Quonset Air Museum Roof Collapse

Many of the aircraft and artifacts it housed such as a tb avenger once flown by former u s.

Quonset air museum roof collapse.

Quonset air museum was established in 1992 by then gov. Bush in world war ii and an f 14 tomcat the camera plane used to film the movie top gun were major attractions both at the museum itself and the annual. An old military plane was demolished tuesday at a closed museum in quonset a lockheed p2v neptune was crushed and put in dumpsters the 91 foot long post world war 2 navy aircraft had been part of. A portion of the museum s roof caved in due to the weight of heavy snow that had accumulated there.

The quonset air museum was an aerospace museum located at quonset point air national guard station in north kingstown rhode island. An extensive archive of books magazines manuals photos documents and blueprints was preserved within the quonset air museum. Bruce sundlun to help preserve the state s aviation heritage. A section of roof collapsed saturday at an unused storage and work area at the quonset air museum according to its executive director david payne.

The quonset air museum was formally established in 1992 by a group of dedicated aviation enthusiasts and for many years it was a popular rhode island tourist destination. The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration. The museum s collection included military vehicles missiles aircraft and over 5000 smaller aviation artifacts. The quonset air museum in north kingstown rhode island may not be able to reopen following a partial roof collapse in march under the weight of heavy snow.

In march 2014 snow and ice caused part of the roof to collapse in the world war ii era hangar that housed the museum near quonset state airport. The collapse occurred in a portion of the building that was not open. Bbc recommended for you. Wpri firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the quonset air museum located at 488 eccleston avenue around 3 p m.

The quonset air museum located in a hangar on the air base remains closed indefinitely after the building was condemned following a partial roof collapse caused by the snow.