Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City NY

The museum is located on what used to be Mitchel Field Air Force Base. It commemorates Long Island's part in the history of aviation as well as the many aeronautic "firsts" that occurred on Long Island. The museum has more than 60 aircraft.

Photos by Will T Rogers

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Welcome to Cradle of Aviation Museum

 

Entrance

 

Outside of museum building

 

Buildings in rear were hangars at Mitchel Field Air Force Base

 

Some arrive at museum by balloon

 

Some arrive in strange ways

 

They all want to see planes like this

 

 

There are automobiles at the Aviation Museum (this one British in style)

 

 

Some fly at night

 

Some come to socialize

 

You will see planes with historical stories to tell

 

 

You will see planes like this

 

Pan American does not fly anymore (it was once a big airline)

 

 

Take off from your backyard?

 

Some parts of the museum are devoted to space flights

 

 

 

Some museum planes are jet powered and others are propeller driven

 

 

 

Early flights were dangerous. In some ways airplane wheels developed from bicycle wheels

 

Older model

 

 

 

 

Time to say goodbye

 

Bye bye

 

Next step in human travel (image by Will T Rogers)

 

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