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The Museum of Flight is a community where we unleash the innovation, passion, and human story of flight to unlock joy and the amazing potential in everyone. The Museum of Flight exists to: Collect, preserve, and participate in the dynamic and diverse stories of aerospace.
With over 175 aircraft and spacecraft, tens of thousands of artifacts, millions of rare photographs, dozens of exhibits and experiences and a world-class library, the museum and its people bring mankind's incredible history of flight to life.
Access the cockpits and interiors of our aircraft at your leisure. These 3D self-guided virtual tours were created by scanning the interior of the Museum's aircraft using the Matterport 3D Camera. Explore below, and stay tuned for future tours. 360° Panorama Gallery.
Welcome to the digital collections of The Museum of Flight. This site features digitized materials from our archival, library, and artifact collections. Search and browse historic photographs, letters, journals, flight logs, military records, oral histories, and other media.
Flight Simulators. Get 30,000 feet high from ground zero! Our exciting simulator experiences let you feel the thrill of flight, without going anywhere.
The following day, Eddie shot down two more German airplanes, victories for which the U.S. government awarded him a belated Congressional Medal of Honor in 1930. His twenty-sixth confirmed victory occurred on October 30, and the last victory (the 69th) for the 94th occurred on November 10, 1918.
Photograph of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft, piloted by Philip O. Parmalee, taking off at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. A crowd watches in the background. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight, with Parmalee carrying bolts of silk from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio.
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Edward V. “Eddie” Rickenbacker is interviewed about his life and his military service during World War I. In part one, he shares stories from his racing, military, and business careers.
Welcome to the digital collections of The Museum of Flight. This site features digitized materials from our archival, library, and artifact collections. Search and browse historic photographs, letters, journals, flight logs, military records, oral histories, and other media.
Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and his brother Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) are credited with being the first to successfully invent, build and fly an airplane. Their first successful flight in a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft took place on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.