Museum of Flying
Museums location in Santa Monica, CA | |||||
Former name | Douglas Museum and Library | ||||
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| Established | November 1974 | ||||
| Location | Santa Monica, California | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′53″N 118°26′52″W / 34.014722222222°N 118.44777777778°W | ||||
| Type | Aviation museum | ||||
| Key holdings | Aircraft
Artifacts
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| Founder | Donald Douglas, Jr. | ||||
| Director | Steve Benesch | ||||
| President | David G. Price | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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The Museum of Flying is a private non-profit aerospace museum in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1974, closed in 2002, and reopened in 2012 in a new facility. The Museum exhibits the history of aviation, focusing on aviation history, with an emphasis on Donald Douglas and the Douglas Aircraft Company, in Southern California.