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MUSEUMS DEVOTED TO CIVIL AVIATION

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   This site, located in Troy, Ohio, is devoted to WACO aircraft and their history.

  The Piper Museum is located in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania. Visitors will be able to try out their new simulator.

    The Wings of History Air Museum is located in San Martin, California. It is dedicated to dedicated to the preservation of aviation history, and the realization of a dream to preserve our rich heritage. Its collection consists mainly of pre-World War II aircraft.

  EEA's famous Air Venture Museum is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This website has a number of photos and is rich in historical content.

  The Ohio History of Flight museum is located in Columbus, Ohio. It is devoted to the Golden Age of Aviation. The website takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

   The International Sport Aviation Museum at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida, has gained international recognition as a first-class aviation museum, administered by the Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foundation.

  The Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum at Fairbanks, Alasksa, is another museum devoted to the history of both military and civil aviation in that area.

   This museum is located in Fayettesville, Arkansas and is devoted to the history of aviation in that state. Static displays range from the golden age of aviation to the jet age, and many of their aircraft are maintained in flyable condition.

   Located in College Park, Maryland, at the "World's Oldest Continuously Operating Airport", the College Park Aviation Museum houses a collection of aircraft and artifacts documenting the many historical events for which the airport is also known as the "Field of Firsts" and "Cradle of Aviation" . Established in 1909 when Orville and Wilbur Wright set out to teach the first two Army officers to fly, it became the site of the first Army Aviation School in 1911.

   The Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, Iowa, celebrates Iowa's remarkable aviation heritage...from the state's first recorded flight in 1910 to native sons and daughters exploring the universe.

  Located at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, the Museum of Flight is the largest air and space museum on the west coast.

The San Diego Aerospace Museum contains a mixture of civil and military aircraft spanning the days from early flight to the modern jet age. As the name implies, exhibits also span the era of space flight.

   The Southern Museum of Flight is located in Birmingham, Alabama,   The primary mission of the SMF is the presentation and interpretation of civilian, military, and experimental aircraft and related artifacts.

  The Aviation museum of Kentucky is located in lexington, Kentucky. Its collection contains older restored aircraft and memorabilia, as well as air-worthy, flyable aircraft for the public to enjoy.

    The Senator Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum is located at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. It focuses on the history of commercial and general aviation, and is open 24 hours a day. The Museum's main exhibit is located above baggage claim on level two, with an additional exhibit in the general and corporate aviation terminal operated by Signature Flight Support.

  The Western Aerospace Museum is located in Oakland, California, at Oakland's Airport's historic and very active North Field. Its most spectacular exhibit is the Short Solent 4-engine Flying Boat, build in 1946 as an upgraded version of the famous World War II British Sunderland.

The mission of the National Soaring Museum, located in Elmira, New York, is to preserve and present the heritage of motorless flight, and to promote, through education, a greater knowledge of gliding, soaring, related aeronautics, and the physical sciences among the public in general.

Museums Located in Foreign Countries

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   The Museum is owned and operated by the Finnish Aviation Museum Foundation in Vantaa, Finland It contains a mixture of civil and military aircraft, together with a number of gliders. 

   The Calgary Aero Space Museum is located in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Its collection contains a mixture of civil and military aircraft that relate to the dynamic aviation history of Canada.

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