Tillamook Air Museum [Credit: Tedder/Wikimedia Commons]
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High winds caused significant damage to the roof of Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon, leading to its indefinite closure.
Assessing and repairing the damage to the 192-foot-high historic wooden hangar is challenging due to its height and persistent severe weather, with initial estimates for assessment and temporary repairs reaching around $5 million.
All stored items beneath the damaged area were safely relocated, and the Friends of Tillamook Air Museum have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for the necessary repairs.
Heavy rain and flooding aren’t the only things battering airports in the Pacific Northwest.
Last week high winds tore a hole in the roof of Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon. On Monday officials from the Port of Tillamook held a meeting to discuss what to do next.
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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.
