Museum of Flying

Museum of Flying
Museum of Flying is located in southern California
Museum of Flying
Museums location in Santa Monica, CA
Former name
Douglas Museum and Library
EstablishedNovember 1974 (1974-11)
LocationSanta Monica, California
Coordinates34°00′53″N 118°26′52″W / 34.014722222222°N 118.44777777778°W / 34.014722222222; -118.44777777778
TypeAviation museum
Key holdingsAircraft

Artifacts

FounderDonald Douglas, Jr.
DirectorSteve Benesch[1]
PresidentDavid G. Price[1]
Websitewww.museumofflying.org
Museum of Flying
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Douglas DC-3 built in 1942 as a 28-seat paratrooper and glider tag. Retired from military service in 1946, now on display at Museum of Flying, July 2024
Santa Monica Museum of Flying, exterior view
Statue of Donald W. Douglas Sr. with the Spirit of Santa Monica, a modified DC-3, outside the Museum

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Form 990" (PDF). GuideStar.org. GuideStar USA, Inc. 2013. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2015.