Pioneer Air Museum

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Pioneer Air Museum
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Location within Alaska
Established1982 (1982)
Location Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°50′22″N147°46′30″W / 64.8395°N 147.7750°W / 64.8395; -147.7750
Type Aviation museum
Founder
  • Randy Acord
  • Corky Corkran
  • Everett Long
  • Dr. William Wood
Website www.pioneerair.museum

The Pioneer Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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History

The Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation was organized by Randy Acord, Corky Corkran, Everett Long and Dr. William Wood in 1977 and registered in 1982. The group was given permission to use the "Gold Dome" in 1984, but, due to various problems with the condition of the structure, the Pioneer Air Museum was initially unable to open. It was not until 1992, when the wreckage of Ben Eielson's Hamilton H-45 had been placed on display after being recovered from the Soviet Union, that the museum first admitted visitors. [1] [2] [3] [4]

By the end of 2022, the museum deaccessioned a number of aircraft not sufficiently related to its mission, including an Osprey Osprey 2, a RotorWay Scorpion, a Mitchell Wing B-10 and an Eipper Quicksilver in 2022. [2] [ failed verification ] [5]

Facilities

The museum is located in the "Gold Dome", a 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) structure built as an ice skating rink for the Alaska 67 Centennial Exposition in 1967. [6] [2]

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a Curtiss-Wright flight trainer. [7]

Collection

References

  1. ↑ "About". Pioneer Air Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Johansen, Eric (May 2, 2022). "Update on the Museum". Pioneer Air Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Aviator's Museum Acquires Wreckage". Argus Leader. AP. November 15, 1992. p. 6F. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Hardie, George Jr., "The Hamilton Metalplane" (PDF), The Vintage Airplane, vol. 4, no. 5, EAA, pp. 6–7, retrieved November 26, 2023
  5. ↑ Butteri, Rita (July 18, 2022). "The Quicksilver Story". Pioneer Air Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Butteri, Rita (April 6, 2022). "Protecting the Museum's Collections". Pioneer Air Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ Williams, Dave (April 23, 2023). "Curtiss-Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer". Pioneer Air Museum. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Bakeng Duce". Pioneer Air Museum. June 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Beech UC-45F Expeditor, s/n 52-10690 USAF, c/n AF-620, c/r N701FY". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Olson, Kirsten (May 9, 2015). "The "Huey"". Pioneer Air Museum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1H Iroquois, s/n 66-0934 US". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ Snyder, Jamie (June 30, 2016). "Fairchild 24-J/Pollack Flying Service". Pioneer Air Museum. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ Olson, Kirsten (May 15, 2015). "Noel Wien's Fokker "Super Universal"". Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ Olson, Kirsten (May 22, 2015). "Norseman N55555". Pioneer Air Museum. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft-Piper PA-18-150, c/n 18-4328, c/r N2586P". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  16. ↑ Bearden, Rod. "Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks". Rod Bearden's Website. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ryan PT-22 Recruit (ST-3KR)". Pioneer Air Museum. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Stinson SR-JR". Pioneer Air Museum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Stinson V77". Pioneer Air Museum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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