Paul Allen's airplane collection lands at Paine Field
The Seattle Times Reports...
Museum-goers in the Puget Sound region have already seen Allen's array of envy-inducing memorabilia at the Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, but starting in June, they'll have a chance to check out his collection of vintage warplanes in its new home at Paine Field in Everett.
The military aircraft in Allen's Flying Heritage Collection are rare and extremely valuable. Many have been restored from war wreckage into flyable aircraft straight from the World War II era.
The opening of the collection at Paine Field will be not only a signal Allen wants more folks to see his planes but also proof the Snohomish County airport is morphing into both a hub for aerospace activity and an international draw for airplane enthusiasts.
"It's absolutely wonderful that Mr. Allen has decided to share his collection and to keep it in Snohomish County. It's something we should all be very proud of," said Dave Waggoner, airport director at Paine Field.
