Aviation Museum of New Hampshire — Attraction in Londonderry

Small museum located in the original air terminal for Manchester Airport. I was given a tour by two men. The first was the executive director of the museum. When I told him I learned of the museum and it's special display through the Hippo 🦛 Press 🗞️ newspaper, he told me he worked for the newspaper 📰 before working for the museum. He took me on a tour explaining that the museum is trying to encourage students to enter the field of aeronautics and one way was having students actually assemble an airplane. They hope to finish the airplane and actually sell it. proceeds from the sale will go to buy another kit to build one of the airplane. The planes are inspected for safety. The second man took me through the rest of the building 🏫 and showed me the displays and donated toys and models. A number of models were built by a former Tuskegee airman. We came to a documentary that even he didn't see about the Chicago air shows of 1929-31. Both our eyes bugged out of our head when we saw old news footage of a plane crash were the pilot was killed. Toys were demonstrated and I pointed out the names of the Star Wars ships he didn't know. He did know about the subject matter about WW2 and the Battle of Britain. You can see the tire of a bomber that was found in Fremont after the bomber crashed. Or a fighter's canopy used as a sled. Neil Armstrong has a section dedicated to him. The flight 🛫 simulator and cockpit are closed 🔒 due to Covid-19. A real time display of when planes are landing 🛬 or taking off is in the classroom. Gift shop near the exit. The display of toys and Christmas decorations is on till this Sunday. I hope you can go. Great view of the airport. It may not interest everyone, but, I enjoy history so I had a good time. If you enjoy history, give the place a try. It won't take long to explore....

The front section of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire is housed in the original Manchester Airport terminal building. This Art Deco terminal was built in 1937. In 2004, the terminal was moved to its present location. A large addition in the back houses the museum exhibits. In addition, there is a class/meeting room and the Slusser Aviation Lending Library for museum members.

The museum’s mission is preserving the rich history of New Hampshire aviation. I believe they have done a fine job meeting their goal.

Jim gave me a tour of the museum. He introduced me to the many exhibits and historical artifacts preserved here. In addition, he discussed some of the other activities the museum is involved with. Of particular interest is a program in which the museum has teamed with the Manchester School of Technology High School (MST) and Tango Flight, an educational non-profit corporation. This program will give a team of MST students the opportunity to assemble an actual, FAA certified two seat airplane.

After my tour, I went back to examine the exhibits in greater detail and take a few pictures. There is a lot of history preserved here. From the evolution of the airport itself to the historical events that have taken place in New Hampshire over the years.

This was a very enjoyable visit....

This is a small museum housed in an old historic building at the Manchester Airport in Londonderry. I'll be honest, this isn't the Smithsonian. If you're hoping to see tons of fully assembled aircraft, they don't have this here. They only have two small old planes, but they do have a lot of other interesting artifacts. The big sellers are a real commercial plane cockpit that people are allowed to get in. The kids love it! Also, their flight Sim machine. Super neat! The guides at this museum are extremely knowledgeable and passionate. Ask them anything. They're great with kids and even have a Lego table where kids can build their own planes, and some airplane toys that they are allowed to touch. Overall, small but fun and...