Alaska Aviation Museum

Alaska Aviation Museum
The museum in Summer 2021
Alaska Aviation Museum is located in Alaska
Alaska Aviation Museum
Location within Alaska
Former name
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Established1988 (1988)
Coordinates61°10′40″N 149°58′16″W / 61.17778°N 149.97111°W / 61.17778; -149.97111
TypeAviation museum
FounderTed Spencer
Executive directorPhyllis Kilgore
CuratorVacant
Websitewww.alaskaairmuseum.org

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]

Overview

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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

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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

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North American T-6 Texan parked in front of the Alaska Aviation Museum
A Grumman Goose
Fairchild Pilgrim

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum: About, ARTINFO, 2008, retrieved 2008-07-24[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Flightline". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ "MERRILL FIELD CONTROL TOWER CAB". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum and Alaskan Historical Aircraft Society - Merrill Field Control Tower Cab Repair and Construction" (PDF). State of Alaska. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "ABOUT US". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ Brokaw, Madelyn; Sowl, Eric (29 May 2024). "Alaska Aviation Museum Gets Vintage Plane Back Up in the Air". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "1931 AMERICAN PILGRIM 100B". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N709Y]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ "1944 BEECHCRAFT 18S S/N 7728 AFSN 44-4734". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ^ "1963 UH-1H "HUEY" HELICOPTER". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1 Iroquois, s/n 65-12849 US, c/n 5186". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Helicopter UH-1D 65-12849". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Alaska Airlines B737 Combi". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  14. ^ "1944 OA-10 1944 PBV-1 Canso 1944 PBY 5A Catalina". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  15. ^ "1940 CURTISS P-40E ALEUTIAN TIGER #241". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  16. ^ "1965 DEHAVILLAND BEAVER "PINOCCHIO" N754". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  17. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N754]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  18. ^ "N754: A Piece of FWS and Aviation History". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  19. ^ "1924 DOUGLAS WORLD CRUISER "SEATTLE"". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  20. ^ "1938 FAIRCHILD 24G". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  21. ^ "1937 Fairchild 24G N3212". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  22. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N3212]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  23. ^ "1943 GRUMMAN G-21A "GOOSE"". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  24. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N789]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  25. ^ "1943 GRUMMAN G-44 "SUPER WIDGEON"". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  26. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N13122]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  27. ^ "1966 H-295 HELIO COURIER". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  28. ^ "1929 N374V KEYSTONE/LOENING Model K-84 COMMUTER S/N 313". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  29. ^ "1974 MCDONALD DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  30. ^ "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Location)" (PDF). National Museum of the US Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  31. ^ "1943 NOORDUYN NORSEMAN". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  32. ^ "Flightline - Shelter". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  33. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N725E]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  34. ^ "Piasecki H-21B 54-4004". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  35. ^ "1955 PIPER "SUPER CUB" PA-18-150". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  36. ^ "1955 Piper Super Cub PA-18A N2869P". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  37. ^ "1928 STEARMAN C2B". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  38. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman C3B, c/n 121, c/r N5415". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  39. ^ "Antique Stearman goes home" (PDF). GANews & Flyer. March 1992. p. B-7. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  40. ^ "1941 STINSON L-1". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  41. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Stinson L-1F Vigilant, s/n 41-18915 USAAF, c/n 41-18915, c/r N1ZS". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  42. ^ "1944 STINSON V-77 GULLWING S/N 77-36". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  43. ^ "1946 TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  44. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N43606]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  45. ^ "1943 TAYLORCRAFT L-2". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  46. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper, c/n 5416, c/r N47648". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  47. ^ "1929 TRAVEL AIR S6000B". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  48. ^ "Flightline - Main Hangar". Alaska Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  49. ^ "1934 WACO YKC S/N 3991". Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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