 2002. In 1946, a group of Naval officers led by Lcdr David Ascher rescued axis and allied aircraft from the scrap yard and assembled them into a display along US Route 611. The display came to be known as the Ascher Collection. Weather took its toll, and in time, most of the original collection was transferred to facilities where they could be placed in environmentally controlled storage, and expertly restored for future generations to appreciate.
Fund raising for the latter goal is now in full swing.
Even as aircraft were transferred to other places, new aircraft were being added to the collection. Concern for the upkeep of these aircraft grew and a new group of Naval officers stepped forward to take the job. In the decade that followed, the membership and activity of the association grew enormously. Planning began for a museum to permanently house these and other aircraft and artifacts from the area. In 1985, to reflect this broader scope of the association's goals, the name was changed to the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association.