This is an interesting artifact of WW2 and is hardly a real museum. Half of the enormous structure holds a collection of airplanes and other vehicles. The other half which is a storage area for private RV totally unrelated. The main impression is the enormous enclosure which served as hangar for 8 large Navy blimps during the war and the fact that two of those were built in a remote location in a very short time at the peak of war. The museum is disjointed and poorly managed and the various craft on display have very little relevance to the Naval blimp base or the time period. I was reminded of a used car and truck sale lot adjacent to a junkyard. The very interesting history is not well explained by any exhibits or information at location. Still it is interesting to see from outside and expensive at $18 each to see the structure from the inside. It is probably because it is privately operated and not part of the Navy or any parks service. It should be a historical landmark and tribute to our Nation’s Naval defense of the homeland.

We came across this while traveling north and stopped in. It's not a huge museum and being it was raining the inside hangar leaks a lot. But they have a lot of information worth learning about. Restrooms on site and it looked like a cafe inside but it was not operational when we went.

Well crafted displays, videos and curated exhibitry. Lots of local WWII memorabilia and history. Good explanations and signage! We really enjoyed our visit! Thank you for keeping this history alive

This is one of those places where the building is the star of the museum. We stopped because I wanted to get photos of the hanger. They were only open another half hour or so, but I told my girlfriend that I wanted to see if they would let us in. The young lady said absolutely, but be aware they are closing soon. I speed walked the place and managed to get photos of just about everything. The inside of the building is amazing. The outside has a very early aviation feel to it. The aircraft on display was a nice mix of classics and some more modern aircraft. There are areas with history of the building and it's blimp history. If you like aviation, this is a must stop. Try to give yourself about an hour and a half though.

Do not let the gritty first appearance of this place fool you--it is a unique, memorable historical collection. We took our adult children along with our 3 grand boys (aged 7-13), for a rainy day activity. For a modest admittance fee we spent over an hour exploring it, and left without seeing everything. The hanger itself is a wonder, built of wood in the 1940's to hold blimps for submarine surveillance. There are fighter jets, a 1970s era passenger jet, wooden models, a model and information about a Cold War radar station (that I as an Oregon resident had known nothing about), a collection of unusual small aircraft, and much more. I strongly recommend a visit when passing through Tillamook on highway 101. The cheese factory , right off the highway gets the many more visitors, but I suggest going just a little further to take in an irreplaceable bit of Oregon and US history.

This air museum is a real gem. Located in one of the remaining U.S. Navy airship hangars, just the building itself is worth seeing. Amazing in stature and design, the building is enormous and super impressive. Inside is an eclectic collection of aircraft along with interesting side displays of models, uniforms, military memorabilia, etc. You can walk through some of the exhibits and even sit inside some of the trainers, used to teach pilots on a particular aircraft. Definitely worth seeing. Lots of room for kids to run around.