Pearson Air Museum
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The Pearson Air Museum is an aviation museum at Pearson Field
in Vancouver, Washington
, USA. The museum specializes in aircraft made before or during World War II
. The displays are housed in the U.S.'s second oldest wooden aircraft hangar, built in 1918 and used as a hangar since 1921. During World War II it was used to house Italian prisoners of war. The museum and Pearson Field, along with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
, are part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
) in Beaverton, Oregon
and known as the "Flying Bathtub" or the "Dill Pickle", is displayed at the Pearson. Alley reports on this unique airplane based at Watts Airport in 1929, that was an experimental one-of-a-kind model. In this aircraft the pilot sits in an open air compartment, behind a roomy enclosed passenger cabin.
Pearson Field
Pearson Field , is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile southeast of the central business district of Vancouver, a city in Clark County, Washington, United States....
in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
, USA. The museum specializes in aircraft made before or during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The displays are housed in the U.S.'s second oldest wooden aircraft hangar, built in 1918 and used as a hangar since 1921. During World War II it was used to house Italian prisoners of war. The museum and Pearson Field, along with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...
, are part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
Exhibited aircraft
The Pearson Air Museum displays a number of unusual, unique and historic aircraft. For example, an experimental and one-of-a-kind aircraft built by the National Aircraft Corporation based at Watts Airport (or Bernard's AirportBernard's Airport
Bernard's Airport was a non-commercial airfield in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. The airfield was originally named Watts Airport.-History:The site of Bernard's Airport was originally developed as a motion picture studio in the 1920s. After film making on the West Coast became concentrated in Hollywood...
) in Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
and known as the "Flying Bathtub" or the "Dill Pickle", is displayed at the Pearson. Alley reports on this unique airplane based at Watts Airport in 1929, that was an experimental one-of-a-kind model. In this aircraft the pilot sits in an open air compartment, behind a roomy enclosed passenger cabin.
Trivia
- The Pearson Air Museum consists of two hangars, the smaller one is the 2nd oldest wooden structure in the U.S.
- The Museum has an aviation library for museum volunteers.