By SUE RYAN
News staff writer
September 6, 2007
The months of waiting are over with the
opening of the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum
this weekend in Hood River.
Private collector Terry Brandt turned a
lifelong passion for antique airplanes and automobiles into the
museum, which broke ground in February near Ken Jernstedt
Airfield in Hood River.
The 50,000-square-foot facility houses one of
the largest collections of antique airplanes in the world.
Jeremy Young combined his grandfather’s collection with Brandt’s
last year when he moved to Hood River from the Southwest.
Among its planes, the facility features a
rare and original 1917 Curtiss JN4D Jenny serial #001.
Restoration director Tom Murphy spent two years restoring the
airplane, which had been stored in a barn in Ohio since 1923.
The museum also has aircraft from many manufacturers of the
early days of flying including Waco, Davis, Travel Air, Piper,
Taylorcraft, Spartan, and many more. The opening also includes
an automobile show and antique airplane fly-in at the airport.
The schedule is as follows:
