Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum facts for kids

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Established	2007
Location	Hood River, Oregon, United States
Type	Aviation and automobile museum
Founder	Terry Brandt

The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) is located in Hood River, Oregon, United States, adjacent to the Ken Jernstedt Memorial Airport. WAAAM is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to the preservation of, and education about aviation, automobile, and other historic transportation-related relics.

WAAAM is open to the public every day 9:00-5:00 except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. WAAAM has special activities the second Saturday of every month. The museum features flying demonstrations, auto demonstrations, and restoration demonstrations, though events vary month to month. The museum's biggest event is the annual Hood River Fly-In held the first weekend after Labor Day every year, and features antique aircraft and automobiles from throughout North America.

WAAAM Fly-In morning

History

The museum was formed as a 501(c) organization in 2006, by collector Terry Brandt and opened in 2007, in a 95,000-square-foot (8,800 m²) building. The museum was started with 42 airplanes donated by Brandt and 20 automobiles. As of September 2010, the museum totaled 75 airplanes and in excess of 100 automobiles. About 55 of the airplanes were still able to fly at that time. In 2009, a second hangar was added to display the collection, and a third was built in 2013. A fourth addition was added November 2016. The collection in 2016 totals over 315 vehicles.

Collections

Antique airplanes

WAAAM boasts a large flying collection of OX-5-powered airplanes, and the largest collection of three-cylinder, radial-powered airplanes. The collection is mainly focused on aircraft in the period 1903–1941, but also includes light World War II Army, Army Air Corps, and naval aircraft.

Aircraft include:

Cutiss headless pusher- 1912
Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" OX-5 N1282 - 1917
Waco 9 - 1925
Stearman C2 - 1927
American Eagle A-1 OX-5 NC7157A - 1928
Lincoln Page LP-3 OX-5 NC136W - 1928
Monocoupe 70 - 1928
Stearman C3B Wright J-5 NC8830 - 1928
Swallow - 1928
Travel Air 4000 - 1928
WACO ATO "Taper Wing" N6714 -1928
WACO Ten OX-5 NC6513 - 1928
Arrow Sport Pursuit N853H - 1929
Brunner-Winkle Bird OX-5 - 1929
Brunner-Winkle Bird A NC945V - 1929
Brunner-Winkle Bird CK NC933V - 1929
Command-Aire 3C3-T OX-5- 1929
Curtiss Robin B N8332 OX-5 - 1929
St. Louis C2 Cardinal N31H -1929
Stearman M-2 Speedmail - 1929
WACO CTO "Taper Wing" -1929
WACO CSO Wright J-6 -1929
WACO DSO N605N - 1929
Davis D-1-K - 1929. NC151Y. This aircraft appeared in the 1958 film The Tarnished Angels starring Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone.
Fleet Model 7 -1930
Henderson Longster N10115 - 1930
WACO Primary Glider - 1930
Aeronca C-3 -1931
American Eaglet B-31 N595Y - 1931
Buhl Bull Pup LA-1 NC365Y - 1931
Curtiss-Wright Junior CW-1 NC671V - 1931
Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 12-W N11715 - 1931
Franklin Sport 90 - 1931
Spartan C2-60 N11016 - 1931
Stinson model W - 1931
Stearman 4 Jr. Speedmail - 1931
Taylor Cub E-2 -1931
WACO RNF - 1931
Aeronca C-3 N13000 - 1932
Fairchild 22 C7B NC12454 - 1932
Pietenpol Sky Scout N1933A - 1932
Waco UBA - 1932
WACO UBF -1932
Fairchild 22 C7A N2816 -1933
Stearman Model 70 N571Y -1933
Waco UIC - 1933
Curtiss Pusher -1934 (1910-replica) OX-5
Franklin PS-2 Glider - 1935
WACO YPF - 1935
Arrow Model F NC17093 - 1936
Stinson SR-8B Reliant - 1936
Taylor J-2 Cub -1936
Aeronca LC NC17442 - 1937
Mcclish Funk B - 1937
Rearwin 9000-W "Sportster" -1937
Aeronca K KCA "Chief" - 1938
Dart G - 1938, N20993. This aircraft also appeared in The Tarnished Angels.
Piper J-3 Cub 1st Edition - 1938
Piper J-3P Cub - 1938
Rearwin 6000-M "Speedster" -1938
Taylor J-3 Cub First Edition -1938
Taylorcraft BC-65 -1938
Porterfield CP-50 Collegiate - 1939
Slingsby T.6 Kirby Kite - 1939
Slingsby T.13 Petrel -1939
Cessna C-165 Airmaster - 1940
Fairchild (24) R40) UC-86 NC4841 - 1940 military variant
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Navy training floatplane N45042 - 1940
Piper J-3 Cub -1940
Piper J-3 Cub on Floats -1940
Piper J-4A - 1940
Piper J-5A - 1940
Rearwin 8135 Cloudster - 1940
Boeing-Stearman IB75A N57444 - 1941 *not currently on display*
Aeronca 65-TAL Defender - 1941
Culver LCA Cadet NC34785 - 1941
Piper J-4 Cub Coupe NC21867 - 1941
Ryan PT-22 Recruit - 1941
Taylorcraft BC-12 NC29840 - 1941
Piper L-4A - 1942
Schweizer TG-3 - 1942 Last known flying example of its kind
Stinson L-5 Sentinel - 1942
Taylorcraft TG-6 Glider - 1942
Aeronca L-3B - 1942
Cessna UC-78 Bobcat N58542 - 1943
Fairchild PT-19 N56268 - 1943 On loan
Interstate L-6 - 1943
Moswey III Glider - 1943
Piper HE-1 - 1943
Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper N3072Z - 1943
Aeronca 7AC Champion -1945 On loan
Piper L-4J - 1945
Commonwealth Skyranger 185 -1946
Luscombe 11A Sedan -1948
Aeronca 15AC Sedan - 1951
Dittmar Condor IV - 1951
Beechcraft Super 18D N18BY - 1954 (on loan)
Callair A-6 - 1959
American Junior Target Drone - 1941-1945 (on loan)
Oberlerchner Mg 23 SL Glider -1963
Schleicher Ka7 Glider - 1964
Schweizer SGS 2-33A - 1969
Schleicher Rhönbussard 35

WAAAM is a living museum with several aircraft that are flown regularly, also a number of these aircraft are on loan and are frequently taken to fly-ins.

Here are a few of the aircraft that winter at the museum after the fly-in season has ended.

Boeing 40C N5339

Other notable aircraft not on display but in the WAAAM Collection:

Alfaro PTG-2 Primary Glider
Dickenson Bathtub 101 - 1924
Waco GXE - 1927
Waco BSO - 1929
Stinson Model R -1932
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet - 1946
Bowlus Baby Albatross BA-100 - 1948
Piper TG-8

Antique automobiles

Antique Autos WAAAM

WAAAM's antique cars were built between 1909 and the 1960s, and are still in running condition. There are over 175 autos on display. Most are from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The oldest car on display is a 1909 Franklin Model D.

Automobiles include:

American Austin Coupe 1930
Auburn Touring Car 1912
Autocar Truck 1925
Avanti Motor Corp Avanti II 1981
Brush Runabout 1910
Buick 4-door Sedan 1929
Buick Super Eight 4-door Sedan 1941
Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1956
Chevrolet Model 490 Touring Car 1918
Chevrolet Model 490 Touring Car 1921
Chevrolet "Outlaw" Dirt Track Racer 1927
Chevrolet Imperial Landau Sedan "Barn Find" 1927
Chevrolet 2-door Sedan 1931
Chevrolet Phaeton 1931
Chevrolet Master Deluxe 1937
Chevrolet Master Deluxe Business Coupe 1941
Chevrolet Town Sedan 1942
Chevrolet Tank Truck 1953
Chevrolet Custom Pickup Truck 1954
Chevrolet Bel Air 1957
Chevrolet Cameo Pickup Truck 1957
Chevrolet Bel Air 1964
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 1966
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible 1966
Chevrolet Custom Pickup Truck 1969
Chrysler Model E-80 Imperial Cabriolet 1927
Chrysler Model 65 Coupe 1929
Chrysler New Yorker 1948
Citroen DS 1971
Cord 810 Westchester Sedan 1936
Crosley Model CD Sedan 1950
DeSoto (automobile) Model CF Deluxe 4-door Sedan 1930
DeSoto Deluxe 4-door Sedan 1948
Detroit Electric Car Model 63 1914
Detroit Electric Car Model 97 1932
Diamond T Flatbed Truck 1949
Dodge Flatbed Fire Truck 1932
Dodge WF-34 Flatbed Truck 1947
Dodge C-800 Truck 1966
Dodge Charger R/T 1968
Dodge Brothers Roadster 1916
Dodge Brothers Coupe 1926
Dodge Brothers Victory 6 Deluxe Sedan 1928
Federal Flatbed Truck 1917
Ford Model T Touring Car 1913
Ford Model T Depot Hack 1914
Ford Model T Touring Car 1914
Ford Model T Runabout 1915
Ford Model T Army Ambulance 1919
Ford Model T Quick Build Car 1919
Ford Model T Speedster 1919
Ford Model T Roadster Pickup Truck 1921
Ford Model T 3-door Sedan 1923
Ford Model T Pickup Truck 1925
Ford Model T Roadster Runabout 1925
Ford Model TT Truck 1925
Ford Model T Coupe 1926
Ford Model T Sport Roadster 1927
Ford Model T Speedster 1927
Ford Model TT Truck 1924
Ford Model TT Truck 1925
Ford Model A 2-door Sedan 1928
Ford Model A Deluxe Coupe 1930
Ford Model A Standard Coupe 1930
Ford Model A Standard Coupe 1930
Ford Model A Standard Sedan 1930
Ford Model A Deluxe 2-door Sedan 1931
Ford Model A Roadster 1931
Ford Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 1940
Ford Deluxe Business Coupe 1940
Ford Thunderbird 1956
Ford Thunderbird Convertible 1962
Ford Thunderbird 1966
Ford Thunderbird Town Landau 1966
Franklin Model D 1909
Franklin Model 135 135 1929
Graham-Paige Model 612 1929
HMV Freeway 1981
Honda N600 2-door Sedan 1972
Hudson Super 8 1930
Hudson Terraplane 3-passenger Coupe 1937
Hudson Hornet 1951
Hummer 1997
International Model SPD Truck 1926
Hupmobile Model R-12 Touring Car 1924
Jensen Interceptor MkIII 1976
Jensen-Healey Convertible Coupe 1974
Kaiser Virginian 1950
Kaiser Manhattan 1953
Lincoln-Zephyr 1941
Locomobile Model 48 Sportif 1923
Maxwell Truck 1918
Mercury 4-door Convertible Sedan 1940
Mercury 2-door Sedan 1954
Mini Coupe 1959
Nash Motors Model 4145 Business Coupe 1941
Oldsmobile Futuramic 88 Holiday Coupe 1950
Oldsmobile 442 1970
Overland Model 49 Touring Car 1911
Overland Model 82 Touring Car 1915
Packard Model 626 Sport Coupe 1929
Packard Model 640 Super 8 Phaeton 1929
Packard Model Twelve Coupe Convertible 1935
Packard Model 120 1941
Pierce Arrow Model 41 Limousine 1931
Plymouth Model PB 1932
Plymouth 2-door Coupe 1936
Plymouth Custom Coupe 1936
Plymouth 2-door Coupe 1939
Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 1968
Pontiac 4-door Sedan 1932
Pontiac Catalina Star Chief 1955
Pontiac Chieftain 1955
Pontiac Catalina Custom Coupe 1960
Pontiac GTO 1968
Rambler Classic 770 1966
REO the Fifth 1913
Republic Model 19 Flatbed Truck 1919
Stanley Model 735B Steam Car 1918
Studebaker Commander 8 1929
Studebaker State Commander 1938
Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe 1947
Studebaker 1-1/2 ton Flatbed Truck 1950
Studebaker Champion 1951
Studebaker Golden Hawk 1957
Studebaker Lark VIII Convertible 1960
Studebaker Lark VIII Station Wagon 1960
Trumbull Model 15B Roadster 1915
Velie Model 58 5-Passenger Touring Car 1922
Volkswagen Beetle 1964
Volkswagen Super Beetle 1971
Volkswagen Thing Custom 1974
Willys-Overland Whippet 1928

Motorcycles

Motorcycles include:

1912 Indian Model D
1918 Harley-Davidson 18J
1923 Douglas
1923 Henderson Model K Deluxe
1924 AJS
1927 Harley-Davidson JD
1933 Harley-Davidson VLE
1937 Harley-Davidson UL
1938 BMW R71 BY DT
1938 Indian Four
1942 Harley-Davidson WLA
1947 Indian Chief
1948 Schwinn Whizzer
1950 Velocette MAC
1954 Cushman Eagle with Sidecar
1957 Vincent Series "C" Comet
1958 Cushman 721/28
1958 Cushman 765 Eagle
1959 Cushman Super Eagle
1963 Honda CA-110
1964 Velocette Vogue
1971 Velocette LE Mark III
1975 Moto Guzzi 850-T