Old Aviators Museum Shuts Doors

[Robbo]

Sad News....

 

http://www.goldcentralvictoria.com.au/from-the-team/49340-old-aviators-flying-museum-at-maryborough-closing-it-s-doors

 

 

[fly_tornado]

almost impossible to break even as an aviation museum, Kermit Weeks ended up closing his museum and he has some amazing [mostly flyable] aircraft.

 

 

[Robbo]

They are closing it because the owner was killed in a plane crash in 2012.

 

I guess without his guidance and dedication it went downhill.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

I often wonder what's going to happen to Kermit Week's collection when he dies, he's got so many cool planes.

 

 

[Neil_S]

I often wonder what's going to happen to Kermit Week's collection when he dies, he's got so many cool planes.

almost impossible to break even as an aviation museum, Kermit Weeks ended up closing his museum and he has some amazing [mostly flyable] aircraft.

Hi FT,

 

I actually spoke to Kermit at the Omaka WW1 event in NZ earlier this year and he said he is planning/building a new facility which will be "bigger and better" than the previous setup at Fantasy of Flight, so I am hopeful all those planes will be on display in some manner in the not too distant future.....

 

Cheers,

 

Neil

 

 

[fly_tornado]

Kermit has outlined a lot of his future plans for FOF via Facebook posts for the last few years, taking it from a museum to a theme park. Primarily motivated by the poor financial performance of the museum.