“Thank you, but please define ‘soon,’” Mark Terry replied on Facebook. On Facebook, hundreds of fans weighed in this week on the cryptic announcement “returning soon.” The ownership mystery was solved last August when Walton purchased the museum lock, stock and barrel and formed the Wartime History Museum, a nonprofit group to oversee the collection.Īt the time, Walton promised to reopen Flying Heritage “at its current location, within the next year.” Would the museum ever open again? Would the collection be parted out or sold? Would it be bought and then carted away? In March 2020, the Flying Heritage museum was shuttered over pandemic concerns.Ĭlosed for three years, the questions multiplied. In 2008, it moved to Paine Field in Everett, where it’s housed in three hangars at 3407 109th St. The museum is a showcase for the late Paul Allen’s collection of World War II and Cold War aircraft, vintage tanks, military vehicles and combat armor.Īllen, Microsoft’s co-founder, launched the museum in 2004, opening his vintage aircraft collection to the public at an Arlington airfield location. “Aircraft, armored vehicles, artifacts, and new exhibits are ready to open and ready to inspire!” Monday’s tweet promised.Ī similar message appears on the museum’s Facebook page and website with the added note: “Stay tuned for more information on opening.”
One thing is for certain, he said, the museum will continue to operate under the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor banner.
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