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15NEWS FROM THE FRONT
Important Operational Updates for the Museum, Gift Shop, & Diner
Museum, Gift Shop & 1950's Diner Operating Hours
**Museum & Gift Shop operating hours are separate from the Tin Goose Diner ***
Current Hours for Museum & Gift Shop **Please call & speak to someone before traveling long distances in the off season (Winter/early Spring) as weather or other acts of nature can affect our operations.** Open 7 days
Monday - Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm.
The Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop is OPEN Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day regular business hours.
Current Hours for the Tin Goose Diner: **Please call & speak to someone before traveling long distances as weather or other acts of nature can affect our operations during the winter/early Spring.** Open 7 Days!
Current Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 7:00am - 3:00pm.
For our schedule of events, please visit www.libertyaviationmuseum.org or call us at 419 - 732 - 0234 with any inquiries.
FORD TRI-MOTOR RIDES
Dates for 2026
Thursday, August 27th, 2026 60th Year Anniversary First Day of Issue Ceremony & Ford Tri-Motor Rides
Saturday & Sunday, September 12th & 13th, 2026
Liberty Aviation Museum's 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT "City of Wichita"/"City of Port Clinton" Living History Plane Rides at the Liberty Aviation Museum during the Military Show!
Event Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm (weather permitting)
During the Military Show!
& Restore the Ford Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser (Sunday Only)!
Purchase your advance ride ticket online: Click Here to Purchase your September 12th or 13th Ford Tri-Motor Ride Ticket!
Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport, Bucyrus, Ohio, Saturday, September 19th, 2026 Liberty Aviation Museum's 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT "City of Wichita"/"City of Port Clinton" Living History Plane Rides at Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport, Bucyrus, Ohio!!
Event Hours: TBA [weather permitting]
Ticket Prices:
Adults (18 years & Up): $100.00
Children 2 years - 17 years: $75.00
Children under 2 years of age are FREE
60th Year Anniversary First Day of Issue Ceremony & Ford Tri-Motor Rides at the Liberty Aviation Museum at 2:00pm on August 27th, 2026
This free event is open for all to attend. The new Rattlesnake Island Local Post stamps and FDI covers will be available to purchase and the USPS will have the special Tri-Motor pictorial postmark available to cancel your stamps.
This year's issue marks the 60th anniversary of the Local Post which was started by Dr. James P. Frackelton on August 27th, 1966.
Also during the event Ford Tri-Motor ride experiences will be available for guests to participate in. Adults are $100.00, Children 17 years and under $75.00, Co-pilot seat may be available for $200.00. No presales available. Walk up ticketing only, weather permitting. Must have a minimum of 7 passengers to fly.
Questions? Call 419-732-0234 and ask for Bob Fujita or email at operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Co-pilot [Right Seat] may be available for $200.00. No presale available. Walk up ticketing only. We never sell out! Purchase onsite.
Please keep checking back for more additions to our 2026 Ford Tri-Motor Ride Schedule!
**All dates for Ford Tri-Motor Rides have the same pricing unless it is a special or extended ride. **
Questions? Call: 419 - 732 - 0234
Email: marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
for questions.
✈ More Ford Tri-Motor Ride dates are coming soon!
✈ Please check back!
✈ Questions?
✈ Ford Tri-Motor Ride dates to be added as they become confirmed.
✈ Call: 419 - 732 - 0234 Or
Email: marketing@libertyaviationmuseum.org
THE LIBERTY AVIATION MUSEUM & PX GIFT SHOP
CURRENT OPERATING HOURS
PLEASE NOTE: Tin Goose Diner Hours are NOT the same as the museum & gift shop hours
Museum & Gift Shop Current Hours
Museum & Gift Shop **Please contact us prior to traveling long distances out to ensure that we are open. Weather and other acts of nature can prevent us from opening.**
CLOSED Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day. OPEN Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day, Christmas Eve, & New Year's Eve!
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!
To schedule an appointment for outside of business hours, during our seasonal closure, for a conference room, diner, or hangar booking, or for a 10+ person group tour, call 419 - 732 - 0234 ext. 202 or message events@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Current 2026 Hours for The Liberty Aviation Museum & Liberty Aviation Museum PX Gift Shop Hours:
Open 7 days
Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
We are also handicap accessible throughout our entire facility! We are located all on one level with no stairs!
TIN GOOSE DINER Diner Operating Hours
OPEN 7 DAYS!
**The Liberty Aviation Museum, PX Gift Shop, & Tin Goose Diner will be OPEN on Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day, normal business hours.**
**Please contact us prior to traveling long distances out to ensure that we are open during the off season (Winter/early Spring). Weather and other acts of nature can prevent us from opening.
***Diner operating hours are separate from the Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop****
Tin Goose Diner is NOW HIRING for Spring/Summer 2026! Accepting positions for Line cooks, dishwashers, hosts, management, & servers.
To apply, please call us at 419 - 732 - 0234, stop in to the Liberty Aviation Museum/Tin Goose Diner to fill out an application in person, or message operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org for an application.
Welcome! Fly-in or Drive-in to visit us!
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Breakfast now available ALL DAY! Lunch 11:00am - 3:00pm.
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Current Hours:
Open 7 days!
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 7:00am - 3:00pm.
OPEN Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, & New Year's Eve!
CLOSED Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day.
Confirmed Museum Events for 2026
Thursday, August 27th, 2026 60th Year Anniversary First Day of Issue Ceremony & Ford Tri-Motor Rides at 2pm
Saturday, September 12th & Sunday, September 13th, 2026 Liberty Aviation Museum's Annual Military Show & Living History Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, September 12th & 13th, 2026 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Living History Ride Experiences at Liberty Aviation Museum
Sunday, September 13th, 2026 MFM's WWII B-25 Mitchell "Rosie's Reply" Living History Ride Experiences
Sunday, September 13th, 2026 Restore the Ford Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation's Island Airlines Tri-Motor Restoration
Saturday, December 12th & 13th, 2026 Liberty Aviation Museum's Annual Open House
Sunday, December 13th, 2026 Breakfast with Santa
Sunday, December 13th, 2026 Santa Fly Away!
Book Your Field Trip or Group Outing with us!!
The Liberty Aviation Museum offers a unique educational experience, welcoming students & adults of all ages to visit us and experience history. The museum provides a rare opportunity to take learning out of the classroom and into our 80,000 sq. ft. complex. The museum features 2 galleries, 2 hangars, a conference room, a 1950's vintage diner, & a boathouse along with a 3rd hangar being built currently. (Our complex is soon to be 100,000 sq. ft. by Fall 2026.) For educational field trips & special school programs, please contact Bob Fujita to schedule a tailored tour for your school group at 419 - 732 - 0234 ext 202 or message operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org Tuskegee Airman Harold H. Brown Memorial
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. 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.
The Liberty Aviation Museum features:
- WWII Aircraft
- 1928 Ford Tri-Motor (Offering Living History Flight Experiences)
- Local aviation & Military History Exhibits
- WWII American & German Military Vehicles
- Classic Cars
- Vintage fire trucks
- WWII Sherman Tank
- WWII PT boat restoration
- 1929 Ford Tri-Motor restoration
- Hollywood Memorabilia
and more!
And the best part is that the majority of our aircraft, vehicles, and tanks are operational during the Spring - Fall seasons during special events!
At times during the season, groups can also take flights in visiting aircraft or helicopters or the museum owned & operated historic 1928 Ford Tri-Motor "City of Wichita"/"City of Port Clinton"! Group rates are available for 10 or more for the Tri-Motor rides!
Docent-guided and self-guided tours are available. The tour lasts about 2 hours depending on a group's time schedules.
Complimentary admission for the school/tour bus driver & educator or tour director guide with tour company.
To schedule or for more information regarding an guided group tour for 10+ guests,
please call Bob Fujita at 419 - 732 - 0234 ext 202 or message operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Scholarship
Now, The Liberty Aviation Museum and you have the honor and opportunity to help preserve Harold's legacy by donating to the Harold H. Brown Tuskegee Airman Memorial Scholarship.
Liberty Aviation Museum has joined the Museums For All access program!
To learn more about Museums for All, please visit www.museums4all.org
Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop Hours
CURRENT 2026 OPERATING HOURS
The Liberty Aviation Museum & PX Gift Shop Winter Hours **Please contact us prior to traveling long distances out to ensure that we are open during the off season (Winter/early Spring). Weather and other acts of nature can prevent us from opening.
OPEN 7 Days Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 5:00pm
OPEN Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, & New Year's Eve!
CLOSED Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day.
**Diner hours are separate from the museum.**
To schedule an appointment outside of business hours, a facility rental, or a 10+ person group tour, please call 419 - 732 - 0234 ext. 202 or message events@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Hogan's Heroes TV Show Original Uniform & Prop Collection
Hogan's Heroes Display
When you visit the Liberty Aviation Museum, you will see one of many unique items from Hollywood! We have the Hogan's Heroes TV Show uniform & prop collection on display as well as Clark Gable's WWII service uniform, Alan Alda's robe from the TV series, M*A*S*H , a replica of The Andy Griffith Show police car, Lt. Dan's (Gary Sinise) military helmet from the movie Forrest Gump , a chair from the movie Casablanca , & more!
Tin Goose Diner 2026 Operating Hours
**OPEN 7 DAYS!**
**Please contact us prior to traveling long distances out to ensure that we are open during the offseason (Winter/early Spring). Weather and other acts of nature can prevent us from opening.
Current Hours:
OPEN 7 DAYS!
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 7:00am - 3:00pm.
Open regular business hours for Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day.
Welcome! Fly-in or Drive-in to visit us!
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Now serving Breakfast all day! **
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Please always check before traveling long distances out.
OPEN Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, & New Year's Eve!
CLOSED on Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day.
Now Hiring all positions for Summer 2026! Contact The Liberty Aviation Museum at 419 - 732 - 0234, message us at operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org if you are interested in applying.
Special event rentals are welcome. Contact Bob at operations@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Georgie's Gal Hoodies and more, now available in our online store!
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.
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