Here are some pics of our visit to the Tillamook, OR Air Museum. It is at the Tillamook airport and housed in one of original blimp hangers built in 1944. As you may have noticed from the one photo, these hangers were built entirely of wood framework. This hanger is the only one left standing due to the other being burned by arson. It is a freestanding structure almost 200' high and almost a 1000' long. It was designed to hold 9 blimps that were used to patrol the coastline from Northern California to Canada in WWII.
Most of the museums's aircraft are still maintained and flown occasionally. We really recommend a visit for any military or aviation enthusiasts. It is really cool!
While in Tillamook, you can visit the cheese factories. You are also only about 1 hour drive to Portand and also McMinneville, OR, where there is another aviation museum and where the "Spruce Goose" is at. Another hour north and you are at Jim and Sue's place.
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