Western_Antique_Aeroplane_&_Automobile_Museum

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Aviation and automobile museum in Oregon, United States

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.

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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.[1] The museum was started with 42 airplanes donated by Brandt and 20 automobiles.[1] As of September 2010, the museum totaled 75 airplanes and in excess of 100 automobiles.[1] About 55 of the airplanes were still able to fly at that time.[1] 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 2024 now totals over 400 vehicles.[2]

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 (sorted by Manufacturer):[3]

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

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

Antique automobiles

Antique Autos WAAAM

WAAAM's antique cars were built between 1899 and 2019, and are still in running condition. There are over 200 autos on display. Most are from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The oldest car on display is a 1899 Locomobile Runabout steam car.

Automobiles include:[3]

Motorcycles

Motorcycles include:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Stevenson, Roy (September 2010). "Rare Jenny Takes Wing". Aviation History: 16–17.
  2. [2]
    Lauran Paine Jr. (January 2015). "A Living Museum". Sport Aviation: 43.
  3. [3]
    WAAAM

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