Heritage Flight Museum facts for kids
 |
|
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 420: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Established | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Location | Burlington, Washington |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Major General William Anders |
The Heritage Flight Museum is a super cool place where you can see amazing airplanes! It's an aviation museum, which means it's all about planes and flying. You can find it at Skagit Regional Airport just west of Burlington, Washington.
History
How the Museum Started
The Heritage Flight Museum was created by the family of a famous astronaut named William Anders. He was part of the Apollo 8 mission, which was a very important space flight! The museum first opened its doors in 1996. It was originally located at Bellingham International Airport.
Moving and Growing
In 2013, the museum moved to its current home at Skagit Regional Airport. This new location gave them more space. In 2018, the museum announced exciting plans to make the museum even bigger! Construction began on March 22, 2021, to add more space for their awesome collection of aircraft.
Amazing Aircraft Collection
The Heritage Flight Museum has a fantastic collection of different airplanes and helicopters. These aircraft come from various times in history and have different purposes. Some were used for training, others for observation, and some were even fighter planes!
Here are some of the cool aircraft you might see:
- Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Bell H-13 Sioux
- Bell UH-1B Iroquois
- Boeing-Stearman PT-13 Kaydet
- Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard IV – This plane was changed to look like a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero!
- Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
- Cessna O-2 Skymaster
- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
- Douglas A-1 Skyraider
- Fairchild PT-19
- Interstate Cadet
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFM
- North American AT-6D Texan
- North American AT-6F Texan
- North American P-51D Mustang
- Northrop F-89J Scorpion
- Stinson L-13
See Also
- List of aerospace museums
