The Red Barn at Museum of Flight — Attraction in Tukwila

I visited March 24th, 2023. I spent about five hours at the museum checking out every exhibit. The tour guides, many retired veterans, were knowledgeable on the different types of aircraft and artifacts on display. One volunteer was a navigator on the first gunship, AC-47, that flew during Vietnam. The Red Barn exhibit showcased the early history of the Boeing Company and how its direction changed through the years from producing commercial and military aircraft. It’s a great exhibit for any aviation fanatic and Seattleite. It shows the long and rich aviation history in the Puget Sound. I’ve had the pleasure of working on the Lockheed Martin MC-130J and AC-130J while serving in the U.S. Air Force and have plenty of friends and family that work for Boeing at the Renton and Everett facilities. I’ve worked with the Boeing Integrated Maintenance Information System (IMIS) as a way to streamline aircraft maintenance and technical orders. I thoroughly enjoyed the Red...

Very few people from the crowd at the museum visited this section which in fact is the most mesmerizing part of the museum of flight. This section or gallery hosts the original setup of the Boeing manufacturing or workshop where they handcrafted the various parts of the first plane. This place gives great insight into the rich history and such special places are always a treat to watch the early days of how the modern marvels were made a century ago. The entrance is accessible for a wheelchair bound person and they also have an elevator to go to the upper floor...

Its historical. One of the two original structures left from its 100 yrs history. Had a dinner event hosted inside and was so cosy and insightful. Downstairs you see the beginnings of Boeing incl their first order to deliver post between Seattle and San Francisco! Above you get to see pics and artefacts of WW2 planes.. unfortunately we couldn't go across to the main museum but this little red barn has been a big...