Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum
 The collection's Polikarpov Po-2 on display. | |
Former name | Flying Heritage Collection |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Location | Paine Field, Everett, Washington |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Paul Allen |
| Owner | Steuart Walton |
| Website | www |
The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the display and preservation of rare military aircraft, tanks and other military equipment.
On rotation in the three working hangars are military artifacts from the United States, Britain, Germany, Soviet Union and Japan.
The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum is housed in three working hangars on Paine Field in Everett, WA. Mechanics are typically on-site Monday through Friday working on maintaining the technology to operating condition. The museum provides guided tours seven days and features 90" touch-screens, combat simulators and life-size replicas.
The museum also features an exhibition of parachuting dogs, rare animal artifacts and animals participating in armed conflicts.
History
In 1998, Paul Allen began acquiring and preserving vintage aircraft.[1] Allen's passion for aviation and history, and his awareness of the increasing rarity of original World War II aircraft, motivated him to restore these artifacts to the highest standard of authenticity and share them with the public.
The Collection opened to the public in 2004 at the Arlington, Washington, airfield, but in 2008 moved to a newly renovated historic industrial hangar located at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, United States.[2] In 2013, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum added a 22,000 square foot expansion hangar for its expanding collection. In 2018 came another expansion featuring the opening of Hangar C which added over two dozen additional artifacts. On March 24, 2017 the Museum changed its name from the Flying Heritage Collection to the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum to reflect the transition from exclusively aircraft to a military vehicle & history Museum.[3] In 2018, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum became a public 501c(3) nonprofit. In May 2020, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum temporarily closed due to complications that arose as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
In April 2022, industry magazine Air Classics reported that the museum's collection was sold, promising further details in its June issue. The Dutch Aviation Society reported that the buyer was Steuart Walton, grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton.[5] The sale was confirmed by CNN and other media in August, 2022. The plan is for the museum to remain in Everett; reopening in 2023 under the stewardship of the Wartime History Museum, a nonprofit established by Walton earlier in 2022.[6][7]
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See also
References
- ^ http://www.flyingheritage.org/
- ^ "ORA: Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum". Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Catchpole, Dan (11 April 2017). "Growing Flying Heritage Collection now has a new name". HeraldNet. Everett Herald and Sound Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Podsada, Janice (2020-05-28). "Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum will close — for now". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Podsada, Janice (April 19, 2022). "Paul Allen's Flying Heritage museum collection reportedly sold". The Everett Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Gates, Dominic (August 4, 2022). "Walmart heir acquires Everett's Flying Heritage Museum from Paul Allen's estate". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Podsada, Janice (August 4, 2022). "Flying Heritage Museum to reopen with new owner at Paine Field". The Everett Herald. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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Coordinates: 47°53′57″N 122°16′47″W / 47.89917°N 122.27972°W
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