McMinnville Oregon
We were discussing the Evergreen Aviation Museum where the Spruce Goose is housed, and recently a friend from Oregon was telling me that they are closing the museum. I googled it and found this articl...
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Presently in Tillamook and have read the local paper concerning the old blimp hanger. Just to repair the old structure will require in the neighborhood of 16 million dollars. There is not that kind of money to be had in this county so the operator is going to relocate to Madras Oregon. It is much drier there and should be much better for the planes. The planes which are on loan to the museum from the Navy will no doubt go back.
The Evergreen museum has many problems according to "Oregonlive" the museum and the freight entity Evergreen International Airlines which is across the road from the museum have a bunch of legal problems one of which is the alleged $50K which is still owed on the Goose to the Aero Club of Southern California.
It appears some of the planes may have been used as collateral on loans. The lawyers are going to have a field day on this one.
The Evergreen museum has many problems according to "Oregonlive" the museum and the freight entity Evergreen International Airlines which is across the road from the museum have a bunch of legal problems one of which is the alleged $50K which is still owed on the Goose to the Aero Club of Southern California.
It appears some of the planes may have been used as collateral on loans. The lawyers are going to have a field day on this one.
