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99s Museum of Women Pilots

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Established
  
1999

Phone
  
+1 405-685-9990

Type
  
Aviation museum

Founded
  
22 July 2011

99s Museum of Women Pilots

Location
  
4300 Amelia Earhart Drive Oklahoma City, United States

Address
  
4300 Amelia Earhart Dr # A, Oklahoma City, OK 73159, USA

Similar
  
Amelia Earhart Birthplace, International Forest of Friendship, 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma History Center, White Water Bay

The 99s Museum of Women Pilots is a non-profit museum that seeks to preserve the unique history of women in aviation. It is located in the international headquarters building of the non-profit International Organization of Women Pilots: The Ninety-Nines ("99s") on the grounds of Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, OK. The 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) museum houses the largest collection of historical women aviator artifacts in the world.

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The museum is the only one in the world dedicated to female pilots (another museum focusing on women in aviation is International Women's Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio). Artifacts include historical papers, personal items, video and oral histories, photos, memorabilia and other notable artifacts from pioneering women aviators worldwide. The museum collection and exhibits provide insight into the role women pilots played in the development of aviation and their historical footprint. The museum is home to personal artifacts of Amelia Earhart and information about her pioneering aviation career.

Open to the public

9 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday

References

99s Museum of Women Pilots Wikipedia