Alaska Aviation Museum
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The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Its mission since 1988, is to preserve, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displaying historic aircraft, artifacts, and memorabilia, and to foster public interest in aviation and its history. The museum has over thirty aircraft on display, a restoration hangar, flight simulators, two theaters, and a Hall of Fame. It provides an emphasis on historic aircraft, aviation artifacts, and memorabilia that contributed to the development and progress of aviation in Alaska, including Bush flying, and the World War II Army base on Adak Island.[1]
.jpg) The museum in Summer 2021 | |
 Location within Alaska | |
Former name | Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum |
|---|---|
| Established | 1988 |
| Coordinates | 61°10′40″N 149°58′16″W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Ted Spencer |
| Executive director | Phyllis Kilgore |
| Curator | Vacant |
| Website | www |
Overview
The museum is made up of the Main, Rasmuson, South, and Restoration Hangars; as well as a shelter.[2] Also on display is the air traffic control tower cab used at Merrill Field from 1962 to 2002.[3][4]
History
The Alaskan Historical Aircraft Society was founded in 1977 and the museum opened to the public in 1988.[5]
The museum restored its Grumman Goose to flight in May 2024.[6]
Collection
- American Pilgrim 100-B 6605[7][8]
- Beechcraft Model 18S 7728[9]
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois 65-12849[10][11][12]
- Boeing 737-290C[13]
- Consolidated OA-10A Catalina 44-33954[14]
- Curtiss P-40E Warhawk[15]
- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 1207[16][17][18]
- Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle"[19]
- Fairchild 24G 2933[20][21][22]
- Grumman G-21A Goose B-102[23][24]
- Grumman G-44 Widgeon 1312[25][26]
- Helio Courier[27]
- Keystone-Loening Commuter 313[28]
- McDonnell Douglas GF-15A Eagle 74-0084[29][30]
- Noorduyn Norseman 507[31][32][33]
- Piasecki H-21B 54-4004[34]
- Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 18-4459[35][36]
- Stearman C2B 121[37][38][39]
- Stinson L-1 Vigilant 41-18915[40][41]
- Stinson V-77 Reliant 77-36[42]
- Taylorcraft BC-12D 7265[43][44]
- Taylorcraft L-2 5416[45][46]
- Travel Air S-6000-B 967[47][48]
- Waco YKC 3991[49]
See also
References
External links
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