Location within Oregon | |
Established | 1983 |
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Location | Madras, Oregon |
Coordinates | 44°40′12″N 121°09′00″W / 44.670°N 121.150°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder | Jack Ericson |
Website | www |
The Erickson Aircraft Collection is an aviation museum located at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon.
History
Background
Jack Ericson, the founder of Erickson Air-Crane, purchased his first warbird, a P-51, in 1980. Three years later, he purchased a Corsair and a Spitfire and began his collection. In 1991, it was placed on loan to the Tillamook Air Museum.[1] However, in April 2013, the collection announced it would not be renewing its lease on the museum.[2] A few months later, the collection purchased a B-17 and reproduction Fw 190 from the Military Aviation Museum.[3]
Move to Madras
The collection moved to a new 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) facility at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon in May 2014.[4][5]
The collection repainted its B-17 as Ye Olde Pub in 2019.[6][lower-alpha 1]
Shortly after being purchased by the Mid-America Flight Museum in 2020, a B-17G from the Lone Star Flight Museum was ferried to the museum for an inspection.[8]
The collection's Corsair was used in the filming of the 2022 movie Devotion.[9]
Collection
- Aero L-29 Delfin[10]
- Bell P-39 Airacobra[10]
- Bellanca Aircruiser[10]
- Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress[10]
- Boeing PT-17 Stearman[10]
- CAC CA-17 Mustang[10][11]
- Columbia J2F-6 Duck[10]
- Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina[10]
- Curtiss P-40E Warhawk[10]
- Douglas A-24A Banshee[10][12]
- Douglas A-26B Invader[10]
- Douglas AD-4W Skyraider[10]
- Douglas C-47B Skytrain[10]
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 – reproduction[10]
- General Motors FM-2 Wildcat[10]
- General Motors TBM-3E Avenger[10]
- Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat[10]
- Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat[10][13]
- Hispano HA-1112 – restored to resemble a Bf 109[10][14]
- Lockheed P-38L Lightning[10]
- Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune[10]
- Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon[10]
- Martin AM-1 Mauler[10]
- Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa – reproduction[10]
- North American TB-25N Mitchell[10][15]
- North American T-6G Texan[10][16]
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[10][17]
- Vought F4U-7 Corsair[10]
Events
The museum holds an airshow called the Airshow of the Cascades once a year.[18]
See also
References
Footnotes
Notes
- ↑ Tegler, Jan (28 February 2018). "Collectors in Flight: Jack Erickson Shares His Still-Flying Warbird Collection". Robb Report. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Tobias, Lori (6 May 2013). "Future of Tillamook blimp hangar in question as air museum prepares to move". The Oregonian. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "UPDATED: First Confirmed Warbird Sales From Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum". Warbirds News. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Hammers, Scott (9 May 2014). "Air Museum Collection Landing at Madras Airport". Bend Bulletin. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Erickson Aircraft Collection Facility in Madras New Home for Vintage Collection of World War II Warbirds". Cascade Business News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Matheny, Susan (3 April 2019). "Madras Maiden takes on new name". Madras Pioneer. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "B-17G "Chuckie" To Become "Madras Maiden"". Warbirds News. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Thompson, Scott A. (10 February 2022). "B-17G Thunderbird Update: February 10, 2022". Aero Vintage Books. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Gabbart, Bill (23 November 2022). "Aircraft from Erickson Aircraft Collection featured in movie "Devotion" opening today". Fire Aviation. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Aircraft List". Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American-Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-17-Mk 20 Mustang, s/n 13 RAAF, c/n 1364, c/r N551D {3}". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Northrop-Douglas A-24A-DE Banshee, s/n 42-60817 USAAF, c/n 2350, c/r N5254L". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, s/n 121752 USN, c/n D-1126, c/r N800H". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Allnutt, Richard Mallory (5 March 2015). "Pacific Fighters 'Messerschmitt Bf-109' – Restoration Update". Warbirds News. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-30748 USAAF, c/n 108-34023, c/r N8195H". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-6G Texan, s/n 49-3326 USAF, c/r N100XK". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, s/n 114 FAPe, c/n 399-55616, c/r N47DA". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Airshow". Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
- Media related to Erickson Aircraft Collection at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website