Olympic Flight Museum, Washington, United States

4Brooke G 5:00 PM Nov 25, 2013

Small, informative museum
This is a small museum in an airplane hangar. There are a couple of air craft outside that the kids can climb in, but for the most part it is a no touch facility, that is harder for the little kids. They probably have 12 airplanes inside. They have a lot of airplane memorabilia. They have some special events including the air show, a paper airplane event and santa arriving by aircraft. The real perk is to get the yearly pass, and you can visit a couple of times and then get in for free at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

4Joncwawa 5:00 PM Feb 29, 2012

Olympic Flight museum is a hidden treasure for history and aviation buffs.
We found this little museum by the Olympia airport and decided to check it out. They do have a AAA discount for admission, but we decided to donate more as we liked it and wanted to support his kind of place. Most of the main displays are in a main hangar. One distinction is that most of the planes on display are still able to fly. These were all fun and can be seen fairly quickly. The richer experience for me was exploring almost every wall filled with artifacts, personal effects, and very moving letters from flyers who lived through many eras of flight.. I learned of an aviator who was given up for dead, then found to be in a prison of war camp and finally returning home, definitely not dead, years later. The retired teacher in me never stopped thinking of a scavenger hunt with a question list I might plan with students to make sure they took time to see these cool artifacts which might be missed if the viewing were rushed. Outside the hangar there was an old medical helicopter that could be climbed in an explored and was also a good photo op.