Eagles Mere Air Museum

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Eagles Mere Air Museum
Eagles Mere Air Museum Hangar Alpha 1.jpg
EstablishedJuly 2002 (2002-07)
Location Merritt Field, Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania, USA
Type Air museum

Eagles Mere Air Museum is an aviation museum located on Merritt Field on the outskirts of Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania in North Central Pennsylvania. The museum has 35 vintage aircraft from 1913 to 1944, as well as hundreds of other aviation related items pertaining to that era, including photos, engines and aircraft components. [1] [2] [3]

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Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Eagles Mere is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 120 at the 2010 census.

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Overview

The museum is located in three buildings, "Alpha hangar" is the largest which has 12 aircraft on display, the museum's admissions and gift shop is also located here. "Bravo hangar" holds five more aircraft and features videos of the museum and airport construction and early years. "Charlie hangar" has another four aircraft. "Delta hangar" also has four aircraft on display and "Echo hangar" holds three aircraft.[ citation needed ]

Collection

As of mid-2019 the museums collection includes: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Visit to Eagles Mere Air Museum". WNEP.com. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ↑ Cheney, Jim (2017-08-11). "7 Pennsylvania flight museums you might not have known existed". pennlive. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ↑ Cheney, Jim (2017-09-22). "10 of the coolest private collection museums in Pennsylvania". pennlive. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Antique Airplanes & Vintage Engines on Display". Eagles Mere Air Museum. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

Coordinates: 41°25′00″N76°32′01″W / 41.4167°N 76.5335°W / 41.4167; -76.5335

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