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Ken Jernstedt Airfield 4S2
1600 Air Museum Road
Hood River, OR 97031
541-308-1600
Open Daily 9 - 5
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day
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541-308-1600
Welcome to WAAAM!
Where antiques still fly & drive!
Don't miss it. WAAAM has one of the largest collections of still-flying antique aeroplanes and still-driving antique automobiles in the country.
The items on display at this museum are not only full of history... they're full of LIFE!
Aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, tractors, military jeeps and engines all get their day in the sun again at WAAAM.
Interview with Ben
Click here to listen to the full interview and pictures of Ben's Interview with Gorge News Center.
Second Saturday
—Monthly Event—
Join Us
As We Get our Engines
Running
Watch our planes take off and land, and hitch a ride in one of our antique cars.
Every Saturday is different ... so be sure to come often!
"A visit to WAAAM on a Second Saturday is bound to make you realize just how easy life is these days. People don't even give it a thought, but in 1917, it could have taken a half an hour just to get the oil warm enough to crank the car!" - Director to Museum Director
Our Vehicles PURRRR!
Visitors at WAAAM quickly realize that our vehicles are not just a collection of old, unusable stuff. Once restored by our amazingly gifted volunteers, all of our antique cars and planes can and do run. More than that, they purrrrrr!
Our Antique Airplanes
All of our antique airplanes have been meticulously restored from the inside out. And, unlike the aircraft at most air museums, our aircraft still fly! Be clear on this ... it's not that they "can" fly, they DO fly. We take our aircraft out as often as we can, and we give them the workout that they want and deserve.
Most of our aircraft were flown for the purposes of personal recreation, some were used as work horses, and others were flown for military reasons.
Our Antique Automobiles
Our antique automobiles vary in age from 1899 to the 1960's. But mostly, they're from the "Golden Age of Transportation," which took place around the 1920's, 30's, and 40's. Here are some examples ...
- Our oldest car is an 1899 Locomobile Steam Car, on loan from a collector.
- Another Locomobile is our 1923 Model 48 Sportif which was donated to WAAAM by Wes and Nancy Lematta of Columbia Helicopters. At a time when Ford was building thousands of cars every week Locomobile was building just four and each was a work of art.
- Among our unusual cars are Franklins from 1909 and 1929. The Franklin engines are air cooled and extremely well designed. Last fall the 1929 was driven from Portland to WAAAM under its own power.
...and that's just scratching the surface!
Events
April
April 14
Second Saturday
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
Learn more: Second Saturday.
May
May 12
Second Saturday
Military: Jeeps, Planes
Boeing 40 Flys
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
Learn more: Second Saturday.
May 19th & 20th
Wine & Pear Fest
Click here for more info
June
June 9
Second Saturday
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
Learn more: Second Saturday.
June 23
Model T Driving School
June 25-28
WAAAM Aviation Camp (8 - 12 years)
Explore the world of flight, learn how airplanes fly, how they are built and what keeps them up in the sky.
Click here to register.
Class #: Y8083
July
July 14
Second Saturday
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
Learn more: Second Saturday.
July 21
Jackson Ride
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July 28
Model T Driving School
August
April 14
Second Saturday
Motorcycles: Fall Ride In
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
Learn more: Second Saturday.
August 13-16
WAAAM Summer Flight Camp
(13 - 16 years)
This camp is an introduction to flying; Do you want to be a pilot? Visit with pilots, mechanics and instructors.
Click here to register.
Class #: Y8084
August 28
Model T Driving School
September 2012
September 8th & 9th
Hood River Annual Fly - In Second Saturday
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
October
October 12th & 13th
WAAAM Traffic Jam- The Car Event Second Saturday
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, when WAAAM gets the engines running.
What Visitors Say ...
- WOW!
- It's amazing!
- I can't believe it!
- Why haven't I been here sooner!
- We're going to tell everyone we know about this place!
Visit WAAAM!
Be sure to schedule enough time to see the whole thing... and be sure to check out all the other great stuff that there is to do throughout the Columbia River Gorge.