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The '''Cradle of Aviation Museum''' is an [[aerospace museum]] located in [[Garden City, New York]] on [[Long Island]] to commemorate Long Island's participation in the history of [[aviation]].
An [[aviation]] museum located in [[Long Island]], [[NY]]. Contains full scale models of airplanes from various time periods. Among the notable exhibits are [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s original trainer aircraft, full scale models of the [[A-10|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] and [[F-14|Grumman F-14 Tomcat]], and an actual unused [[Lunar Module]], LM-13.


It contains full scale models of airplanes from various time periods, including [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s original trainer aircraft, full scale models of the [[A-10|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] and [[F-14|Grumman F-14 Tomcat]], and an actual unused [[Apollo Lunar Module]], LM-13.
A lot of the tour guides used to work at the [[Grumman]] Long Island facility.

Many of the tour guides worked at [[Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation]]'s Long Island facility, and Grumman has contributed much to the museum, including the Lunar Lander.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cradleofaviation.org/ Museum website]
* [http://www.cradleofaviation.org/ Cradle of Aviation Museum website]


[[Category:Museums in New York]]
[[Category:Museums in New York]]

Revision as of 03:29, 4 September 2006

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in Garden City, New York on Long Island to commemorate Long Island's participation in the history of aviation.

It contains full scale models of airplanes from various time periods, including Charles Lindbergh's original trainer aircraft, full scale models of the A-10 Thunderbolt II and Grumman F-14 Tomcat, and an actual unused Apollo Lunar Module, LM-13.

Many of the tour guides worked at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation's Long Island facility, and Grumman has contributed much to the museum, including the Lunar Lander.