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Aviation North Carolina - Ohio

  NC

  Kitty Hawk

  First Flight Society

  PO Box 1903

  Kitty Hawk       NC           27949    

  Phone   252 441-1903

  Web Site  http://www.firstflight.org/

  E-mail  mailto:dec17@firstflight.org

  Description  supports NPS Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, maintains First Flight  Shrine at memorial to honor those who pioneered in flight development

  Type of Resource   History Related Organization

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  Nature of Group or Site  Hall of Fame

  Field of Study/Science Facility  Association

  New or Updated:             3/31/2005

  NC

  Manteo

  Wright Brothers National Memorial

  1401 National Park Drive

  Manteo      NC           27954    

  Phone   252 441-7430

  Alt Phone   252 473-2111  Web Site  http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/

  Alt Web  http://www.outerbanks.com/wrightbrothers/

  Description  location of the first  successful powered flight, visitor center looks out at site of flight, holds reproductions of wind tunnel, 1902 glider, 1903 Flyer; reproduction of Wright

camp buildings

  Type of Resource   Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  New or Updated:             3/25/2005

  NJ

  Lakehurst

  Navy Lakehurst Historical Society

  Lakehurst  NJ   08733    

  Phone  732 818-7520

  Web Site http://www.nlhs.com/nlic/index.html

  Alt Web http://www.nlhs.com/

  Description  center of blimp operations, site of Hindenburg crash, still in use as Navy

                     Air Engineering Station.  Limited hours, advance reservations required

  Type of Resource  Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  Owner/Operator:  Navy Lakehurst Historical Society

  New or Updated:  6/28/2007

  NY

  Elmira

  National Soaring Museum

  51 Soaring Hill Drive

  Elmira   NY        14903    

  Phone   607 734-3128

  Web Site  www.soaringmuseum.org

  E-mail  mailto:nsm@soaringmuseum.org

  Description  gliders, sailplanes, art, nearby soaring field, Soaring Hall of fame

  Type of Resource   Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  Nature of Group or Site  Hall of Fame

  Collection N-Z  Vehicles

  New or Updated:             12/9/2005

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  NY

  Garden City

  Cradle of Aviation Museum

  Charles Lindbergh Boulevard

  MAIL One Davis Ave

  Garden City           NY           11530    

  Phone   516 572-4111

  Web Site  http://www.cradleofaviation.org/

  Description  history of aviation and Long Island's place in it

  Type of Resource   Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  Kind of Activity   IMAX

  New or Updated:             12/8/2005

New York
Hammondsport
Glen H Curtis Museum of Early Aviation
Address
Hammondsport NY
Phone
Web Site www.linkny.com/CurtissMuseum
Description birthplace of aviation pioneer, motorcyclist, also birthplace of first woman pilot
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Aviation

New York
Rhinebeck
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Stone Church Road
Rhinebeck NY 12572
Phone 845 752-3200
Web Site http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/
E-mail info@oldrhinebeck.org
Description old flying machines, many still fly on the weekends, rides available in open cockpit plane
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Aviation
Era 1900-1937

  OH

  Cleveland

  International Women's Air and Space Museum

  Room 165, Burke Lakefront Airport

  1501 N Marginal Road

  Cleveland  OH  44114    

  Phone 216-623-1111

  Web Site www.iwasm.org

  Description  located at Burke Lakefront Airport,

  Type of Resource  Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Aviation

  Field of Study/Science Facility  Space

  Group Identity Women

  New or Updated:  6/14/2006

  OH
  Dayton
  Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
  Dayton  OH
  Phone
  Web Site  http://www.first-to-fly.com/General/about%20us.htm
  E-mail  mailto:1rst2fly@megsinet.net
  Description  Dayton based organization has online museum, is restoring six aircraft &                         attempting to build physical museum with working airplanes & recreated                         hangar & launching derrick
   Type of Resource         History Related Organization
   Primary Focus              Aviation
   Nature of Group or Site    Online Museum
   New or Updated:              07/16/2003 

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