On Tuesday, Trust staff and volunteers removed planes, gift shop items and other exhibits from the museum’s hangar.
The museum, located at 1115 E. Fifth St., has operated on contract with the city of Vancouver by the Trust for the past eight years. In addition to featuring 15 historic planes, a gift shop and flight simulator lab, the facility regularly hosts more than 100 community and business-related events during the year.
In the coming days, Trust staff will be contacting organizations and individuals with events scheduled at the museum to assist in finding alternative venues.
The Trust, which sees this as a loss for the Fort Vancouver National Site and for the community, plans to negotiate a suitable way to restore Pearson Air Museum operations.
We will continue to follow this story as it unfolds.