2024 Special Event Listing
Museum Events
For the most up-to-date information, please call 419-732-0234 Email: info@libertyaviationmuseum.org or visit our Facebook Event Page
Tin Goose Diner Hours
Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop Hours
FORD TRI-MOTOR RIDES
Saturday, August 3rd--Mansfield Lahm Airport Day. No presales for this event. Walk-up ticketing only.
Rides times 3:00pm-7:30pm
Click Here to Learn about the Mansfield Lahm Airport Day at Mansfield Lahm Airport in Mansfield, Ohio.
Saturday, August 10th & Sunday, August 11th --Oakland County International Airport, Pontiac, Michigan. No presales for this event. Walk-up ticketing only.
Rides go on both days. (Festival of Flight Show is Sunday only) Times: Saturday: 11am-5pm, Sunday: 9am-4pm (during the event, rides go on during non airshow flying hours)
To learn more about this event, click the link below Click Here to Learn about the Oakland County International Airport Festival of Flight Event at Oakland County International Airport in Pontiac, Michigan.
Saturday, August 24th --Liberty Aviation Museum (During Erie-Ottawa International Airport Car Show), Port Clinton, Ohio
10:00am - 4:00pm
Click Here to Learn about the Wings & Wheels Expo at Findlay Airport in Findlay, Ohio.
Prebook tickets are only available for the Port Clinton events: Click Here to Book Your Ford Tri-Motor Ticket
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).
as of 7/25/2024
OPEN!!
Fly-in or Drive-in to visit us!
OPEN Thursday & Friday: 8:00am - 3:00pm OPEN Saturday & Sunday: 7:00am-3:00pm CLOSED Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Tin Goose DINER OPEN Labor Day: 8:00am - 3:00pm *** Museum & Gift Shop have separate operating hours***
CURRENT 2024 Hours
The Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop Current Hours
Museum & Gift Shop Hours:
OPEN Monday-Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm. OPEN Saturday & Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm.OPEN on Labor Day 9:00am - 5:00pm
(Museum & Gift Shop Only)
To schedule an appointment to visit us outside of business hours, for facility rentals, or to schedule a group tour, please Email: events@libertyaviationmuseum.org or call 419-732-0234 ext. 202
Dates for 2024
To learn more about this event, click the link below
Sunday, September 8th --Liberty Aviation Museum (During The Military Show & Pancake Breakfast), Port Clinton, Ohio
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, September 21st --Wings & Wheels Expo, Findlay Airport, Findlay, Ohio. No presales for this event. Walk-up ticketing only.
Rides go on during event hours.
To learn more about this event, click the link below
Call: 419-732-0234
Email: marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
for questions.
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
Michigan Flight Museum's (formerly Yankee Air Museum) WWII North American Aviation B-25D Mitchell bomber "Rosie's Reply" Air Adventure Plane Rides
***CANCELLED*** Due to a mechanical issue with the B-25 Mitchell, the aircraft will not be able to attend our scheduled date. We are working with the organizers on rescheduling a date when they have an opening.**
Kestrel Warbirds' North American AT-6 Texan Trainer "Checkers" Plane Rides
Event Times: Noon-5pm (Friday) 10:00am - 5:00pm (Saturday) 10:00am - 5:00pm (Sunday) (Rides go on between these hours) (Flights only are able to take 1 passenger at a time as it's a 2 seat trainer. Hours may change due to weather or other factors beyond our control.)
Pricing: $360.50 per flight Approximately 15 min airtime flight.
$669.50 per flight Approximately 30 min airtime flight includes aerobatics.
$1,014.55 per flight Approximately 1 hour airtime flight includes aerobatics.
** Reservations can be made online here: Kestrel Warbirds AT-6 Booking Page and select the length of ride you are wishing to purchase and then choose the day you are looking to book for. Rides can be purchased as gifts for others.
To schedule a ride by phone, please call 937-830-9799 or for questions.
Email: kestrelwarbirds@gmail.com
To learn more about Kestrel Warbirds and their AT-6 Texan "Checkers", please visit: Kestrel Warbirds Website
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 & Sunday, August 4th, 2024
(Date changed to) Saturday, August 10th, 2024 & Sunday, August 11th, 2024
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's Vietnam era UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Rides
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**Helicopter Rides go on between 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturday & Sunday.
**PRICING: AH-1 Cobra Ride Tickets are $800.00 per flight. (Cobra only takes one person at a time)
UH-1 Huey Helicopter Rides are $115.00 per person (advance tickets), $125.00 per person (walk-up). (Huey takes 8-10 riders at a time) Groups can fly together!
**BOOKING:
Go to the AAHF website https://aahfstore.myshopify.com/collections/helicopter-rides and follow it to the helicopter you are wishing to fly in or click the link below.
** Tickets can be reserved online here for the AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Tickets: AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Tickets
** Tickets can be reserved online here for the UH-1 Huey Helicopter Tickets: UH-1 Huey Helicopter Tickets
Questions? Call: (770) 897-0444
Email: marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
**10:00am - 2:00pm **
Event Details:
Registration Fee for Vehicles: TBA More details to come!
Fly-in or drive-in!
Show will go on in grass area between the Erie-Ottawa International Airport terminal and the Liberty Aviation Museum complex. Erie-Ottawa International Airport is the organizer for this event.
Music will be provided by Cruisin Zeake.
For more information contact Erie Ottawa International Airport at 419-734-6297, or info@portclintonairport.com
Ford Tri-Motor Rides will be going on as well from 10am-4pm. Scroll to the top of the page for more info
Michigan Flight Museum's (formerly Yankee Air Museum) Vietnam Era Bell UH-1 Iroquois Huey "Greyhound" Air Adventure Helicopter Rides
Event: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Pricing: $125.00 per person Michigan Flight Museum (formerly Yankee Air Museum) Companion or Family member levels $115.00)
10 passengers max. per flight. Approximately 8-10 min airtime flight.
** Reservations can be made online here: www.miflightmuseum.org/huey-helicopter/ and select Port Clinton/Liberty Aviation Museum under the Huey Listing.
To schedule a ride by phone on the B-25, C-47, and/or Huey, contact:
Rebecca at 734-252-6457 to place your order reservation over the phone or for questions.
Email: airadventures@miflightmuseum.org
**Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm **
**Sunday 9:00am-4:00pm
Event is FREE to the public to attend. Our show features military vehicles, equipment and re-enactors of all eras as well as vendors looking to sell or trade military related items. Vendors are welcome to set up FREE of charge in the grassy area where the show is being held.
Huey Helicopter rides are scheduled for Saturday & Ford Tri-Motor Rides for Sunday.
If you are interested in setting up a display, vending or participating as a re-enactor, contact Eric Paul at ericpaul@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography Book Signing with author Carol Ford
Event: Book Signing Times: TBA
Special Author Presentation on Bob Crane at 1pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday!
Carol will have a Q & A in addition to the book signing covering Bob Crane’s life & his role in the TV show, Hogan's Heroes.
Carol Ford, author of Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography, will be at the Liberty Aviation Museum signing copies of her book.
FREE to attend the book signing in museum main gallery and author presentation in the museum conference room. Museum admission required to tour museum main hangar and museum's second hangar, gallery, & boathouse. Museum members are admitted for FREE.
A limited number of hardback books are available for $35.00
** To learn more about the book, Bob Crane, or the author Carol Ford, please visit Bob Crane: Life and Legacy : Bob Crane Life & Legacy Website
Restore the Ford Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for the 1929 Island Airlines Tri-motor
Mark your calendars for the "Restore the Ford" Pancake Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast on Sunday, September 8th, 2024 at the Liberty Aviation Museum!!
Time: 8am-Noon
Ford Tri-Motor Rides will go on during the day from 10am-4pm.
***All proceeds will fund the THF's Port Clinton Ford Tri-Motor Restoration in the Liberty Aviation Museum's hangar #2***
We thank you for your support! Please share!!
Location: Liberty Aviation Museum (main hangar) located at Erie-Ottawa International Airport Authority (PCW)
3515 East State Road, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
Pricing: Adults & children 15 & up: TBA
Children 6yrs-14yrs: TBA
5 & under FREE
Phone: (419) 732-0234
Email:marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
For more info on the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation, please visit: Restore The Ford Tri-Motor Website www.restoretheford.org
Free admission for all veterans, active military and their immediate families on Sunday, November 10th, 2024.
Special sales in the museum gift shop! Shop early for Christmas!
**Sunday 8:00am-10:00am **
More details to come later this year for this winter event.
Liberty Aviation Museum: (419) 732-0234
Tin Goose Diner: (419) 732-0236
Email: marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
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