![]() ![]() ![]() Several planes, including the largest, are outside the hangar. The museum has 39 aircraft, but, Carlson said, “No one should expect to see all or parts of 39 aircraft.” Some are stored in pieces others are being worked on elsewhere by museum volunteers, who spend thousands of hours restoring them to award-winning condition. “We also have many wonderful exhibits, but we don’t have a place to put them.” “That will enable us to take all our airplanes out of storage and display them in a proper manner,” said Strine. The museum, which has been at three different airports since 1980, has ambitious plans to build a large permanent home for its collection at Reading’s airport within the next two years. “But visitation is increasing by leaps and bounds as people find out we are here.” We have to be almost apologetic for the facility. “Please watch your head around the wings, struts and antennas,” warned Neal Carlson, volunteer spokesman for the museum, as he led the way through a maze of intricately parked planes. The lack of space makes it tough for visitors to walk around and thoroughly enjoy them. Most of the museum’s planes are jammed inside a leased hangar, which it shares with owners of private aircraft. ![]()
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