Museum of Flying

Museum of Flying
	Museums location in Santa Monica, CA
Former name	Douglas Museum and Library
Established	November 1974
Location	Santa Monica, California
Coordinates	34°00′53″N 118°26′52″W / 34.014722222222°N 118.44777777778°W
Type	Aviation museum
Key holdings	Aircraft Beech Staggerwing; Boeing Stearman; Cessna L-19 “Bird Dog”; North American SNJ-5; Ryan PT-22; Wright Flyer Replica; Artifacts Allison J33-A-23 engine; Boeing 727 cockpit; Convair 240 cockpit;
Founder	Donald Douglas, Jr.
Director	Steve Benesch
President	David G. Price
Website	www.museumofflying.org
Tax ID no.	23-7412316
Tax ID no.	23-7412316

The Museum of Flying is a private non-profit aerospace museum in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1974, closed in 2002, and reopened in 2012 in a new facility. The Museum exhibits the history of aviation, focusing on aviation history, with an emphasis on Donald Douglas and the Douglas Aircraft Company, in Southern California.