The Liberty Aviation Museum is located in

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, United States, adjacent to the

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History

The Liberty Aviation Museum owns a 1928 Ford 5-AT Tri-motor, currently operating with the

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for the Fly the Ford tour. The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation is also based at the museum where some volunteers of the EAA Chapter 1247 are restoring an Island Airlines 1929 5-AT Ford Trimotor. Also at the Liberty Aviation Museum, is the Tin Goose Diner. The diner is a vintage 1950s O'Mahoney diner, originally operating in

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under the name of Sunrise Diner. The Diner became a permanent addition to the Liberty Aviation Museum in 2012. In 2015, the museum won a lawsuit against Treasure Cove Marina, arguing that they were overcharged for the restoration of their

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Collection

Aircraft

* Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina ''46662'' * Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''5-AT-8'' ''"City of Port Clinton"/"City of Wichita"'' *

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''44-86777'' ''"Georgie's Gal"'' – It was previously known as "Martha Jean". * Grumman TBM-3E Avenger ''91436'' * North American Harvard IV ''MM53844'' – This aircraft was retired from the

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in the 1970s, is painted in

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colors, and is not owned by the museum.

Watercraft

* PT-728 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (under restoration) * PT-724 MTB Vosper Torpedo Boat (awaiting restoration)

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