Former name | Douglas Museum and Library | ||
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Established | November 1974 | ||
Location | Santa Monica, California | ||
Coordinates | 34°00′53″N 118°26′52″W / 34.014722222222°N 118.44777777778°W | ||
Type | Aviation museum | ||
Key holdings | Aircraft
Artifacts
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Founder | Donald Douglas, Jr. | ||
Director | Steve Benesch[1] | ||
President | David G. Price[1] | ||
Website | www | ||
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The Museum of Flying is a private non-profit aerospace museum in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1974, closed in 2002, and reopened in 2012 in a new facility. The Museum exhibits the history of aviation, focusing on aviation history, with an emphasis on Donald Douglas and the Douglas Aircraft Company, in Southern California.