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The Inland Northwest's Future New Home to
Military and Aviation History


A Place Of Remarkable Stories


Architect's concept of the future museum site, from Craig C. Conrad AIA,
Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad pllc

The Armed Forces &. Aerospace Museum will be the home to a remarkable collection of stories representing generations of Inland Northwest Americans.  Over 7,000 items from all branches of the armed services are archived in the collection of the former Fairchild Heritage Museum, with more in the collections of the Sea Services Museum and private individuals.  With this building, each of these items and the personal story it represents will be accessible to everyone.


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A Building For the Future

Occupying a spectacular site at Spokane International Airport and anchored by a Vietnam era B-52, the vaulted glass gallery of the first phase will shelter suspended aircraft and interactive exhibits.  Dining and event space will overlook the gallery floor adjacent to research and restoration facilities.  Historic aircraft will land on the nearby runway, parking next to the museum along Interstate 90.

Preserving Stories of Courage and Discovery

Your membership will build a place where personal stories will be alive in interactive exhibits representing aviation and military science. Relationships with area schools and students who visit to experience history will continue to grow. Your support will insure that our children and their families experience individual stories of honor and duty before they are lost forever. 

Preserving Examples of Aviation Technology

Your membership will build a center where unique aircraft representing the evolution of aeronautic engineering will be experienced in an environment of changing daylight.   Rare technology will be presented in the context of individual lives and important events.  Your support will insure that those with the understanding of the workings of historic aircraft can share their irreplaceable knowledge. 

Contributing to the Regional Economy

Your membership will build a destination with an annual impact of $20 million to our area as visitors are attracted to Spokane.  Conference and event space will generate revenue and attract a wider audience to the benefits of membership.  Your support will allow traveling Smithsonian exhibitions from the National Air and Space museum to revitalize the permanent collection, increasing the frequency of patron visits.

Become a Member Now

Join The Team!
We Need You to Keep our history alive!

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MUSEUM NEWS

The AF&AM's Newsletter, "The Journal," for February 2008
This is in "pdf" format

News Commentaries

Read this editorial commentary in the Spokane Journal of Business:

"Aerospace Museum Worth the Hard Effort"

Also read this story by Bert Caldwell, published in The Spokesman-Review of Spokane:

"Backers of aerospace museum prepare for takeoff"


Read about Stearman Number 104, which will become part of the museum's historic aircraft display.  Photos provided by Spokane photographer Will Riepl.


Our mailing address is:
5813 E 4th Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA  99212-0308

Telephone
509 244-0244 or
509 994-5272
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Contact:
Armed Forces and Aerospace Museum
http://www.armedforces-aerospacemus.org