August 17 ~ Museum of Flight ~ Airplane Portion Part 1

On August 17th we went to the Museum of Flight with my Godmother, Mom, Dennis and the kids....  This is going to be a four part one..... there were a lot of pictures and a lot of things to see.  Lots of things to share :)

The Museum of Flight exists to acquire, preserve, and exhibit historically significant air and space artifacts, which provide a foundation for scholarly research, and lifelong learning programs that inspire an interest in and understanding of science, technology, and the humanities.

In 1964 a small group of aviation enthusiasts realized that important artifacts representing the evolution of flight were being lost or destroyed at an incredible rate. To aid in the preservation of these artifacts, the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation was established with the twin goals of saving significant aircraft and related artifacts and educating the public in terms of their importance.
It soon became clear that a place to store and exhibit these artifacts was needed, and in 1965 the first official Museum of Flight exhibits were put on display in a 10,000 square foot space at the Seattle Center, location of the 1962 World’s Fair. The concept for the Museum complex began to jell in 1975 when the Port of Seattle leased the land on which the Red Barn® now sits to the Museum for 99 years. The Red Barn®, the birthplace of The Boeing Company, was saved from demolition on its original location on the Duwamish River, and floated by river barge to its current location. It was restored in 1983 and became the first permanent location for the Museum. The Red Barn was eventually joined by the Great Gallery in 1987, the Library and Archives Building in 2002 and the J. Elroy McCaw Personal Courage Wing and Airpark in 2004.

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT 

There is a "Control Tower" area you can see there ..  where it's simulated to be in a Control Tower....  for some reason, we didn't see that part (find that part) ...  we were in it last time we were there (2001)

Before we even got to the front of the building, we had to check out the planes on the side of the building that were on display.

This is how Nathan went though most of the museum ... he just does not like crowds....

Dennis, Calahan, Noah and Kaedyn down on the exhibit floor

Nathan was so tiny I couldn't see him (much like Noah in the next picture) ...  and I could only get a picture of him standing up

Believe it or not, Noah is inside the plane on this pic...

Noah's hand, proof he's in there!

Future Amelia Earhart Exhibit