This is by no means a complete list of the organizations that preserve commercial aviation history at their facilities . Several universities curate the corporate files of airlines that are no longer in existence . The University of Miami maintains the Pan American World Airways Digital Collection along with printed materials . The legal documents and memorabilia of Mohawk Airlines can be found at the Syracuse University Library , while the corporate records of Northwest Airlines are held by the Minnesota Historical Society .
In addition to the facilities listed , several other museums preserve commercial aviation history . Among them are :
The Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton , Ohio , which has both an airworthy Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor and another Tri-Motor currently under restoration by the Tri- Motor Heritage Foundation : http :// www . libertyaviationmuseum . org /
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks , Connecticut , which displays the only remaining Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat , resplendent in the colors of its former owner ( American Export Airlines — AEA ), and a Lockheed 10-A Electra in Northwest Airlines livery . The museum also maintains the John W . Ramsay Research Library : https :// neam . org /
The North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer , North Carolina , which is in the process of restoring the Potomac Pacemaker , a Piedmont Airlines Douglas DC-3 : https :// www . nctransportationmuseum . org /
The Oakland Aviation Museum in Oakland , California , which has one of only two remaining Short Solent flying boats on its property ( in BOAC livery ), and maintains a display of Transocean Airlines memorabilia : https :// www . oaklandaviationmuseum . org /
The Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport in Belleville , Michigan ( suburban Detroit ), which primarily features military and general aviation subject matter . But the museum also maintains a C-47 and a Ford Tri-Motor , both airworthy , and sponsors a robust lecture series that occasionally features speakers lecturing on commercial aviation topics : https :// yankeeairmuseum . org / fly /
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