Continuing on through our spring break travels we got up Tuesday morning in Tillamook and set out for the Air Museum.
The museum is in a huge hanger built during WWII to house blimps. We watched a movie that told about the construction of the hanger (said to be the biggest wood structure in the world). There were 2 hangers built - the 2nd one in only 29 days! One of them burned to the ground in 1992 and the one that still stands houses several old war planes.
The kids had a blast touring the place and crawling into the cockpits that they were allowed to get into.
This plane (pictured with the kids standing in front) was one of the strangest we saw.
It is called a "Mini-Guppy" and it was made so the plane opens in half so helicopters or other large items can be loaded inside and transported. This is the inside of it.
If you are ever in the area it is a fun place to check out!
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