Heritage Flight Museum

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Heritage Flight Museum
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Location within Washington (state)
Established1996 (1996)
Location Burlington, Washington
Coordinates 48°28′15″N122°25′15″W / 48.47083°N 122.42083°W / 48.47083; -122.42083
Type Aviation museum
FounderMajor General William Anders
Website heritageflight.org

The Heritage Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at Skagit Regional Airport just west of Burlington, Washington.

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History

The museum was founded by the family of Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders in 1996 and was originally located at Bellingham International Airport. [1] [2] The museum moved to Skagit Regional Airport in 2013. [3] [4]

The museum announced plans for an expansion in 2018. [5] Ground was broken on 22 March 2021. [6]

Collection

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References

  1. ↑ "Our History". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Location & Hours". Heritage Flight Museum. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Stark, John (October 13, 2013). "Heritage Flight Museum moving from Bellingham to Skagit". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Stayton, Mark (November 1, 2013). "Heritage Flight Museum will move to Burlington". GoSkagit.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Dunning, Lara (April 1, 2020). "Building a Legacy in Skagit Valley". Bellingham Alive!. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Heritage Flight Museum Breaks Ground on Expansion". Port of Skagit. March 23, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "AT-11 Kansan "BUFF BAby"". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Beechcraft T-34's". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "H13 Sioux". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bell UH-1B". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ "PT-13 Stearman". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "A6M2 TORA Zero". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "O-1/L-19 Birddog". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "O-2 Skymaster". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "DHC-2 (L20) Beaver". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ "A-1 Skyraider – "The Proud American"". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  17. ↑ "PT-19 Cornell". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Interstate Cadet "The Pearl"". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ Wanielista, Kera (December 4, 2016). "Plane shrouded in mystery comes to Skagit County". GoSkagit.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  20. ↑ "MiG-21 PFM". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  21. ↑ "T6D Texan "Hog Wild Gunner"". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  22. ↑ "T6F Texan". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  23. ↑ "P-51 Mustang "VAL-HALLA"". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  24. ↑ "F-89 Scorpion". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  25. ↑ "L-13 Grasshopper". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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