Port Townsend Aero Museum

Port Townsend Aero Museum is an aviation museum located at Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend, Washington. It was founded in 2001^[1] and contains over 31 rare and antique aircraft specimens for public view, over sixty percent of which are regularly flown.^[2] The Port Townsend Aero Museum is built around a youth program that has introduced over 300 kids to World War II era airplanes and has taught numerous children how to fly and achieve their goals in life. Many youth volunteers achieved their pilots license while there as well as create something that they can look at with pride..

References

↑ Our Story, Port Townsend Aero Museum, retrieved 2012-04-15
↑ Aircraft Collection, Port Townsend Aero Museum, retrieved 2012-04-15

External links

Official website

Museums in the Puget Sound region
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Aviation	Flying Heritage Collection Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour Heritage Flight Museum McChord Air Museum Museum of Flight Olympic Flight Museum Port Townsend Aero Museum
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History	DuPont Museum Eastside Heritage Center Edmonds Historical Museum Harbor History Museum History House of Greater Seattle Issaquah Historical Museums Karshner Museum Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Mukilteo Light Museum of History and Industry Renton History Museum Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum Seattle Underground Washington State History Museum
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Military	Coast Guard Museum Northwest Lewis Army Museum McChord Air Museum Naval Undersea Museum Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum Puget Sound Navy Museum Washington National Guard Museum
Natural sciences	Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Museum and Arts Center, Sequim, Washington
Science and technology	America's Car Museum Bellingham Railway Museum Georgetown Steam Plant Living Computers: Museum + Labs Museum of Communications Pacific Science Center SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention Vintage Motorcycle Museum
See also: List of museums in Washington and Museums and galleries of Seattle

Coordinates: 48°03′24″N 122°48′28″W / 48.05667°N 122.80778°W / 48.05667; -122.80778

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