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
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]
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
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]