Oct. 16 Lecture and Book Signing Profiles Seattle Aviation
Three aviation writers present the story of flight in Jet City
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SEATTLE, Oct. 7, 2010--Three Puget Sound authors will combine their resources for an Oct. 16 program at The Museum of Flight about Seattle aviation. Authors Cory Graff, Steve Ellis and Ed Davies are well known in the Seattle area for their aviation reporting and expertise. Graff is the Chief Curator for the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field, and has written several books on aviation and on the history of the Puget Sound area, including "Boeing Field," and the newly-published "The Navy in Puget Sound." Ed Davies has written hundreds of magazine articles and several books about aviation. Steve Ellis is a Seattle native and former journalist. Davies and Ellis coauthored the book, "Seattle Commercial Aviation 1908-1941." This program will feature many historical photographs to illustrate the fascinating history of aviation in the Seattle area. The presentation is at 2 p.m. in the William M. Allen Theater, and is free with admission to the Museum.
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The non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest independent air and space museums in the world. The Museum's collection includes more than 150 historically significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the William E. Boeing Red Barn® -- the original manufacturing facility of the Boeing Co. The Airpark includes outdoor displays with the first jet Air Force One, a Concorde airliner, and the first Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The Museum aeronautical library and archival holdings are the largest on the West Coast. The Education Office offers weekend family programs, programs for students and educators, and overnight camps for children. McCormick & Schmick's Wings Café is on site.
The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field half-way between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for active military, $8 for youth 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. Group rates are available. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of Wells Fargo. For general Museum information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit
www.museumofflight.org
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