Alaska Aviation Museum

When USFWS upgraded their fleet in 2011, N754, as the oldest aircraft, was retired from service and donated to the Alaska Aviation Museum at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The museum recognized how important this unique aircraft was to the state of Alaska (and beyond) and wanted to see it preserved along with other historic Alaskan aircraft. The Museum helped with arrangements for N754’s display in the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, above Norton Sound Seafoods.

The mission of the Alaska Aviation Museum is to preserve, display, educate, and honor Alaska’s aviation heritage.

The Alaska Aviation Museum is in the heart of the Alaska aviation scene. It sits on the south shore of Lake Hood, the busiest seaplane base in the world, with more than 87,000 takeoffs and landings per year. A half-mile away is Ted Stevens International Airport, the air crossroads of the world. You can watch takeoffs and landings right from the museum.

The museum presents one of the finest displays of Alaskan aviation history with interactive displays, memorabilia, photographs, films, and artifacts from personal collections of Alaska’s pioneer aviators.

The Alaska Aviation Museum has four hangars of exhibitions and vintage aircraft. The incredible Cecil Higgins Restoration Hangar, where you can watch volunteers at work restoring a WWII Curtiss P-40. Enjoy the best view of the lake in the Seybert Tower. You can view seaplanes from the flight deck and hear live radio feed from the Lake Hood tower.

Video: N754 Re-assembly at Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska