UNITED STATES
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum
Edwards Air Force Base 405 S. Rosamond Boulevard Palmdale, CA 93524 ph.: (661) 277-8050 (afftc.edwards.af.mil/trip/)
The birthplace of supersonic flight, where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, Edwards Air Force Base hosts a museum devoted to flight testing and flight research. A variety of aircraft are stationed both outdoors and indoors. Museum exhibits address the formation of the ancient lakebeds, early homesteading, the first military uses of Edwards, World War II flight testing, highspeed flight, and aircraft hardware, rocket engines, and models.
Air Mobility Command Museum
1301 Heritage Road
Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902
ph.: (302) 677-5938
(www.amcmuseum.org)
The museum preserves military airlift and tanker aircraft and displays memorabilia highlighting the lives of the men and women who flew and supported them.
The Air Museum “Planes of Fame”
7000 Merrill Avenue Chino, CA 91710 ph.: (909) 597-3722
(www.planesoffame.org/)
The museum displays aircraft spanning the history of flight, from a replica of Octave Chanute’s 1896 hang glider through modern spaceflight.
Air Victory Museum
South Jersey Regional Airport 68 Stacy Haines Road Medford, NJ 08055
ph.: (609) 267-4488
(www.airvictorymuseum.org/)
The museum features a number of aircraft, most on conditional loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida, including the A-4, A-7, E-2, F-4, F-14, F-86, F-104, P-51, and the RH-53.
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
421 Aircraft Drive Anchorage, AK 99502
ph.: (907) 248-5325
(home.gci.net/~aahml)
Located on the south shore of the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the museum features an exhibition of twenty-one historic Alaskan bush planes, galleries devoted to pioneer and military flight, films, and a gift shop.
American Airpower Heritage Museum
Confederate Air Force Headquarters Midland International Airport 9600 Wright Drive Midland, TX 79711 ph.: (915) 567-3009 (www.airpowermuseum.org)
Extensive collection of World War II-era military aircraft, many in flying condition.
American Helicopter Museum
Brandywine Airport 1220 American Boulevard
West Chester, PA 19380
ph.: (610) 436-9600. (www.helicoptermuseum.org)
An extensive collection of rotorcraft, by manufacturers such as Bell, Boeing, Hughes, Piasecki, and Sikorsky, among others. The museum features the only V-22 Osprey open to public display in the world.
Ames Visitor Center
Moffett Field
Mountain View, CA 94035 ph.: (650) 604-6274
(amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/pages/outreachfolder/ visitorcenter/visitorcenter.html)
A public exhibit hall featuring displays on NASA’s historic accomplishments and ongoing research. Exhibits include wind tunnel models, a Mercury spacecraft, a Moon rock, space suits, and several research aircraft. Ongoing research programs are highlighted with models and interactive computer software.
Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Blue Grass Airport Hangar Drive Lexington, KY 40544 ph.: (859) 231-1219 (www.aviationky.org)
The museum, on 12,000 square feet of display area, also encompasses a fully equipped shop foraviationresto-ration projects.
Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum
P.O. Box 411 Mentone, IN 46539 ph.: (219) 353-7684 (www.livingweb.com/bell/)
A museum dedicated to the history and development of Bell aircraft, includes exhibits and aUH-1 Huey helicopter that served in the Vietnam War.
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation
P.O. Box 782
Farmingdale, NJ 07727 ph.: (732) 818-0034
(www.avialantic.com/bahf.html)
This flying museum, inside a restored Douglas C-54 “Spirit of Freedom” cargo aircraft, travels to air shows around the country, with exhibits about the Berlin Airlift of
1948-1949.
Blackbird Airpark Edwards Air Force Base Palmdale, CA 93524
ph.: (805) 277-8050
(www.edwards.af.mil/museum/docs_html/ blackbird_airpark.html)
Dedicated in September 1991, the Blackbird Airpark is located on approximately three acres of the Air Force Flight Test Center. It is the world’s only display of a Lockheed SR-71A together with its Blackbird predecessor, the A-12, and the once ultra-secret D-21 drone.
Castle Air Museum
Adjacent to Atwater Airport, formerly Castle Air Force Base
Santa Fe Road
Atwater, CA 95301 ph.: (209) 726-2011
(www.elite.net/castle-air/index.htm)
Over forty military aircraft on outdoor display, including B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress, B-52 Stratofortress, and an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
4572 Claire Chennault Dallas, TX 75228 ph.: (214) 380-8800 (www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/)
The museum encompasses nearly 50,000 square feet of display area in four hangars, containing aircraft flown from World War I through the Vietnam War. Exhibits also include aviation-related artwork and artifacts.
Champlin Fighter Museum
Falcon Field
4636 Fighter Aces Drive
Mesa, AZ 85215
ph.: (602) 830-4540
(www.champlinfighter.com)
An international collection of thirty-eight flight-ready fighter aircraft, from the early open-cockpit biplanes of World War I to the powerful jets of the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
1011 Pacesetter Drive
Rantoul IL 61866
ph.: (217) 893-1613 (www.aeromuseum.org)
On the grounds of the former Chanute Air Force Base, the museum displays and preserves the proud history of Chanute Air Force Base, the United States Air Force, and Illinois aviation, with more than forty aircraft and missiles on display, including replicas of Charles A. Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis and Chanute Field’s first aircraft, the Curtiss Jenny biplane. The world’s only remaining Boeing XB-47 Stratojet prototype is also on exhibit.
College Park Airport Museum 6709 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive
College Park, MD 20740
ph.: (301) 864-6029 (www.avialantic.com/collpark.html)
The airport was established in 1909, when Orville and Wilbur Wright agreed to train Army pilots, and it became the site of the first Army Aviation School in 1911. The museum’s collection of aircraft and artifacts reflect the history of the “world’s oldest continuously operating airport.”
Combat Air Museum
Hangars 602-604, J Street Forbes Field Topeka, KS 66620 ph.: (785) 862-3303
(www.combatairmuseum.org/index.htm)
The museum houses a variety of civil and military aviation aircraft and memorabilia, ranging in time from World War I to the space shuttle program.
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Mitchel Field
Garden City, NY 11530
ph.: (516) 572-0411
(www.cradleofaviation.org/)
Billed as the “Centerpiece of the museums at Mitchel Center,” the museum’s exhibits span the history of aviation, with particular emphasis on the aviation heritage of Long Island.
Curtiss Museum
Route 54
Hammondsport, NY 14840 ph.: (607) 569-2160
The museum is dedicated to the legacy of aircraft designer Glenn H. Curtiss, emphasizing his work from the turn of the century through the 1930′s. A full-scale flying reproduction of Curtiss’s June Bug and a fully restored Jenny highlight the collection.
EAA Air Adventure Museum
Experimental Aircraft Association Wittman Field 3000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh, WI 54902
ph.: (920) 426-4818
(www.eaa.org)
The museum features more than ninety full-size aircraft, ranging from the early days of aviation to modern homebuilt aircraft.
Eighth Air Force Museum
P.O. Box 10
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier City, LA 71110
ph.: (318) 456-3067
Chronicles the history of the U.S. Eighth Air Force with a variety of bomber, fighter, training, and transport aircraft.
Evergreen Aviation Museum
3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97218 ph.: (503) 472-9361
(www.sprucegoose.org)
A 121,000-square-foot facility featuring the famous Hughes Flying Boat, better known as the Spruce Goose.
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA
ph.: (858) 577-6125
(www.flyingleathernecks.org/)
The museum houses an inventory of forty historically significant military aircraft, with more than two dozen presently on static display, including the F-4 Phantom II, the F/A-18 Hornet, and a MiG-15.
Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum
231 North Hoagland Boulevard Kissimmee, FL 34741
ph.: (407) 933-1942
(www.warbirdmuseum.com/)
At this museum-restoration facility, World War II aircraft are refurbished to their former glory and flown for spectators.
Grissom Air Museum
6500 Hoosier Boulevard
Peru, IN 46970 ph.: (765) 688-2654
The museum features military aircraft from World War II through the Gulf War, including the B-17, A-10, F-11F, C-47, B-25, F-100, T-33, B-47, KC-97, C-119, F-105, F-4, O-2, U-3, EC-135, C-1 and UH-1H.
Hill Aerospace Museum
7961 Wardleigh Road
Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056
ph.: (801) 777-6868 (www.hill.af.mil/museum)
Portrays the history of Hill Air Force Base, its tenants, and the assignments of the Ogden Air Logistics Center by collecting, preserving, and displaying historically significant USAF artifacts.
Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway Road San Carlos, CA 94070
ph.: (650) 654-0200
(www.hiller.org)
The museum, opened in 1998, highlights Northern Californian aviation advances with a collection of vintage and futuristic aircraft that chronicle aviation’s past and suggest its future.
International B-24 Memorial Museum
Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society 31001 Magnuson Avenue Pueblo, CO 81001 ph.: (719) 948-9219
(www.heavybombers.com/pwam/intl_b24.html)
The museum honors the thousands of aircrew members trained in Pueblo and those involved in the design, production, and military deployment of the B-24 Liberator with a collection of B-24 technical and design data, military uniforms, airborne radio equipment, photographs, flight logs and other memorabilia.
International Sport Aviation Museum
Lakeland Linder Regional Airport Lakeland, FL 33807 ph.: (863) 644-2431 (www.sun-n-fun.org)
A 20,000-square-foot facility situated on 40 acres houses a collection of aircraft and memorabilia, a library and research center, and approximately thirty-five experimental and homebuilt aircraft along with several outdoor displays.
International Women’s Air & Space Museum
Burke Lakefront Airport 1501 North Marginal Road
Cleveland, OH 44114
ph.: (216) 623-1111 (www.iwasm.org/)
Opened in 1986, the museum, currently located at Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport, collects and preserves memorabilia and historical artifacts relating to women and flight.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86
Hudson River at 46th Street New York, NY 10036 ph.: (212) 245-0072 (www.intrepidmuseum.org)
The museum centers on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, berthed on the Hudson River, and features diverse sea, air, and space exhibits that include antisubmarine, attack, bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft.
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum
3101 East Milham Road Kalamazoo, MI 49002 ph.: (616) 382-6555 (www.airzoo.org)
Better known as the “Air Zoo,” and home of the National Guadalcanal Memorial Museum and the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, the museum has restored to airworthy condition more than sixty aircraft that played major roles in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral, FL ph.: (321) 449-4444 (www.ksc.nasa.gov)
Part of a working launch facility with tours and exhibit son the International Space Station, Launch Complex 39, and the Apollo, the visitor center houses an extensive collection of booster rockets, space capsules, and educational displays.
Lone Star Flight Museum
2002 Terminal Drive Galveston, TX 77554
ph.: (409) 740-7722
(www.lsfm.org)
Features World War II-era fighters, bombers, trainers, cargo, and observation aircraft.
MAPS Air Museum
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
5359 Massillon Road Akron, OH 44312 ph.: (330) 896-6332
(www.mapsairmuseum.org)
A collection of vintage military and significant civilian aircraft, preserved in airworthy condition.
March Field Air Museum
P.O. Box 6463
March Air Reserve Base, CA 92518
ph.: (909) 697-6602
(www.pe.net/~marfldmu/)
March Field Air Museum, the P-38 Museum, and the 475th Fighter Group Museum are located at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California, and are home to more than fifty historic aircraft and many exhibits relating to the history of March Field, now known as March Air Reserve Base.
Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum
Brown Field Quantico, VA 22134 ph.: (703) 784-2606
Located at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the museum focuses on Marine Corps air-ground team development and its achievements.
Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum
Martin State Airport Hangar 5, Suite 531
Middle River, MD 21220
ph.: (410) 682-6122
(www.martinstateairport.com/museum/index.htm)
The museum’s collection includes items of local historical significance; industrial models of aircraft and rockets, wind tunnel models, restored and partly restored aircraft, and many original photographs outlining the growth of the Martin Company from its beginnings in Santa Ana, California, to its current standing as the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Mid-America Air Museum
Liberal Airport 2000 West Second Street Liberal, KS 67901 ph.: (316) 624-5263 (www.airmuseum.net)
The fifth-largest collection of military and civilian aircraft in the United States, featuring fighters and bombers as well as experimental and general aviation aircraft. Hands-on aviation exhibits educate visitors about the science of flight.
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
Reading Regional Airport 11 Museum Drive Reading, PA 19605 ph.: (610) 372-7333 (www.maam.org)
The museum’s collection includes more than fifty classic military and civilian aircraft.
Museum of Flight
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle, WA 98134 ph.: (206) 767-7373
(www.museumofflight.org)
The museum’s extensive collection of civilian and military aviation and aerospace artifacts is the largest and most comprehensive in the West. Aircraft on display include a
B-17 Flying Fortress, a P-51 Mustang, and Burt Rutan’s VariEze.
Museum of Flying
2772 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
ph.: (310) 392-8822 (www.museum of flying.com)
The museum houses a collection of World War II fighter aircraft, most in flight-ready condition, including a P-39 Airacobra, a P-40 Warhawk, a P-47 Thunderbolt, a P-51 Mustang, and British Spitfires and Hurricanes. Also
included are the Douglas A-4, DC-2, DC-3, AD-6 Skyraider, A-26, and a 1924 World Cruiser, as well as a Jenny and other early planes.
National Air and Space Museum
Seventh and Independence Avenues, SW
Washington, DC 20560 ph.: (202) 357-2700
(www.nasm.edu)
Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Air and Space Museum maintains the world’s largest collection of historic aircraft, spacecraft, and aviation memorabilia, which includes the original 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo 11 Command Module. The museum is also an important center for aviation and spaceflight research.
National Atomic Museum
Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, NM
ph.: (505) 845-6670
(www.oz.net/~chrisp/natatom.htm)
Operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, the museum contains a large collection of declassified nuclear technology and serves as a repository of educational materials and information on the Atomic Age.
National Model Aviation Museum
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302 ph.: (765) 287-1256
(www.modelaircraft.org/Mus/Museum.htm)
The largest collection of model aircraft in the United States.
National Museum of Naval Aviation
Pensacola Naval Air Station 1750 Radford Boulevard
Pensacola, FL 32508 ph.: (904) 452-3543
(www.cityshowcase.com/pensacola/attract/nmna.html)
The museum features more than one hundred naval, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aircraft, dating from the beginning of U.S. naval aviation to the present, along with photos, films, and other memorabilia.
National Soaring Museum
Harris Hill
51 Soaring Hill Drive
Elmira, NY 14903
ph.: (607) 734-3128 (www.soaringmuseum.org)
On the site of the first U.S. national soaring competition in 1930, the museum is devoted to gliders, sailplanes, and flying wings.
National Warplane Museum
17 Aviation Drive
Horseheads, NY 14845 ph.: (607) 739-8200
(www.warplane.org)
Founded to collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit military aviation memorabilia and to fly military aircraft, the museum includes a B-17 Flying Fortress, an F-14 Tomcat, and an F-15 Eagle in its exhibits.
New England Air Museum
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, CT 06096 ph.: (860) 623-3305
(www.neam.org)
An extensive collection of vintage and modern airplanes, helicopters, experimental and homebuilt aircraft, gliders and ultralights, missiles and rockets, flight simulators, engines, exhibits, and artifacts.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Norton Road Rhinebeck, NY 12572 ph.:(845) 752-3200 (www.oldrhinebeck.org)
The aerodrome presents air shows flying original pioneer, World War I, and barnstorming aircraft from 1900 to 1940 and offers barnstorming rides in a 1929 open-cockpit biplane before and after the shows.
Owls Head Transportation Museum P.O. Box 277
Route 73
Owls Head, ME 04854 ph.: (207) 594-4418
(www.ohtm.org)
A museum celebrating the entirety of transportation history, with more than one hundred pioneer-era aircraft replicas and originals representing the first century of flight, from Sir George Cayley’s unmanned glider of 1804 to the legendary Curtiss Jenny of the barnstorming era.
Pacific Coast Air Museum
Santa Rosa Airport 2330 Airport Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA 95403
ph.: (707) 575-7900
(www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org)
An organization devoted to the acquisition and preservation of contemporary military aircraft, many only recently out of active service, including the F-8U Crusader, the A-6E Intruder, and the A-4E Skyhawk.
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
ph.: (803) 884-2727
(www.cwsmf.org/patriots.htm)
The museum, located on Charleston harbor, features more than twenty aircraft and is home to World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, the diesel submarine USS Clamagore, the destroyer USS Laffey, and the USCG cutter Ingham.
Pearson Air Museum 1115 East Fifth Street Vancouver, WA 98661
ph.: (360) 694-7026
(www.pearsonairmuseum.org)
Located on the grounds of Pearson Field, the birthplace of Pacific Northwest aviation, the museum features a hangar housing numerous permanent and rotating aircraft, including the Curtiss Jenny; a restoration facility; a hands-on children’s center; and a theater.
Pima Air and Space Museum
6000 East Valencia Road
Tucson, AZ 85706
ph.: (520) 574-0462
(www.pimaair.org)
Founded in 1976, the museum features a collection of more than 250 aircraft on 80 acres of land.
Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society
31001 Magnuson Avenue Pueblo, CO 81001 ph.: (719) 948-9219 (www.puebloonline.com/PHAS/)
The museum, on the grounds of the former World War II Pueblo Army Air Base, features numerous military aircraft, including a B-29 Superfortress, an A-26 Invader, and an F-100 Super Sabre.
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL
ph.: (256) 876-2151
(www.redstone.army.mil)
With a primary focus on rocketry, the museum features an Atlas missile, Saturn IB and V missiles, as well as other assorted missiles and satellites, and space capsules used in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
San Diego Aerospace Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
ph.: (619) 234-8291
(www.aerospacemuseum.org)
The museum’s collection of over sixty-five U.S. and foreign aircraft and spacecraft spans the history of aviation, with particular emphasis on San Diego’s numerous contributions to the aerospace industry.
Strategic Air and Space Museum
28210 West Park Highway Ashland, NE 68003
ph.: (402) 944-3100
(www.strategicairandspace.com/)
The museum preserves the history of the U.S. Strategic Air Command and its role in securing peace while offering an ever-increasing number of exhibits and programs on math, science, engineering, aviation, and space.
Texas Air Museum
8406 Cadmus
San Antonio, TX 78214 ph.: (210) 977-9885 (www.texasairmuseum.org)
The Stinson Chapter of the Texas Air Museum, one of three of the museum’s branches, presents the history of flight from the early days of aviation to the present. The museum’s collection features rare aircraft, including the world’s largest exhibit of German Focke-Wulf FW-190′s.
Thunderbirds Museum
4445 Tyndall Avenue
Nellis Air Force Base, NV 89191
ph.: (702) 652-7200
(www.nellis.af.mil)
A behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S. Air Force aerial demonstration squadron’s facilities includes a short video presentation of Thunderbird history, a question and answer session, and a walk through the team’s museum and hangar, which houses a U.S. Air Force F-16.
Tillamook Naval Air Station Museum
6030 Hangar Road Tillamook, OR 97141
ph.: (503) 842-1130
(www.TillamookAir.com)
A relatively new museum, located in a World War II blimp hangar, features several airships, including the Cyclo-Crane prototype. The museum also features various civil and military aircraft, most in flight-ready condition, including a P-51 Mustang, an Me-109, and a Spitfire fighter.
Titan Missile Museum
1580 West Duval Mine Road Sahuarita, AZ
ph.: (602) 574-0646
(www.pimaair.org/titan_01.html)
Turned over to the public by the U.S. Air Force in 1986, the only remaining Titan II missile launch site has been converted into a museum. Hour-long guided tours are led through the Titan missile silo complex.
Travis Air Museum
Building 80
Burgan Boulevard Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield, CA ph.: (707) 424-5605
On the grounds of Travis Air Force Base, the museum features photographs, uniforms, and memorabilia detailing the history of the base. The museum’s collection of transport aircraft details the growth of airlift aviation.
United States Air Force History and Traditions Museum
Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, TX 78236 ph.: (512) 671-3444
Chronicles the history of the U.S. Air Force with avariety of bomber, fighter, reconnaissance, training, and transport aircraft.
United States Air Force Museum
1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, OH 45433 ph.: (937) 255-3286 (www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/)
A large museum dedicated to the U.S. Air Force and the history of U.S. military aviation, from the early years of powered human flight to the advent of spaceflight.
United States Army Aviation Museum
P.O. Box 620610-0610
Fort Rucker, AL 36362 ph.: (334) 598-2508
(www.armyavnmuseum.org)
More than ninety aircraft, including the world’s largest helicopter collection. The museum emphasizes the role of aviation in support of U.S. Army operations.
United States Army Transportation Museum
300 Washington Boulevard
Besson Hall
Fort Eustis, VA 23604
ph.: (804) 878-3603
(www.eustis.army.mil/DPTMSEC/Museum.htm)
The museum is devoted entirely to the history of U.S. Army transportation from colonial days to present, highlighting the importance of logistical support to the Army.
Virginia Aviation Museum
Richmond International Airport 5701 Huntsman Road
Richmond, VA 23250 ph.: (804) 236-3622
(www.smv.org/wvamhome.html)
A division of the Science Museum of Virginia, the Virginia Aviation Museum highlights the golden age of aviation with an extensive collection of vintage flying machines, such as Captain Dick Merrill’s 1930′s open-cockpit mail plane; a 1929 Ford Trimotor; flight-ready replicas of the Wright brothers’ 1900, 1901, and 1902 gliders; and a
World War I Spad VII.
War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa Airport Santa Teresa, NM 88008
ph.: (505) 589-2000
The museum’s collection focuses on military aircraft of the World War II and Korean War eras, most of which are maintained in flight-ready condition.
Warhawk Air Museum
Caldwell Industrial Airport 4917 Aviation Way, ID 83605
ph.: (208) 454-2854
The museum preserves World War II history with a collection of fighter planes and memorabilia.
Western Aerospace Museum
North Field, Oakland Airport
8260 Boeing Street Oakland, CA 94621
ph.: (510) 638-7100
The museum features military and civilian aircraft on the active and historic North Field at Oakland Airport.
Western Museum of Flight
Hawthorne Municipal Airport 12016 Prairie Avenue
Hawthorne, CA 90250
ph.: (310) 332-6228 (www.wmof.com)
Located at historic Jack Northrop Field, the combination museum and restoration facility maintains a collection of completed and in-progress aircraft projects. The museum’s collection includes numerous aircraft and target drones; piston and jet aircraft engines; aircraft components, instruments, and accessories; aviation memorabilia; and an extensive model aircraft collection.
Wings of History Air Museum
12777 Murphy Avenue San Martin, CA 95046
ph.: (408) 683-2290
(www.wingsofhistory.org)
A museum dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique and unique aircraft and other aviation artifacts.
Wings over the Rockies Aviation and Space Museum
Lowry Campus (formerly Lowry Air Force Base) Hangar 1
7711 East Academy Boulevard
Denver, CO 80220 ph.: (303) 360-5360
(www.dimensional.com/~worm/)
Opened in 1994 on the former Lowry Air Force Base,the museum seeks to document and preserve Colorado’s rich aviation and aerospace heritage with an artifact collection, exhibits, archives, library, workshops, and a collection of more than thirty aircraft, ranging from tiny homebuilt sport planes to the advanced B-1A Lancer supersonic jet bomber.
Wilbur Wright Birthplace
1651 County Road 750 East Hagerstown, IN ph.: (317) 332-2495
(www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/8737/)
The museum houses a replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer and the wind tunnel where the Wrights tested many of their ideas. A multimedia timeline introduces visitors to Wilbur and Orville Wright, their sister Katherine, and other members of the Wright family.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
1401 National Park Drive Manteo, NC 27954 ph.: (252) 441 7430
(www.nps.gov/wrbr/)
A national park marks the location of the Wright broth-ers’historic first flight in 1903 at Kill Devil Hills. The visitor center features reproductions of the Wrights’ 1902 glider and 1903 Flyer.
Yankee Air Museum
Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, MI 48198
ph.: (313) 483-4030
(www.eecs.umich.edu/~coalitn/sciedoutreach/ exploringsci/tourlisting/yankee.html)
A “working museum,” with aircraft restoration and maintenance performed on one of the museum’s floors, the Yankee Air Museum features displays of military aircraft dating from World War I to the Gulf War.
CANADA
Aerospace Museum Association of Calgary
4629 McCall Way NE Calgary, AB T2E 7H1 ph.: (403) 250-3752
(www.asmac.ab.ca/)
Originally a Royal Air Force drill hall, the museum building contains a variety ofhistorical informationabout Canadian aviation history, both civil and military.
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
Halifax International Airport Enfield, NS
ph.: (902) 873-3773
(www.acam.ednet.ns.ca)
Founded in 1977, the museum moved to its present location in the mid-1980′s and has since amassed a collection of more than twenty aircraft reflecting the aviation history of Atlantic Canada.
Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation
Hangar 3
5333 216th Street
Langley, BC V2Y 2N3
ph.: (604) 535-1115
(www.canadianflight.org)
A museum and restoration site dedicated to the collection and preservation of historical aircraft in Canada houses more than twenty-five aircraft, both static and flying.
Canadian War Museum
General Motors Court 330 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8
ph.: (819) 776-8600
(www.pch.gc.ca/ac-os/war-e.htm)
The museum examines the war and war-related history of Canada and its effect upon Canada and Canadians and documents Canadian military contributions to peacekeeping and the maintenance of national and international security.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Hamilton International Airport
9280 Airport Road Mount Hope, ON
ph.: (877) 347-3359
(www.warplane.com)
A living museum featuring the aircraft used by Canadians or Canada’s military from the beginning of World War II to the present day.
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum P.O. Box 786 Greenwood, NS B0P 1N0
ph.: (902) 765-1494
(gmam.ednet.ns.ca)
The museum houses permanent and temporary exhibits reflecting the history of Canadian military units stationed at CFB Greenwood.
Ontario National Aviation Museum
11 Aviation Parkway Ottawa, ON K1K 4R3 ph.: (613) 993-2010
(www.aviation.nmstc.ca/eng/english_home.html)
A large museum offering a wide variety of programs and exhibits on the history of aviation and aircraft in Canada.
Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Museum
P.O. Box 1000 Stn. Forces
Astra, ON K0K3W0
ph.: (613) 965-2140 (www.rcafmuseum.on.ca)
An 8-acre air park housing approximately fourteen aircraft, including CP107 Argus, CF100, DC-3 Dakota, MiG-21, CF-5, HawkerHunter, Bell Kiowa, CT-134 Musketeer, F-86 Sabre, T-33 Silver Star, CF-104 Starfighter, CT-114 Tutor, and CF-101 Voodoo.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Building 12
P.O. Box 5000 Stn Main.
Shearwater, NS B0J 3A0
ph.: (902) 460-1083
(www3.ns.sympatico.ca/awmuseum)
A museum dedicated to Canadian maritime military aviation.
Western Canada Aviation Museum
Hangar T-2 958 Ferry Road
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0Y8
ph.: (204) 786-5503
The museum emphasizes the important role of aviation in the opening of Western Canada.
