Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage

Name: Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Address: 4721 Aircraft Dr, Anchorage, 99502-1080, United States
Telephone: +1 907-248-5325

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Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage

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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. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Coordinates: 61°10'40"N, 149°58'16"W

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4721 Aircraft DrTurnagain (Anchorage International Airport)Anchorage 99502-1080 United States

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+1 907-248-5325

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