On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:10:21 -0500, "Larry Smith"
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I guess the museum is still at Santa Monica, CA

http://www.museumofflying.com/

http://www.smmirror.com/volume5/issu..._of_flying.asp
Kathleen Herd Masser
Mirror contributing writer

Work will begin early next month on the new Museum of Flying at the
Santa Monica Airport. The original museum closed in July 2002.
The new location is a hanger just east of the Supermarine building
that housed the old facility. Exhibits will highlight the history of
the airport and its role in the early development of commercial and
military aviation.
Long before it became a day-tripper destination for Promenade
shoppers and a more permanent haven for anyone with a million or two
to plunk down on a cramped bungalow, Santa Monica was at the heart of
a burgeoning aviation industry. The first plane to circumnavigate the
globe was built here, as were countless World War II military
aircraft.
Golf course mogul and Supermarine president David Price has resumed
his post as chairman of the museum’s board. In a recently released
statement, Price said, “The Santa Monica City Council, Airport
Commission, Airport Director, and Airport Manager were all
instrumental in helping to secure a new location for the Museum in
Santa Monica and were especially helpful in assisting with identifying
and approving a new location that will allow the Museum to remain a
focal point of the airport. We are truly grateful for their efforts.”
The museum will open to the public in 2004.