The Flying Heritage Collection is Paul G. Allen's collection of rare military aircraft, which comprises examples from Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Collection opened to the public in 2004 at the Arlington, Washington airfield, but in 2008 moved to a larger location at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, United States.
The Flying Heritage Collection includes artifacts and materials to illustrate the technical developments that took place between 1935 and 1945.
The Flying Heritage Collection facility is located at the southeast corner of Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Set in an 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m2) hangar, FHC is a private collection rather than a museum. Each summer various planes from the Flying Heritage Collection are flown to keep them operational and exercised on a regular basis.
The Flying Heritage Collection is operated by Friends of Flying Heritage, a nonprofit corporation focused on educating the public about these rare, historic aircraft.
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