Compiled by Joseph Poutre
Last updated: 3 March 1998
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| Anchorage |
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum International Airport Road Phone: 907-248-5325 21 historic Alaskan bushplanes, galleries, films, gift shop. |
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| Fort Rucker |
United States Army Aviation Museum Between Ozark, Enterprise and Dothan off U.S. Highways 84 and 231 Buildings 6007, 6008, 6009, and 6013 at the U.S. Army Aviation Center Phone: 205-255-4507 or 4516 Mon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat-Sun 1300-1700 Over 90 aircraft emphasizing the world's largest collection of helicopters, including a Sikorsky used by Eisenhower when President. Illustrated story of aviation roles and missions in support of Army operations. Open to the public with no admission charge. |
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| Huntsville |
Redstone Arsenal Primarily rocketry, displays of Atlas, Saturn 1b and 5, various missiles, satellites, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules, X15a2. Bus tours of arsenal facilities. |
| Green Valley |
Pima Air and Space Museum's Titan Missile Museum I-19 south from Tucson to Exit 69. West 1/10 mile past La Canada, then turn right. May 1 - Oct 31: Wed-Sun 0900-1700 Nov 1 - Apr 30: Daily 0900-1700, closed Christmas Last tour 4PM Guided tours through a Titan Missle silo complex. Admission $5. |
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| Mesa |
Champlin Fighter Museum Falcon Field 4636 Fighter Aces Drive Phone: 602-830-4540 1000-1700 daily (except holidays) B-17 "Sentimental Journey", F-86F Two main galleries: one contains aircraft (mostly replicas) of WWI, other from WWII. Motors, machine guns and other miscellaneous items about the place, plus a separate area which displays uniforms, decorations and personal effects from various aviators. |
| Tucson |
Davis-Monthan AFB "Desert Boneyard" Craycroft & Golf Links Rd Phone: (602) 750-4570 (Public Affairs Office to book tours) Phone: (602) 750-3837 or (602) 750-4539 (for Scouts or other national youth organizations) Phone: (602) 750-3358 (Tour info recording) Bus tours conducted Mondays and Wednesdays at 0900. Reservations required. Bus is closed and does not really stop on the tour. For best photography, take a seat at the front or a right side seat - most highlights are on the right. Book tours at least 6 weeks in advance. |
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Pima Air and Space Museum 6400 South Wilmot Road From I-10, take Valencia Road exit, then east 2 miles to museum entrance. Phone: 602-574-0646 (602) 574-9658 (recording) 0900-1700 daily except Christmas. No admission after 4PM. $5.00 Over 200 aircraft: B-24J, B-29, B-47, C-54D, YC-15, YC-125, C-133, SR-71 |
| Atwater |
Castle Air Museum Adjacent to Atwater Airport, formerly Castle Air Force Base Santa Fe Road Atwater, California Phone: 209-726-2011 Memorial Day to Oct. 1st: 9am-5pm Oct. 1st to Memorial Day: 10am-4pm Over 40 military aircraft on outdoor display, including B-17, B-29, B-52, SR-71. Gift shop and cafe. |
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| Chino |
"Planes of Fame" Air Museum Chino Airport 7000 Merill Avenue Fax: 714-597-3722 Mon-Fri 1200-1700, Sat-Sun 1000-1700 A-20, P-47, SBD Dauntless, Me-262, Me-163, the only original A6M Zero left, P-80, F-86 (numerous models), F-84 (numerous models), P-47G, He-111, N9M-B (B-35 Flying Wing prototype), J8M1 Shusui, J2M3 Raiden, Aichii D3A Val Restoration work progressing on a prototype flying wing. If you buy a membership (about $20), you can get rides in the P-51s and T-6s. A 20 minute P-51 ride is a couple hundred bucks. They also have a Japanese Me163 version, possibly original. |
| Fairfield |
Travis Air Museum Travis Air Force Base Limited number of aircraft, including a C-124, B-29, B-52D, C-124, A-26, F-4, F-106, Saberliner, C-54, T-29, Twin Beech, Cessna 195, others. Indoor display of artifacts, clothing, etc. Go through the main gate to get to it. |
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March Field Museum March Air Force Base Phone: 909-697-6600 Daily 1000-1600 | |
| Hawthorne |
Western Museum of Flight Hawthorne Municipal Airport 12016 Prairie Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250 Phone: (310) 332-6228 Northrop YF-23A "Black Widow II" Advanced Tactical Fighter (PAV-2), examples of other Northrop aircraft, including many prototypes. |
| Mountain View |
NASA Ames Visitors Center Moffett Federal Airfield Moffet Field exit off of Highway 101 Small collection of NASA experimental and research aircraft (U-2) and booster rockets (Atlas) as well as indoor displays of the space program. Visitors Center is open weekdays 8am to 4:30pm. Weekday tours of the Ames facility are by reservation only, and can include the world's largest wind tunnel, flight simulation facilities, and NASA research aircraft. |
| Oakland |
Western Aerospace Museum Oakland Airport, North Field Weekends and holidays 1000-1600 Lockheed Model 10-A Electra, Shorts Solent "Halcyon". Numerous aircraft. The flying boat was used in a few scenes of Raiders of the Lost Ark. |
| Palmdale |
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Edwards Air Force Base California Hwy 14 to Palmdale, Avenue P Exit Right on Avenue P to 25th Street Ask Security for Directions to Museum Phone: (805) 277-8050 Hours: 1000-1900 Fri-Sun B-52, T-28, F-84 Numerous aircraft located at various sites on the base. Well over 60 aircraft in their collection, most in storage awaiting the construction of the museum itself. |
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Blackbird Airpark (AFFTC Museum Annex) Ca Hwy 14 to Palmdale, Ave. P exit East on Ave.P to 25th Street East Phone: (805) 277-8050 (AFFTC Museum Office) Hours: 1000-1900 Fri-Sun SR-71 #17973, A-12 #60-6924 (Prototype), D-21 Drone | |
| San Carlos |
Hiller Aviation Museum Skyway Blvd San Carlos Airport Newly-constructed museum, opening June 5th, 1998. |
| San Diego |
San Diego Aerospace Museum 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park Phone: 619-234-8291 10am-4:30pm daily Good selection of WWI and WWII displays. SR-71, Sea Dart out front and a number of replica and original aircraft. Moonrock. Also houses the San Diego Aerospace Hall of Fame. |
| San Martin |
Wings of History Air Museum 12777 Murphy Avenue San Martin, California adjacent to the South County Airport, approx. 10 miles southeast of San Jose International Airport. 15 pre-1945 aircraft, exhibits, restoration workshops. |
| Santa Monica |
Museum of Flying 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North Santa Monica, California Phone: (310) 392-8822 Thu-Sun 1000-1700 1924 World Cruisers, a Jenny, other early planes, P-40, P-51s, P-47, P-39, Spitfire IX and XIV, Hurricane, Douglas A-4, DC-2, DC-3, AD-6 Skyraider, A-26 and more. All in flight-ready condition and can be seen at shows. Many good exhibits on Douglas historical a/c and the old boardroom. |
| Santa Rosa |
Pacific Coast Air Museum Santa Rosa Airport 2330 Airport Blvd Santa Rosa, California 95403 Phone: (707) 575-7900 Hours: Tue, Thur 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun: 10am-4pm Outdoor display of contemporary military aircraft, several only recently out of active service. F-8C rescued from a 19th Ave. San Fransico park playground. Open cockpit day third Sunday of each month. |
| Denver |
Wings Over the Rockies Aviation and Space Museum Hangar 1 of Lowry Campus, formerly Lowry Air Force Base Phone: (303) 360-5360 10am-4pm Monday through Saturday, 12 noon-4pm Sunday $4 Adults $2 Seniors 60 & over Free for members and kids 5 & under Prototype glider H-21: Piasecki-built "Flying Banana" tandem rotor helicopter, B-1A: No. 3 B-1A prototype, one of two on public display in the world, B-52B, F-100D, F-101B, F-102A, F-104C, A-7D, EB-57E, RF-84K, T-33, F-86H, F-4C, F-105D, F-106A, B-18, F-4E, U-3A (USAF version of Cessna 310), Fokker D-VII, B-18 and C-45 undergoing restoration Lockheed/Martin Corp. has donated its engineering mock-up of the Space Station Freedom module used in its bid for the project. It is undergoing restoration. A B-52 bomber cockpit is also being prepared for display. Plans call for the structure on one side to be removed so that museum visitors may view cockpit interior and crew stations. Video viewing room with a variety of aviation/space videos. Aviation/space research library including a large book collection and photo archive - materials may be used on-site. A full photographic reproduction laboratory will also be available in the near future. Access is through gate on 1st Ave & Quebec St. or on 6th Ave and Dayton. |
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| Pueblo |
Pueblo Aviation Historical Society Pueblo Airport B-29, A-26, C-119 Outdoor display of numerous military types, plus a few of the test vehicles from the nearby DOT highspeed rail test facility. |
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International B-24 Memorial Museum 31001 Magnuson Avenue Among the exhibits are old aircraft radios. |
| Windsor Locks |
New England Air Museum Bradley International Airport I-91 exit 40 Phone: 203-623-3305 10am-6pm daily F6F-5 Vintage and modern aircraft as well as aviation memorabilia. Allow 1 hour minimum. Adults $5, over 60 $4, ages 6-11, $2. |
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| Washington |
National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall at 7th and Independence Ave.,S.W. Hours: 10am-5pm daily except December 25th. Pretty much every significant artifact in American aviation history. |
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| Cape Canaveral |
Kennedy Space Center Extensive collection of booster rockets, space capsules, an Orbiter mockup and educational displays. Museum is free, but guided bus tours of the Space Center and launch sites are not. |
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| Clearwater |
Florida Military Aviation Museum St.Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport 16055 Fairchild Dr. A-4C Skyhawk, F-86D, F-100D, F-101F, F-102D, F-105B, P-2V Neptune, C-47, De Haviland L-20A "Beaver", Sikorsky HH-3F, Sikorsky HH-34 "Seahorse", Bell UH-1H "Iroquois", Beech AT-11 "Kansan", T-33, T-37B, T-41B, OV-1C "Mohawk" This museum has been asked to leave the airport for financial reasons. Let me know where it ends up. |
| Fort Walton |
Air Force Aircraft Weapons Museum Eglin Air Force Base |
| Kissimee |
Flying Tigers Air Museum Restoration facility more than a museum. When I visited in 1994, there were 3 B-17s, a B-25, a B-24, A-4, F-86, 2 P-38s, AT-6s, F4U and various other aircraft ranging from flyable (F-86) to under restoration (B-17) to unidentifiable scrap (P-38s). Guided tours are provided at a small fee. I rented a ride in a Harvard (AT-6). Next door you can buy a ride in the TF-51 Mustang. |
| Miami |
Weeks Air Museum Tamiami airport, 14710 SW 128th Street Phone: 305-233-5197 Sat-Sun 10am-5pm Adults $4, under 12 or over 65 $2. P-38 Lightning, Hawker Tempest 1, Yak 9, Grumman Wildcat, Avenger, A-26, Me-108 |
| Orlando |
Wings and Wheels Museum |
| Pensacola |
National Museum of Naval Aviation Naval Air Station Pensacola 1750 Radford Blvd. Phone: 904-452-3543 9am-5pm daily except Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day US Navy aircraft from the beginning of US Naval aviation to today Photos, films and other memorabilia. Indoors covers about two acres, outdoors is about another 10 acres. |
| Lexington |
Aviation Museum of Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Airport 2 miles west of New Circle Road on U.S. 60 |
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| Warner Robins |
Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation Phone: 912-926-6870 Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Mace, Matador, and Bomarc missiles, B-29, B-47, B-52D, F-100, F-104, F-105, C-130, O-2, and others. May be getting a U-2. Don't have to enter the base to visit the museum. Robert Scott ("God Is My Copilot") is active with the museum and is sometimes around. |
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| Caldwell |
Warhawk Air Museum Caldwell Industrial Airport 4917 Aviation Way Phone: (208) 454-2854 P-40E, P-40N, P-51B |
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| Rantoul |
Former Chanute Air Force Base B-36 (may be gone), B-29 (painted as Enola Gay), B-52, HU16 Albatross, B-58. Chanute was a training base, including a facility for training ICBM crews. The practice silo was open to the public, but may not be any more. |
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| Hagerstown |
Wilbur Wright Birthplace 1651 County Road 750 East Phone: 317-332-2495 Thu-Sat 10am-3pm |
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| Kokomo |
Grissom Air Museum Grissom Air Force Base KC-97, TB-58A 663, F-111, F-86, Piper Cub reconnaisance plane, B-17, B-25, B-47, C-119, C-47, F-4, F-100, F-104, F-105, T-33, F84F. Outdoor museum, planes maintained by Air Force and Air National Guard personnel. |
| Mentone |
Lawrence D. Bell Aviation Museum State Highways 110 and 19 Sun 1pm-5pm, June 1 through Sept. Small exhibits, no aircraft. Lawrence Bell, founder of Bell Aircraft Co. |
| Muncie |
National Model Aviation Museum Academy of Model Aeronautics 5151 E. Memorial Dr. Phone: (317) 287-1256 Largest collection of model aircraft in the United States. 1,000 acre flying site. |
| Ottumwa |
Airpower Museum Antique Airfield, Route 2 Phone: 515-938-2773 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm |
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| Liberal |
Mid-America Air Museum Liberal Airport Phone: (316) 624-5263 B-24J, F-4, F-80, B-25, Grumman TBM Avenger, B-25, Rutan aircraft, F8U-2N, Max Conrad's record-setting Piper Commanche, A-4, F-104. About 80 total. |
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| Olathe |
Old Olathe Naval Air Museum Industrial Airport 1 Navy Park Drive Phone: 913-381-3939 A-7A. History of Olathe NAS. |
| Topeka |
Combat Air Museum Forbes Field, hangars 602-604 Phone: (913) 233-3188 Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm, Sun 12:30-4:30pm Closed Mon-Fri Nov-Mar approx. 27 aircraft |
| Bossier City |
Eighth Air Force Museum Barksdale Air Force Base B-24J Laiden Maiden in 486th BG markings, Tu-22M, B-47, P-51D, F-84, B-17, B-52A, B-52G, C-135, C-54, RAF Vulcan, F-111, The nosecone of a Trident D4. Front 30 feet of fuselage from a B-58 mock-up. "Quail" ECM Decoy (in storage behind the main building). The main building contains displays, models and documents that are meaningful to the Eighth Airforce including an actual "Quad 50" turret from a B-52. |
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| Owls Head |
Owls Head Transportation Museum across from the Knox County Regional Airport on RT. 73, two miles south of Rockland Phone: (207) 594-4418 |
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| College Park |
The College Park Airport Museum 6709 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive Phone: (301) 864-6029 Closed pending new construction; reopening Fall 1998. |
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| Lexington Park |
Naval Air Station Test and Evaluation Museum Part of the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River E-2C, AH-1 Cobra, AV-8B, F-4, A-5 Vigilante, S-2 Tracker. History of NAS Pax River and the aircraft systems it has developed. Also, history of the Naval Test Pilot School and the astronauts it has produced. Many displays, interactive multimedia, film history. |
| Middle River |
Glenn L. Martin Museum Martin State Airport Phone: (410) 682-6122 Sat 1pm-5pm except holidays Exhibits on history of Glenn L. Martin Aircraft. Aircraft (viewable by reservation) include RB57A, RF84F Thunderflash, T33, F100, A7D Corsair II, F4 Phantom - more in storage. |
| Suitland |
Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility (Silver Hill) About half an hour from downtown DC Phone: (202) 357-1400 (National Air and Space Museum) Name a plane - it's probably here. You need to call for reservations a couple of days in advance for weekdays, and possibly several weeks in advance for weekends. Escorted tour (the only kind they allow) takes about 3 hours through 5 or so hangers out of about 20 except during open-house days. Tours start at 10AM, with a second one at 1PM on Saturday and Sunday. |
| Dearborn |
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village The Edison Institute, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard Phone: 313-271-1620 9am-5pm daily 1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 |
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| Kalamazoo |
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum Kalamazoo Airport Phone: (616) 382-6555 50 war birds restored to flying condition. Complete collection of Grumman Cats, except Tomcat. |
| Ypsilanti |
Yankee Air Museum Willow Run Airport Phone: 313-483-4030 Yankee Air Force: B-25, C-47, AT-6/SNJ, B-17G, B-52D, DC-6, PB4Y-2, F11F (from Blue Angels), F-86, F-84, RF-84, TF-102, Hawker Siddeley Argosy, Me262. Room display of wartime production of B-24s. |
| Eden Prarie |
The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" East 14771 Pioneer Trail Phone: 612-941-2633 or 612-293-0075 Open All Year except Christmas and New Year weeks Tue-Sun and Holidays, 11am-5pm Admission: Adult $6, senior $5, 7-12 $3, Under 7 free FG1D, TBM3E, F4F(FM2), F6F-5N, F7F-3, F8F(G58B), SNJ(T6), T34, P38, P51D, P47, B17G, TP40N, P63, YAK11, Spitfire XIV, A26C, B25J, PT17, N2S (all flying), T28 (in restoration), SBD5 (awaiting restoration) |
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| Richfield |
Minnesota Air Guard Museum Minneapolis - St. Paul Int'l Airport Phone: (612) 725-5609 SR-71, F-101 (RCAF markings), Scorpion, Mustang, C-47, C-130. Open only during the summer as most displays are outside. |
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Malmstrom Air Force Base Museum mainly about the missile complex with displays of the missile, transport vehicle, and some planes. |
| Minden |
Harold Warp Pioneer Village Phone: 309-832-1181 Daily 8am-sunset Some interesting aviation pieces among the extensive early 1900's displays. An interesting place to spend a weekend even if you're not into airplanes. All displays indoors. |
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| Bellevue |
Strategic Air Command Museum Museum is currently closed while moving to a new location. |
| Las Vegas |
USAF Thunderbird Museum Nellis Air Force Base Freedom Park Open weekdays At the I street gate of Nellis AFB is a static display in POW/MIA Freedom Park which has the aircraft historically associated with the life of Nellis AFB. There is an F-100 Wild Weasel, F-5E aggressor, F-105G Wild Weasel, F-111A, F-4D (with MiG kills) and a F-117 on static display. The Thunderbird Museum has a good collection of Thunderbird memorabilia, various items presented to the team through the years, Thunderbird artwork, photographs of all the Thunderbird teams, and photographs of various celebrities which have been granted rides. There are semi guided tours of the Thunderbird hangar, which follows a film showing. The hangar is home to T-38 painted in Thunderbird colors. |
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| Farmingdale |
The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Fax (908) 462-7563 Restored C-54 containing exhibits of the Berlin Airlift. Traveling exhibit, see Web site for appearance schedule. |
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| Lumberton |
Air Victory Museum South Jersey Regional Airport 68 Stacy Haines Road Lumberton Township, New Jersey |
| Teteboro |
Teterboro Aviaton Museum Teterboro Airport |
| Albuquerque |
National Atomic Museum Kirtland Air Force Base 9am-5pm Assorted planes and missiles: B-52, F-105, Thor, Polaris, Bomarc, Mace. Nuclear weapons casings, and a classified annex. On AFB - get pass at gate. |
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| Almagordo |
International Space Hall of Fame Rockets: Little Joe. Space artifacts, including moon rock. |
| Santa Teresa |
War Eagles Air Museum Santa Teresa Airport Santa Teresa, New Mexico 88008 Phone: (505) 589-2000 |
| Garden City |
Cradle of Aviation Museum Mitchel Field Phone: 516-222-1191 Apr-Oct: Fri-Sun 12 noon to 5pm |
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| Horseheads |
National Warplane Museum Phone: (716) 243-0690 Flying B17G, P410, Catalina PBY. Tours offered 7 days a week. Annual "Wings of Eagles" warbird Air Show. |
| Geneseo |
The Curtiss Museum Open April through October. June Bug, Rheims Racer, Jenny, Robin, Oriole, others. Lots of Curtiss exhibits. $2 admission. |
| Horseheads |
National Warplane Museum Elmira-Corning Regional Airport Phone: (607) 739-8200 |
| New York City |
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum Intrepid Square Pier 88, West 46th Street and 12th Avenue Phone: (212) 245-2533 Wed-Sun 10am-5pm SR-71, F11, AV-8A, Grumman TBF, F4F, F-16, many others. Count on spending several hours. |
| Rhinebeck |
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Phone: 914-758-8610 mid-May to Oct: 10am-5pm Air shows: Sun 2:30pm, July-Oct Sat 2:30pm. Air show admission is $5. WWI era machines: Bleriot, Caudron, Curtiss pusher, Albatross D-III, Jenny, Avro 504, others, many flying. |
| Kill Devil Hills |
Wright Brothers National Memorial Location of Wright Brothers' historic first flight. Reproductions of Wrights' 1902 glider and 1903 Flyer. |
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| Akron |
MAPS Air Museum Akron-Canton Regional Airport 5359 Massillon Road Phone: (330) 896-6332 Mondays 9am to 4pm, Wednesdays 6pm to 9pm Saturdays 8pm to 4pm No admission charge. Beechcraft SNB-5 Expeditor, AH-1S Huey Cobra, OH-58 Kiowa, P-39 Airacobra (2), P-40N Kittyhawk, C-47B Skytrain, SBD-5 Dauntless (2), Hawker Sea Fury, MiG-17, B-26 Marauder, T-28 Fennec (2), hopefully soon an A-26 Invader and a Stinson L-5 Sentinel. |
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| Centerville |
International Women's Air & Space Museum Phone: (513) 433-6766 |
| Dayton |
United States Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Phone: 513-255-3284 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm Annex hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-3pm, Sat-Sun 10:30am-5pm B-18, A-20, B-23, B-24, B-25 (converted replica of Doolittle Raider), A-26, B-29 ("Bockscar"), B-36, B-47, B-50, B-52D, B-58, B-66, XB-70, F-86 (several models), C-47, C-133, HU-16, Grumman Duck, T-28, Lockheed Jetstar, D-21 drone, Eisenhower's Constellation, Truman's DC-6, XC-142, X-1A, X-3, X-15, X-24, P-47, P-39, P-61C, Tu Bear-H, Ju88 (Romanian), He-111, YRF-84F, Spad XIII Fokker D.VII (reproduction), P-26, Roosevelt's C-54 "Sacred Cow", Spitfire in USAAF markings, A-10 (Desert Storm vet), Apollo 15 CM, many others. Count on spending at least an entire day. |
| Newbury |
Walter Soplata Collection Phone: 216-564-5326 Admission by prior arrangement. |
| Frederick |
ADA Aircraft Museum Frederick Municipal Airport Phone: 405-335-7208 or 2421 Thu-Sun 12 noon to sunset |
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| Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame and Museum 2100 North East 52nd Street Phone: 405-424-1443 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm |
| Eugene |
Oregon Air and Space Museum Eugene Airport 90377 Boeing Drive Eugene, Oregon 97402 Phone: (541) 461-1101 |
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| McMinville |
Evergreen Airline Corporate Headquarters McMinville Airport Highway 99W runs adjacent to the airport Howard Hughes "Spruce Goose" Entire plane is shrink-wrapped, under cover, in an open-sided structure behind the offices of Evergreen Airlines, visible from the highway. Centerpiece of a new air museum, though construction hasn't begun. |
| Tillamook |
Tillamook Naval Air Station Museum 6030 Hangar Rd Tillamook, Oregon 97141 Phone: 503-842-1130 10am-5pm daily Several airships, including "Cyclo-Crane" prototype. P-51, ME109, Spitfire MKVIII, FM2 Wildcat, F4U, PBY Catalina, B-25 , AD4 Skyraider, TMB Avenger, J2F Duck, several T-28's, assorted civilian planes and helicopters. Most planes are flyable. Located in a WWII blimp hangar described as "the largest free-span wood structure in the world." Relatively new museum. Several restoration projects are underway at the museum. |
| Reading |
The Mid Atlantic Air Museum 11 Museum Drive, at the Reading Regional Airport Phone: (610) 372-7333 Daily 9:30am-4pm except major holidays and certain airshows and events - call ahead Admission $4 Over 50 aircraft in collection, more than a dozen airworthy including B-25, P2 Neptune, Vickers Viscount, Hawker Hunter, Fairchild C-119. View ongoing restoration of rare P-61 Black Widow night fighter. Airliner, WWII historical exhibits. Annual shows: 1st weekend in June - WWII Commemorative Weekend. September - Transportation show |
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| West Chester |
American Helicopter Museum 1220 American Boulevard Brandywine Airport West Chester PA 19380-4268 |
| Florence |
Florence Air and Missile Museum Phone: 803-665-5118 9am to dusk, daily |
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| Mt. Pleasant |
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum 40 Patroits Point Road Phone: (803) 884-2727 Open 9am daily, close various depending on season Admission: $10, Senior citizens and military $9, children $5, 5 and under free Over 20 aircraft. Yorktown hosts the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum. |
| Dallas |
Cavanaugh Flight Museum 4572 Claire Chennault Phone: 214-380-8800 F-86 |
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| Denton |
Fighting Air Command Museum Hartlee Field |
| Galveston |
Lone Star Flight Museum Scholes Field 2002 Terminal Drive Galveston, Texas 77554 Phone: (409) 740-7722 Fax: (409) 740-7612 |
| Midland |
American Airpower Heritage Museum Confederate Air Force Headquarters Midland International Airport 9600 Wright Drive Midland, Texas 79711 24-hour recorded information: (915) 563-1000 Museum direct line: (915) 567-3009 Fax: (915) 567-3047 Extensive collection of World War II era military aircraft, many in flying condition. |
| Lackland Air Force Base |
United States Air Force History and Traditions Museum Phone: 512-671-3444 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm |
| Rio Hondo |
Texas Air Museum Phone: (210) 748-2112 Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 12 noon to 4pm $3 adults 16 and up World's largest Focke-Wulf 190 collection with five aircraft under restoration of some sort, including an A-3, 3 A-8s, and an F-8. The A-8s will eventually be restored to flyable condition, while the other two will remain as they are now, on static display. Four of the five aircraft hail from JG5, based out of Herdla, Norway throughout WWII. The other is from JG26. There are also 25 other aircraft of various historic types on display. They have recently obtained the island from the LPH USS Iwo Jima. |
| Ogden |
Hill Aerospace Museum Hill Air Force Base, NW corner - Exit #341, I-15 Phone: (801) 777-6868 Tue-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-5pm,, Sun 11am-5pm Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Admission is free. Outside: YA-7F, A-10, B-29, B-52G, B-57A, C-7, C-45, C-47, C-54G, C-119G, C-123, C-124, C-130, C-131D, C-140, F-15A, F-84F, F-86L, F-89H, F-100A, F-101B, F-102A, F-105D, F-111, H-21B, H-34J, H-21B, HH-3, O-2A, OH-6, RB-57A, T-28, T-29, T-33A, T-37, T-38A, U3-A. A-2A, AIR2A, SM-62, M-6, Bm-A & B, CIM-10C, transporter Missile Launcher, Titan Re-entry Nose Cone, Minute Man Missile, TPE, M-7, A2-A, V-1 Rocket, AFM207, Mark 5 & 6, 1st stage "Peacekeeper" Missile Inside: SR-71C, MIG-21, B-17G, F-16, RF-14C, B-17G, B-25, AT-6A, P-51D, PT-17, P-80A, H-13T, HH-43, P-17, Norden Bomb Sight, various aircraft engines, military uniform display, gift shop, numerous static displays, theater and classrooms. |
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| Quantico |
Marine Corps Air_Ground Museum Phone: 703-640-2606 Apr-Nov: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm |
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| Fort Eustis |
United States Army Transportation Museum Phone: 804-878-3603 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm,, Sun 12 noon to 5pm |
| Richmond |
Virginia Aviation Museum Richmond Airport Spad and a collection of old civil aircraft. |
| Seattle |
Museum of Flight 9404 East Marginal Way South Southwest end of the field, near the Boeing factory. Phone: 206-767-7373 June-Sept: 10am-5pm daily Oct-May: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12noon-5pm B-17, B-47, P-51, Boeing 80, Rutan Varieze, Taylor's plane/car convertible, Stearman, F9F Cougar (?), DC-3, D-21 drone, others. Indoor displays of all types of civil and military aircraft. |
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| Vancouver |
Pearson Air Museum Phone: (206) 694-7026 Hours 12noon-5pm Wed-Sun Pearson Airpark is the oldest operating airport in the Pacific Northwest. Museum has lots of old stuff, including a Jenny and maybe a pre-WWI Curtis Biplane. Most planes on display are flyable. Visit on a sunny day, and you'll likely see one flown. Colorful characters abound at this airport. |
| Oshkosh |
EAA Air Adventure Museum Experimental Aircraft Association Headquarters Wittman Field 3000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh, Wisconsin Phone: (920) 426-4818 Mon-Sat 8:30am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm |
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