History fans plan Albany hangar restoration

For fans of aviation history, from a certain perspective, all signs point to Albany. Local historians are developing a plan for a city-owned hangar...

May 15, 2023
4:26 AM

For fans of aviation history, from a certain perspective, all signs point to Albany. Local historians are developing a plan for a city-owned hangar where, they hope, Albany elected officials will see more value in a regional museum than the potential income pulled off of renters storing airplanes between flights. Debra Plymate stood with some friends in the 95-year-old hangar in early May and talked about the literal, descriptive signs visible from the air — aviation marks showing a north-south route over the Willamette Valley.

Alex Powers