The Alaska Aviation Museum Board will annually decide where best to spend the money it receives from the Endowment. Typical projects include: Acquisition of historic Alaska aircraft Development of aviation-related education exhibits Exhibits that show Alaska’s growth and development as a result of the aviation industry Exhibits that illustrate the impact of WWII on Alaska […]
Donations to the Museum’s Endowment can be cash or stocks, a donation of property or listing the AAME as a named beneficiary on an insurance policy, among others. Funds will be invested to grow the principal and provide investment income for future investing and expenditures. A donation to our Endowment signifies a lasting legacy by […]
The Alaska Aviation Museum Board of Directors created the Alaska Aviation Museum Endowment (AAME) to provide a sustainable source of revenue for the Museum to maintain and expand its collections and introduce new exhibits. In doing so, we will provide for the growth, stability and continuation of the Museum and the preservation of Alaska’s aviation […]
Alaskan pilot Noel Wien founded Alaska’s first scheduled airline in Fairbanks in July of 1924. That was also the year that Wien made the first non-stop flight from Fairbanks to Anchorage. He later was the first pilot to fly from Fairbanks to Nome, to fly across the Arctic Circle, to fly from Alaska to Siberia […]
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