Heritage Flight Museum

The Heritage Flight Museum is a non-profit organization located at Skagit Regional Airport just west of Burlington, Washington. It was founded by the family of Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders in 1996 and was originally located at Bellingham International Airport. The museum moved to Skagit County in 2013.

Heritage Flight Museum
Established1996
LocationSkagit Regional Airport
Coordinates48°28′15″N 122°25′15″W
TypeAviation museum
FounderMajor General William Anders
Websitehttp://www.heritageflight.org

The purpose of the museum is "to help educate the public to understand and appreciate the contribution military aircraft, and the people that flew them, have made to our heritage, national security and freedom."[1][2]

Collection

The museum has the following aircraft in its collection:[3]

See also

  • List of aerospace museums

References

  1. "Heritage Flight Museum". Heritageflight.org. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. Stark, John (2013-10-31). "Heritage Flight Museum moving from Bellingham to Skagit | Local News". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. Heritage Flight Museum (2019). "Aircraft". Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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