 The Pearson Air Museum is located right on Pearson Field, one of the nation’s oldest operating airfields. At Pearson you will learn about all the aviation milestones that have occurred at this small Vancouver field since 1905. Step into our pre-WW II Army Air Corps hangars and immerse yourself in Pacific Northwest aviation history!
At Pearson Air Museum you'll experience the "Golden Age of Aviation," when flying was new to the world and those who flew in open cockpit aircraft, with the wind in their faces, were the ultimate daredevils! Enter the museum and you enter a world of wild barnstormers, experimental aircraft, and aces of World War I and II.
- Check out the world’s first bomber!
- Visit the flight simulator room and experience flying without ever leaving the ground!
- Enjoy America’s second oldest wooden hangar built in 1918!
- View priceless Russian Transpolar Flight memorabilia!
- Watch an aviation movie of your choice in our theatre!
- Shop the Pearson Air Museum gift shop for one of a kind souvenirs and mementoes of your visit to this historic field!
The Pearson Air Museum will hold the premiere of Second Saturday Cinema on March 8, 2008, in the museum’s Tex Rankin Theater.
On the second Saturday of each month, the Pearson Air Museum will feature a full length classic aviation-themed motion picture in its Tex Rankin Theater. This new film series, Second Saturday Cinema, will premiere on March 8, 2008 at noon, with a presentation of the The Spirit of St. Louis. This classic Oscar nominated 1957 film, starring Jimmy Stewart, chronicles the historic 1927 trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindberg.
Admittance to Second Saturday Cinema is included in Pearson Air Museum’s general admission.
Tentative schedule:
| March 8: |
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) |
| April 12: |
Wings (1927) |
| May 10: |
High Road to China (1983) |
| June 14: |
Hell's Angels (1930) |
| July 12: |
The Dawn Patrol (1938) |
| August 9: |
Memphis Belle (1990) |
Schedule subject to change. All movies begin at noon.
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
(Closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday)
Adults: $8.00
Seniors & Active Military with ID: $5.00
Students ages 6-12: $3.00
Members, Pre-School Age Children, and School Groups Free
Group tour rates are also available!!
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May 14th, 2008
It's hard to believe, especially with her schedule, but we have been able to entice Amelia Earhart to Pearson on May 14. Dr. Anne Birney, a noted re-enactor who has performed for the Smithsonian, Dayton Aviation National Historic Park and the Space Grant Consortium Directors, will perform three times, once at 8:30 for the Evergreen School District, at 10:30 for Vancouver School District students and once at 1:30 for adults. Dr. Birney, as Amelia, will tell how she became involved in aviation and about her trans-Atlantic flights. She will then take questions, first as Amelia and then as the scholar.
This performance made possible by a grant from Humanities Washington.
Click here to download the curriculum guide
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May 31st, 2008
The one day a year visitors can sit in the cockpit of the air museums aircraft.
Click here to download the Flyer
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Looking for something to do with your toddler? Click here to learn more about our new monthly activity!
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July 15-19, 2008 (sold out) or July 29-Aug 2, 2008
Ages 9-14
Camp Meets Tuesday - Saturday from 9pm - 4pm!
Click here to download the Flyer
Click here to download the Registration Form
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Jim Brady was named Pearson Air Museum's 2007 Volunteer of the Year at the Membership Holiday Party and Smithsonian Preview Night held at the museum on December 14th...
Read more about our 2007 Volunteer of the Year and much more in the latest issue of Pearson's Newsletter, The Taildragger.
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Pearson Air Museum has rental space that may be perfect for
your next event.
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Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust
City of Vancouver
4th of July at the Historic Reserve
National Park Service
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