Liberty Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Ohio, United States
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The Liberty Aviation Museum is located near Port Clinton, Ohio, United States, adjacent to the Erie–Ottawa International Airport.[2]
Museum entrance | |
  Location within Ohio | |
| Established | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Location | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 41.5092°N 82.8646°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Ed Patrick[1] |
| Website | libertyaviationmuseum |
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]
The museum opened on 20 July 2012.[4]
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.[5]
In 2015, the museum won a lawsuit against Treasure Cove Marina, arguing that they were overcharged for the restoration of their PT-boat-PT-728.[6]
The museum announced it had received permission to build a new 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) hangar in July 2025.[7]
Collection
Aircraft
- Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 46662[8][9][10]
- Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor 5-AT-8 "City of Port Clinton"/"City of Wichita"[11][12]
- North American TB-25N Mitchell 44-86777 "Georgie's Gal" – It was previously known as "Martha Jean".[11][13][14]
- Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 91436[11][15]
- 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.[11][16]
Watercraft
See also
