Pioneer Air Museum Explained

Pioneer Air Museum
Map Type:Alaska
Coordinates:64.8395°N -147.775°W
Location:Fairbanks, Alaska
Type:Aviation museum

The Pioneer Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.

History

The Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation was organized by Randy Acord, Corky Corkran, Everett Long and Dr. William Wood in 1977 and registered in 1982. The group was given permission to use the "Gold Dome" in 1984, but, due to various problems with the condition of the structure, the Pioneer Air Museum was initially unable to open. It was not until 1992, when the wreckage of Ben Eielson's Hamilton H-45 had been placed on display after being recovered from the Soviet Union, that the museum first admitted visitors.[1] [2]

By the end of 2022, the museum deaccessioned a number of aircraft not sufficiently related to its mission, including an Osprey Osprey 2, a RotorWay Scorpion, a Mitchell Wing B-10 and an Eipper Quicksilver in 2022.[3] [4]

Facilities

The museum is located in the "Gold Dome", a 12000square feet structure built as an ice skating rink for the Alaska 67 Centennial Exposition in 1967.[5]

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a Curtiss-Wright flight trainer.[6]

Collection

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023.
  2. News: Aviator's Museum Acquires Wreckage . 26 November 2023 . Argus Leader . AP . 15 November 1992 . 6F.
  3. Web site: Johansen . Eric . Update on the Museum . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . 2 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Butteri . Rita . The Quicksilver Story . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . 18 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Butteri . Rita . Protecting the Museum's Collections . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . 6 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Williams . Dave . Curtiss-Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . 23 April 2023.
  7. Web site: The Bakeng Duce . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304123542/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/the-bakeng-duce . 4 March 2021 . 26 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Beech UC-45F Expeditor, s/n 52-10690 USAF, c/n AF-620, c/r N701FY . Aerial Visuals . 26 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Olson . Kirsten . The "Huey" . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304125913/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/the-huey . 4 March 2021 . 9 May 2015.
  10. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1H Iroquois, s/n 66-0934 US . Aerial Visuals . 26 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Snyder . Jamie . Fairchild 24-J/Pollack Flying Service . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306173149/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/fairchild-24-j-pollack-flying-service . 6 March 2021 . 30 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Olson . Kirsten . Noel Wien's Fokker "Super Universal" . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306181523/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/noel-wiens-fokker-super-universal . 6 March 2021 . 15 May 2015.
  13. Web site: Olson . Kirsten . Norseman N55555 . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415040318/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/norseman-n55555 . 15 April 2021 . 22 May 2015.
  14. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft-Piper PA-18-150, c/n 18-4328, c/r N2586P . Aerial Visuals . 26 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Bearden . Rod . Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks . Rod Bearden's Website . 26 November 2023.
  16. Web site: Ryan PT-22 Recruit (ST-3KR) . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306163823/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/ryan-pt-22-recruit-st-3kr . 6 March 2021 . 9 August 2016.
  17. Web site: Stinson SR-JR . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304113937/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/stinson-sr-jr.html . 4 March 2021.
  18. Web site: Stinson V77 . Pioneer Air Museum . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304121132/http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/stinsonv77.html . 4 March 2021.

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