Liberty Aviation Museum

Liberty Aviation Museum
	Location within Ohio
Established	1991
Location	Port Clinton, Ohio, United States
Coordinates	41.5092°N 82.8646°W
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Ed Patrick[1]
Website	libertyaviationmuseum.org

The Liberty Aviation Museum is located in Port Clinton, Ohio, United States, adjacent to the Erie–Ottawa International Airport.[2]

History

The Liberty Aviation Museum owns a 1928 Ford 5-AT Tri-motor, currently operating with the Experimental Aircraft Association for the Fly the Ford tour. The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation is also based at the museum where some volunteers of the EAA Chapter 1247 are restoring an Island Airlines 1929 5-AT Ford Trimotor.[3]

Also at the Liberty Aviation Museum, is the Tin Goose Diner. The diner is a vintage 1950s O'Mahoney diner, originally operating in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania under the name of Sunrise Diner. The Diner became a permanent addition to the Liberty Aviation Museum in 2012.[4]

In 2015, the museum won a lawsuit against Treasure Cove Marina, arguing that they were overcharged for the restoration of their PT-boat.[5]

Collection

Aircraft

Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor 5-AT-8 "City of Port Clinton"/"City of Wichita"[6][7]
North American TB-25N Mitchell 44-86777 "Georgie's Gal" – It was previously known as "Martha Jean".[6][8][9]
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 91436[6][10]
North American Harvard IV MM53844 – This aircraft was retired from the Italian Air Force in the 1970s, is painted in Royal Canadian Air Force colors, and is not owned by the museum.[6][11]

Watercraft

PT-728 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (under restoration)[12]
PT-724 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (awaiting restoration)

References

Pfanner, Patrick (31 October 2016). "Museum founder files complaint with OC court". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
Kathy Nagpotte (23 December 2014). "Santa arrives via airplane". The Peninsula News.
Sport Aviation: 76. January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Museum & Diner". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
Pfanner, Patrick (23 December 2015). "Port Clinton business ordered to pay $45k". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
"Aircraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"FAA REGISTRY [N9645]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-86777 USAAF, c/n 108-37571, c/r N345BG". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"FAA REGISTRY [N345BG]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"FAA REGISTRY [N436GM]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"Airframe Dossier - North American-Canadian Car and Foundry T-6J Texan, s/n MM53844 AMI, c/n CCF-4-407, c/r N587CB". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
"Watercraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

External links

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[1] Pfanner, Patrick (31 October 2016). "Museum founder files complaint with OC court". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[2] Kathy Nagpotte (23 December 2014). "Santa arrives via airplane". The Peninsula News.

[3] Sport Aviation: 76. January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[museumdiner-4] "Museum & Diner". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[5] Pfanner, Patrick (23 December 2015). "Port Clinton business ordered to pay $45k". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[aircraft-6] "Aircraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[7] "FAA REGISTRY [N9645]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[8] "Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-86777 USAAF, c/n 108-37571, c/r N345BG". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[9] "FAA REGISTRY [N345BG]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[10] "FAA REGISTRY [N436GM]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[11] "Airframe Dossier - North American-Canadian Car and Foundry T-6J Texan, s/n MM53844 AMI, c/n CCF-4-407, c/r N587CB". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[watercraft-12] "Watercraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.