Boeing Model 80A trimotor transport - completely restored, the only one around?, Flybaby recreational homebuilt, Douglas DC-3, DH.4 Mailplane, Spirit of Yakima record-setting glider, Cessna glider, Straight wing Stinson SR-5 on floats in bush configuration, Curtiss Robin, Moulton Aerocar, Stearman mailplane, Beech 18, Boeing 707 Air Force One, Ryan M-1, Fairchild 24W, Piper Cub, Swallow mailplane, Curtiss Jenny, Early Boeing floatplane, Aeronca C-3, BD-5, M-21 Blackbird (modification of the A-12), MiG 21, F-104 Starfighter, F9F Panther - Early Navy jet, WWII Corsair, Stearman, YF-5A, B-29 Stratofortress (in restoration), B-47 Stratojet, A-6 Intruder, F-86 Sabre, F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk, Experimental tip-ramjet powered Hiller helicopter, Outside exhibits are: 787 ZA3, The original 747 prototype, A flyable B17, 727-100, A Concorde!

The Barn was the original Boeing factory that was moved here from it's original location on the Duwamish River as they made Sea Planes. Fascinating stories on Boeing growth from incremental changes to mail plane specs to the B-17. Fun Fact: France purchased and paid for 20 B-17 from Boeing, but were over run by the Germans before they could take delivery. Planes were resold to the US Army Air Force so they got paid twice!

View from West Marginal Drive
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The museum was one of the few chosen for the national touring exhibit of the Apollo Program. The Seattle area and Boeing were major contributors to the program

Closeup. My Dad did the Tool Design for the Rendezvous Window and the Docking Hatch when he worked at North American Aviation in the 60's. Nice to see his work up close.

Using the Daimler-Benz DB 601 and DB 605 liquid cooled engines. It had 2 radiators in case one was shot. It also had fuel injection so it could barrel roll without being gas starved like the carburetor equipped Spitfire.

Probably the best fighter plane of WWII. Twin Allison Supercharged engines. My Dad's cousin's husband Wes flew one during the war in the Pacific theatre. Loved to hear his stories.

Made famous by the Flying Tigers. The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force in 1941–1942, was composed of pilots from the United States USAAC, USN and USMC, recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority before Pearl Harbor and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. They were marked with Chinese colors but flew under American control. Their mission was to bomb Japan and defend the Republic of China