{"id":6172,"date":"2016-09-05T20:54:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T18:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=6172"},"modified":"2025-01-24T17:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:14:05","slug":"college-park-aviation-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/college-park-aviation-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"College Park Aviation Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>College Park Aviation Museum<\/strong>, located in <strong>College Park<\/strong>, <strong>Maryland<\/strong>, is dedicated to preserving the rich history of aviation at the <strong>world&#8217;s oldest continuously operating airport<\/strong>. Established in 1998, the museum offers a comprehensive look into the early days of flight and the significant milestones achieved at this historic site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>College Park Aviation Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">College Park<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Maryland 20740<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgparks.com\/facilities\/college-park-aviation-museum\">https:\/\/www.pgparks.com\/facilities\/college-park-aviation-museum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"AviationMuseum@pgparks.com\" href=\"mailto:AviationMuseum@pgparks.com\">AviationMuseum@pgparks.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 <span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">(301) 864-6029<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closed major holidays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d794358.1474352282!2d-77.482825777936!3d38.97883664974493!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89b7c6b6a6ca96e9%3A0x8e888eae83d49c0b!2sCollege+Park+Aviation+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1473101154605\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/college-park-aviation-museum\/berliner-helicopter-no-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Berliner-Helicopter-No.5.jpg\" alt=\"Berliner Helicopter No.5, College Park Aviation Museum\" class=\"wp-image-6173\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&#8211;<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N8NP<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N99182<\/p>\n<p>NC93942<\/p>\n<p>NC12345<\/p>\n<p>NC16769<\/p>\n<p>N23624<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>Aeronca 11AC Chief<p><\/p>\n<p>Berliner Helicopter No.5<\/p>\n<p>Bleriot XI (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Boeing A75N1\/PT-17 Stearman<\/p>\n<p>Boyd C2<\/p>\n<p>Curtiss JN-4D Jenny<\/p>\n<p>Curtiss Model D Pusher<\/p>\n<p>Ercoupe 415C<\/p>\n<p>Ercoupe 415D<\/p>\n<p>Monocoupe 110<\/p>\n<p>Taylor J-2 Cub<\/p>\n<p>Taylorcraft BL-65<\/p>\n<p>Wright Model B (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Wright 1902 Glider (replica)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>College Park Airport<\/strong>, in College Park, Maryland (a suburb of DC) is at least two years older and is the oldest continuously operating airport in the world. The hangers at College Park were built by the Wright Brothers. Very historic airport-first airmail, first instrument flight, first female to fly flew from College Park, first bomb dropped by an aircraft, and many more firsts occurred at College Park Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Collections <strong>College Park Aviation Museum<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors can explore a variety of historic and reproduction aircraft associated with the airfield&#8217;s history. The museum features an open, one-and-a-half-story exhibit space that highlights unique aircraft and artifacts, telling the story of the airport&#8217;s many aviation firsts. Interactive areas and hands-on activities are available for children of all ages, making it an educational experience for the whole family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>College Park Aviation Museum<\/strong> opened in 1998 and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College Park Aviation Museum, located in College Park, Maryland, is dedicated to preserving the rich history of aviation at the world&#8217;s oldest continuously operating&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6172"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32348,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6172\/revisions\/32348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}