Mon, Aug 10, 2009
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum contains innumerable
treasures. In addition to being the home of the infamous 'Spruce
Goose,' the airplane and helicopter exhibits and the artifact,
research library and archive collections form the core of the
Museum, yet there is a sense in which they are really only
secondary, supportive tools to their mission.
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Museum personnel note that, "The aircraft, stories and artifacts
are up-close and personal examples of human achievements that have
brought us to this current place in history. We strive to create an
environment that not only teaches children, youth and adults about
the great milestones in the story of aviation, but also
demonstrates the importance of other human skills like mathematics,
teamwork, determination, perseverance, science and technology."
One of the aforementioned treasures is a spectacular de
Havilland D.H.-4. This aircraft was a British-designed World War I
observation and bombing plane. When the United States entered the
war in April 1917, it had no tested warplane designs of its own so
it built nearly 5,000 de Havillands under license. The D.H.-4 was
the only American-made airplane used in combat by the United States
during World War I.
This D.H.-4M still carries an Airworthiness Certificate! Built
in 1918, this aircraft was one of 180 D.H.-4s modernized by the
Boeing Aircraft Company in 1923 for mail hauling service. The
aircraft later worked in the movies appearing in Men With Wings
(1938) and The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955). It also
appeared in Spirit of St. Louis starring James Stewart as Charles
Lindbergh, who flew the same type of aircraft for early United
States mail transport.
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