Tillamook Air Museum is an aviation museum south of Tillamook, Oregon in the United States. The museum is located at a former U.S. Navy Air Station and housed in a former blimp hangar, known as "Hangar B", which is the largest clear-span wooden structure in the world. The six-blimp hangar was built by the United States Navy in 1942 during World War II for Naval Air Station Tillamook. It is 1,072 feet long and 296 feet wide, covering more than 7 acres. It stands 192 feet tall. Each door weighs 30 short tons and are 120 feet tall. On display in the main hangar are more than 30 aircraft, from World War 1 to an F-14 Tomcat from the modern jet age. The planes have been donated by private collectors, purchased by the museum and put on permanent loan by the U.S. Navy.
There were 2 wooden hangers built originally.
Wood was used because steel and other metals were needed for
the war effort. The second hanger which has since burned down
was constructed in 27 days.
Models fly above the lobby
B-52 Stratofortress. It has a range of 8,800 miles,
can fl up to 50,000 feet
Osiris is the Egyptian god of war
There was no information on this compartment below the cockpit
Nieuport 11, a french WW 1 fighter that was important in
helping to the so-called Fokker Scourge
Kaman HTK-1 training helicopter
Soviet MiG-17
BAC Jet Provost
Jody trying out one of eight cockpit simulators
There are an array of military models
Mid 1900s TWA Convair 880 cabin.
Seats were wide comfortable back then
I remember airline meals like this when I was a kid
The cavernous interior
The Mini-Guppy
Use to transport very large objects
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