Tillamook Air Museum [Credit: Tedder/Wikimedia Commons]
Key Takeaways:
The Port of Tillamook Bay initially decided against repairing Hangar B's storm-damaged roof due to financial sustainability concerns.
This decision galvanized the Friends of Tillamook Air Museum (FOTAM) to intensify and expand their fundraising and advocacy efforts to save the historic World War II-era wooden hangar.
FOTAM acknowledges the need to generate more national attention and external support beyond rural Oregon for the preservation cause.
Both FOTAM and the Port are now collaborating, seeking partnerships, grants (including from FEMA), and donations to fund the estimated $2.5 million to $6.5 million in repairs and ensure the hangar's long-term preservation.
That’s how Dallas Adams, president of the Friends of Tillamook Air Museum (FOTAM), opened his remarks to the board of the Port of Tillamook Bay last week in Oregon, referring to the May meeting where it voted 4-1 not to proceed with repairs to the roof of Hangar B that was heavily damaged by a windstorm in December.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
