Quonset Air Museum Roof Collapse

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.

Quonset air museum roof collapse.

The museum s collection included military vehicles missiles aircraft and over 5000 smaller aviation artifacts. Bbc recommended for you. Quonset air museum was established in 1992 by then gov. 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.

Snow buildup caused part of roof to collapse. Wpri firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the quonset air museum located at 488 eccleston avenue around 3 p m. Bruce sundlun to help preserve the state s aviation heritage. The quonset air museum was an aerospace museum located at quonset point air national guard station in north kingstown rhode island.

The collapse occurred in a portion of the building that was not open. 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. 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 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 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. The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration. No one was in the building at the time. Many of the aircraft and artifacts it housed such as a tb avenger once flown by former u s.

Days later officials condemned the building.