Liberty Aviation Museum

Liberty Aviation Museum
	Location within Ohio
Established	1991
Location	Port Clinton, Ohio, United States
Coordinates	41°30′33″N 82°51′53″W / 41.5092°N 82.8646°W
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Ed Patrick
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

Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 46662^[6]^[7]^[8]
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor 5-AT-8 "City of Port Clinton"/"City of Wichita"^[9]^[10]
North American TB-25N Mitchell 44-86777 "Georgie's Gal" – It was previously known as "Martha Jean".^[9]^[11]^[12]
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 91436^[9]^[13]
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.^[9]^[14]

Watercraft

PT-728 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (under restoration)^[15]
PT-724 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (awaiting restoration)^{[citation needed]}

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. {{cite journal}}: 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.
^ Caldwell, Erin (30 March 2022). "Rare aircraft joins museum's collection". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N4NC]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, s/n 46662 USN, c/n 2026, c/r N4NC". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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

41°30′33″N 82°51′53″W / 41.5092°N 82.8646°W / 41.5092; -82.8646

[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. {{cite journal}}: 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.

[6] Caldwell, Erin (30 March 2022). "Rare aircraft joins museum's collection". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[7] "FAA REGISTRY [N4NC]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[8] "Airframe Dossier - Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, s/n 46662 USN, c/n 2026, c/r N4NC". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[aircraft-9] "Aircraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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

[11] "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.

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

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

[14] "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-15] "Watercraft". Liberty Aviation Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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