The Erickson Aircraft Collection is an aviation museum located at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon.
 Erickson Collection's B-17 Flying Fortress | |
  Location within Oregon | |
| Established | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Location | Madras, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°40′12″N 121°09′00″W / 44.670°N 121.150°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Jack Ericson |
| Website | www |
History
Background
Jack Ericson, the founder of Erickson Air-Crane, purchased his first warbird, a P-51, in 1980. Three years later, he purchased a Corsair and a Spitfire and began his collection. In 1991, it was placed on loan to the Tillamook Air Museum.[1] However, in April 2013, the collection announced it would not be renewing its lease on the museum.[2] A few months later, the collection purchased a B-17 and reproduction Fw 190 from the Military Aviation Museum.[3]
Move to Madras
The collection moved to a new 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) facility at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon in May 2014.[4][5]
The collection repainted its B-17 as Ye Olde Pub in 2019.[6][a]
Shortly after being purchased by the Mid-America Flight Museum in 2020, a B-17G from the Lone Star Flight Museum was ferried to the museum for an inspection.[8]
The collection's Corsair and Skyraider were used in the filming of the 2022 movie Devotion.[9][10]
Collection
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- Aero L-29 Delfin[11]
- Bell P-39 Airacobra[11]
- Bellanca Aircruiser[11]
- Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress[11]
- Boeing PT-17 Stearman[11]
- CAC CA-17 Mustang[11][12]
- Columbia J2F-6 Duck[11]
- Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina[11]
- Curtiss P-40E Warhawk[11]
- Douglas A-24A Banshee[11][13]
- Douglas A-26B Invader[11]
- Douglas AD-4W Skyraider[11]
- Douglas C-47B Skytrain[11]
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 – reproduction[11]
- General Motors FM-2 Wildcat[11]
- General Motors TBM-3E Avenger[11]
- Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat[11]
- Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat[11][14]
- Hispano HA-1112 – restored to resemble a Bf 109[11][15]
- Lockheed P-38L Lightning[11]
- Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune[11]
- Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon[11]
- Martin AM-1 Mauler[11]
- Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa – reproduction[11]
- North American TB-25N Mitchell[11][16]
- North American T-6G Texan[11][17]
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[11][18]
- Vought F4U-7 Corsair[11]
Events
The museum holds an airshow called the Airshow of the Cascades once a year.[19]
See also
References
Footnotes
Notes
External links
Media related to Erickson Aircraft Collection at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Erickson Aircraft Collection post on AirMuseumGuide.com
