Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is an aircraft museum in McMinnville , Oregon . It was founded in 1991 by Captain Michael King Smith, the son of Delford M. Smith, the founder of Evergreen International Aviation . Evergreen International Aviation is the parent company of Evergreen International Airlines .
The approximately 37,000 square meter museum building houses a collection of rare aircraft, aircraft instruments and a museum shop. The heart of the museum is the Hughes H-4 "Spruce Goose" designed by Howard Hughes , which arrived in McMinnville in individual parts in 1993 and was reassembled by the end of 2001.
Exhibits
Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-23ML 'Flogger-G' of the Jagdfliegergeschwader 9 (JG9) of the Air Force of the East German NVA.
- Wright 1903 Flyer Replica
- Hughes Flying Boat, H-4, HK-1 Spruce Goose
- Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
- de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Mk.52
- Douglas DC-3A
- Ford AT-5 Trimotor called "Tin Goose"
- Lockheed P-38L Lightning
- Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle (the only privately owned)
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 Gustav
- North American P-51D Mustang
- Northrop T-38A Talon
- Russian Foton-6 Space Capsule
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI
- Boeing 747-100
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML
Web links
Commons : Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Retrieved February 16, 2017 (English, museum website).
Coordinates: 45 ° 12 '15.3 " N , 123 ° 8' 39.9" W.