Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
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The Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum is located in Anchorage, Alaska
. Its mission 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 several aircraft on display, a restoration hangar, flight simulators, two theatres, 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
.
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
. Its mission 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 several aircraft on display, a restoration hangar, flight simulators, two theatres, and a Hall of Fame. It provides an emphasis on historic aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
, aviation artifacts, and memorabilia that contributed to the development and progress of aviation in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Hall of Fame
- 2009: Ruth M. Jefford
- 2008: Art Woodley
- 2007: Russel MerrillRussel MerrillRussel Hyde Merrill was an Alaskan aviation pioneer. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he became a U.S. Navy pilot during World War I, becoming Naval Aviator No. 469...
- 2006: Merle "Mudhole" Smith
- 2005: Robert Campbell ReeveRobert Campbell ReeveRobert Campbell Reeve was the founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways.-Childhood:Bob Reeve was born in Waunakee, Wisconsin on March 27, 1902. He was one of twins, his brother was Richard. Their parents were Hubert and Mae Reeve. Mae died in 1904, and their father remarried, leaving the boys to fend for...
- 2004: Bob Ellis
- 2003: Carl Ben Eielson
- 2002: Joe Crosson
- 2001: Ray Petersen
- 2000: Noel WienNoel WienNoel Wien was an American pioneer aviator. He was the founder of Wien Air Alaska, Alaska's first airline.-Biography:...
See also
- History of aviation in AlaskaHistory of aviation in AlaskaAviation has occupied a unique position in Alaska since it was first introduced. Since the road system is largely confined to the major population centers, air service to the Interior and western Alaska, as well as the Aleutian Islands, allowed for the influx of settlers, the year-round contact of...
- List of airlines in Alaska
- List of Alaskan Hall of Fame pilots