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Welcome to the McAllister Museum of Aviation |
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Originally opened in 1926 as a flight school by brothers Charlie and Alister McAllister, it was one of the longest running flight schools in the Northwest. After Charlie's death at age 95, the school was transformed into the museum it is today. We are located at the East end of the Yakima Airport, next to Cub Crafters, near the corner of 16th and Washington. Click to our Events page to find out what's happening at the McAllister Museum of Aviation. 
NEWSLETTER Saturday, April 07 -
2012 appears to be a good year for the MMA. We have money in the bank, a great board of directors, and a group of volunteers ready to go to work. Probably the most exciting project is bringing the Clipper back to Yakima. The MMA and the Museum of Flight are discussing the possibility. One of the issues is “where do we put it?” Your board is pursuing the idea of a new building addition to our present museum. This will require a fund-raising campaign and a lot of hard work. If any of you are interested in being part of this project please contact the museum. The MMA once again will ...
B-17 COMING Thursday, March 15 -
The Commemorative Air Force has scheduled Yakima as a tour stop for its B-17 bomber "Sentimental Journey." The airplane is scheduled to arrive June 25 and depart Yakima June 28. Ground tours of and flights in the airplane will be available. When more information becomes available we'll post it here ...
JACK WIMER VIDEO Friday, December 30 -
The museum has a professionally done DVD video featuring longtime and charter museum member Jack Wimer. Jack talks about his World War II experiences as a gunner in a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver operating off the carrier USS Wasp. Jack has said he had 200 carrier takeoffs in “the last dive bomber” and 198 carrier landings. The video is for sale in the museum -- $20 for nonmembers and $18 for members – and prospective buyers can view a preview ...
SIMULATOR Friday, December 23 -
Thanks to Dick Pingrey, we have an electronic simulator (computer running Microsoft's Flight Simulator) available for visitors' use. The setup includes yoke, pedals and other controls. So far, there's no charge for using it, but we sure would appreciate donations from those who use it ...
FUEL DISCOUNT Friday, October 28 -
REMINDER: People with a full, voting museum membership get a 35-cent-per-gallon fuel discount at our 24/7 self-serve pump. Contact Roberta with any questions ...
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