NEWS FROM THE FRONT
FORD TRI-MOTOR RIDES
Memorial DAY WEEKEND 2024
After a nine-year nationwide flight tour of the United States with the Experimental Aircraft
Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Liberty Aviation Museum’s Historic 1928 Ford Trimotor 5-AT “City of Port Clinton”/"City of Wichita"
has returned home. The aircraft will now be based at the Museum at the Erie Ottawa International Airport (PCW). (3515 E State Rd, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452). Starting Memorial Day weekend, the Liberty Aviation Museum will
begin offering rides in our historic aircraft to the public.
In celebration of the beginning of the Museum’s “Ford Trimotor Flight Experience Program”
an exclusive Inaugural "First Flight" will take place on Friday, May 24, 2024, weather permitting.
This first flight will depart the airport at approximately 10:00 AM for an exclusive extended
flying sightseeing tour/fight experience of the area to include, but not limited to:
Marblehead Peninsula, Johnson’s Island, Cedar Point, Marblehead Lighthouse, Kelley’s
Island, Put-in-Bay & Perry’s Monument on South Bass Island, Catawba Island, and downtown Port Clinton with a
return to the Erie Ottawa International Airport.
This exclusive flight experience will include:
Guests shuttled over to the Ford Tri-motor in a vintage Ford Model-T delivery cab. Commemorative Flight ticket Commemorative Flight Experience Certificate Champagne Toast Group and individual photos in front of the Ford Trimotor Free Admission to Museum for the day
Only Eleven (11) INAUGURAL FIRST FLIGHT tickets are available:
Co-pilot seat: $300.00
Cabin Passenger seats (All seats have a window view): $200.00 per seat
(10 seats available)
Thereafter, the Museum’s Ford Tri-motor Flight Experience Program season will then
commence with regular additional flights * made available throughout the remaining
Memorial Day Weekend and throughout the Season (Dates TBA) at the following rates: Regular Flight Rates:
Co-pilot Seat: $200.00
Cabin Seats (All seats have window view)
Adult: $99.00 each
Children 17 years & Under: $75.00 each
(Children 2 years & Under if seated on parent’s lap.) Free
Added bonuses for all riders this Inaugural 2024 Season will be: All riders will get FREE admission to the Museum during their visit. (1 admission per ticket purchased) Existing current museum members will be given a $20.00 discount off an individual ticket.
All other riders will be offered Half-off an individual Museum Membership.
Dates and Times of future Ford Tri-motor Rides at the Museum and other locations throughout the region forthcoming. *All flights will be dependent upon weather and mechanical considerations which are paramount in offering a safe and enjoyable flight experience. The Pilot in command reserves the right to restrict any passenger from flying for any reason in the interests of safety to the passenger, other passengers and aircraft. **Restrictions apply to ride in the Co-Pilot Seat (Right Seat)** -Must be able to physically climb into the aircraft and into the front of the cockpit. Due to the confined space in the aircraft cockpit, we may not be able to accommodate some passengers due to height, weight, or physical ability to enter the cockpit. Refunds are available if we are unable to accommodate a passenger. All co-pilot passengers must be able to buckle your safety belt and follow directions of the pilot. To purchase tickets for the inaugural flight, please
CLICK HERE for tickets for the inaugural flight.
Tuskegee Airman Harold H. Brown
Memorial Project
The Liberty Aviation Museum, located in Port Clinton, Ohio, has an opportunity for you to honor one of the most
important and influential men in the military and education, Lt. Col. Harold H. Brown. We are working with nationally
recognized sculptor, Andy Sacksteder, to create a lifesize bronze sculpture of Dr. Brown to grace the entrance of the
Museum. As one of the Tuskegee Airmen, Harold H. Brown made history as a combat pilot during World War II. He was not
only an airman, but also as an educator; one of the fathers of the two-year college option, giving young students new
confidence toward stellar careers. Harold passed away in 2023 at the age of 98, but his legacy lives on.
Now, The Liberty Aviation Museum and you have the honor and opportunity to help make this sculpture & memorial a reality.
Click Here for more information and to make a donation today. And, thank you.
THE LIBERTY AVIATION MUSEUM & PX GIFT SHOP
CURRENT HOURS
PLEASE NOTE: Tin Goose Diner Hours are NOT the same as the museum & gift shop hours
Museum & Gift Shop Hours :
OPEN Monday - Friday: 10:00am -4:00pm. OPEN Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm OPEN on Monday, May 27th, 2024 (Memorial Day) 9:00am - 5:00pm OPEN on Thursday, July 4th, 2024 (Independence Day) 10:00am - 5:00pm
To schedule an appointment for outside of business hours, facility booking, or for a group tour, call 419-732-0234 ext. 202 or message events@libertyaviationmuseum.org
We welcome all service animals and leashed pets in the museum.
Service animals are only permitted inside the Tin Goose Diner, but we do welcome all leashed pets on our patio!
We are also handicap accessible throughout our entire facility! We are located all on one level with no stairs!
TIN GOOSE DINER Current Hours
The Tin Goose Diner is NOW OPEN!!
Hours:
Thursdays & Fridays: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 7:00am - 3:00pm
CLOSED on Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays.
Upcoming News
New Events added to the 2024 Schedule!
CLICK HERE to view our 2024 Schedule of Events or click on the "Events" tab above!
Museum & Gift Shop OPEN on Monday, May 27th, 2024 (Memorial Day) 9:00am - 5:00pm
Museum & Gift Shop OPEN on Thursday, July 4th, 2024 (Independence Day) 10:00am - 5:00pm
Liberty Aviation Museum has joined the Museums For All access program!
Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio, announces access program for low-income families called Museums for All to increase accessibility of high-quality museum learning resources in Northern Ohio — On January 15th, 2024, The Liberty Aviation Museum announced that it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. The program supports those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits visiting Liberty Aviation Museum for a minimal fee of $3.00 per person, up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and photo ID. Similar free and reduced admission is available to eligible members of the public at more than 850 museums across the country. Museums for All is part of Liberty Aviation Museum’s broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all audiences. Museums for All helps expand access to museums and to raise public awareness about how museums in the U.S. are reaching their entire communities. More than 850 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. Participating museums are located nationwide, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Virgin Islands. To learn more about Museums for All, please visit www.museums4all.org
Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop Hours
CURRENT HOURS
The museum & gift shop is OPEN:
Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm. Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm.
OPEN on Monday, May 27th, 2024 (Memorial Day) 9:00am - 5:00pm
OPEN on Thursday, July 4th, 2024 (Independence Day) 10:00am - 5:00pm
To schedule an appointment outside of business hours, a facility rental, or a group tour, please call 419-732-0234 ext. 202 or message events@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Construction Detour
The Liberty Aviation Museum and Tin Goose Diner remain OPEN and accessible throughout construction of the new exits off of US State Rte 2. To visit us if you are coming from the East or West, use the State Route 269 exit
off of State Rte 2 for Marblehead. Bear right at the end of the exit, then right at the first stop sign. Proceed West about 2 miles to the Liberty Aviation Museum & Tin Goose Diner located on the field of the
Erie-Ottawa International Airport (Carl Keller Field) (PCW).
From Catawba or Marblehead (not off of State Rte 2), off of State Rte 163, head south on State Route 53 (signs say local traffic only and we're local traffic), enter the museum entrance off of State Route 53 at our
digital sign by the Shores & Islands Welcome Center on your right and follow the half circle to our gravel back drive. Follow the driveway along to the gravel parking area and continue to building one (Island Airlines white hangar and
follow the side drive to the front parking area and park up front. Enter through the main entrance. Most GPS applications will get you to us; but if you need help, and/or lost, please feel free to call us at
419-732-0234. We'll do our best to get you to our location!
Tin Goose Diner Hours
NOW OPEN!!
Thursdays & Fridays: 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturdays & Sundays: 7:00am - 3:00pm CLOSED on Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays.
Now Hiring all positions! Contact The Liberty Aviation Museum at 419-732-0234 or message us at manager@tingoosediner.com if you are interested in applying.
Special event rentals are welcome. Contact Jim at events@libertyaviationmuseum.org
The Liberty Aviation Museum currently has openings for several internship opportunities.
Please see our intern application page for further information and to apply for a position online.
Corvettes at the Museum
June 18, 2016
Doolittle Congressional Medal Presentation
April 22, 2016
CAF Red Tail Squadron
"Rise Above" Exhibit
September 16 - 20, 2015
Wings and Warbirds Over Port Clinton
August 22 & 23, 2015
July Hangar Dance
July 3, 2015
Corvettes at the Museum
June 20, 2015
Second Annual Aviation Merit Badge Scout Camporee
May 15 - 16, 2015
TBM Avenger Reunion Photos
September 27, 2014
When visiting the museum, be sure to dine at this fully restored, vintage 1950's Tin Goose Diner. All proceeds from this diner help fund the operation of the Liberty Aviation Museum.
Go to the Tin Goose Diner website . . .
The Liberty Aviation Museum is also home to the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation's 1929 Island Airlines Ford Tri-Motor restoration project.