Farewell to Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection

I've been to countless fly days and I thank everyone at fhc for the opportunity for a gen x,r to see what my grandparents saw

The new owner would be insane to move it to Arkansas. Would draw even half the numbers they get in Everett.

This collection isn't going anywhere

Fortunately I was able to visit the museum while Paul was still alive. One of my dear friends from the Marines worked at Vulcan... yes, until he passed away. His sister is garbage and I hope she rots in hell.

I was at the museum on 10/10/23. The folks I talked to said the museum is not moving. Its a fabulous collection of ww2 machines. 3 big hangers full of machines including the rare Mosquito which is flying condition. Go see it.

Les daría un dedo arriba, pero siempre cometen la misma

Can anyone tell us the latest? 🇬🇧 .thanks

I just visited the museum last weekend, September 16, 2023. The displays were excellent and there was no sign that the museum was preparing to move, in fact it appears to have expanded since I was there last pre-pandemic.

Do you, as a neighbour, have any news about the current affairs? As some articles from last August indicated, it seems there was some consideration to leave the whole circus in town and re-open it?

Very nice. Impressive. Now Let’s see paul allen’s collection

i live here in "Arkinsas" as you put it. i am about two miles from the airport where walton keeps his birds. he almost rammed a bear cat with his mustang one day last year, i know four of us know about it, the two pilots and my son and myself saw this go down lol rich kids that got old and think life is a freaking game they get to enjoy is what a walton is

Sad to see the collection go.
I guess the Stuka’s restoration project is now over after so much work invested.
What a shame.

Anyone know the status of the ju87

I was fortunate enough to visit Paul Allen's Heritage Flight Museum located at Paine Field in Everett, WA very near where Boeing has a facility that has built every model in their commercial airline inventory. It was on a bright sunny day in May 2005 (I think) and we got to see many of these planes flying over the field. Paul Allen's dream was to amass every significant WWII fighter aircraft and restore them and maintain them in flying condition. I think he was very nearly able to accomplish this. The museum allowed visitors to get close to the planes and observe some of the maintenance activities required to keep these planes flying. They also maintained a website that provided visual access to the maintenance and care (and some of the interesting technical aspects) of these aircraft. I have seen almost all of the air museums in the US and the Heritage Flight Museum was unique in that all the aircraft were in flying condition and were flown on a regular basis. The only exception, I believe, was an FW190D that was the only restored version of that aircraft in the world and was deemed to be too valuable to risk. Many thanks to Paul Allen and the craftsmen that maintained and repaired these magnificent aircraft so that the public could actually see them in flight. I hope the new owner continues Paul Allen's dream!

My uncle flew a P47D and was KIA in Belgium in November 1944, and my dad was an aircraft mechanic in the USN at Geiger Field in Spokane, WA. He worked on Avengers, Hellcats, Bearcats and the infamous Curtiss SB2C and later went on to work for Boeing at Paine Field building 707's 727's, 737's and 707's. This was before they had the huge buildings at Paine Field and much of the interior work (installing seats, galleys, overhead bins, etc.) was done outside on the taxiways. Airplane museums are in my blood, and next year we hope to visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, UK.

GREAT NEWS! ITS STAYING!. LOOK AT THE WEB SITE!

They are staying!!!!! Hooray

I hope that the many other artifacts of the museum besides the aircraft are preserved.

My wife and I made it to the last (I believe) flying day back in Aug of 2019, it's sad now to think that the next time we visit Seattle that FHC will no longer be there as it was one of our mandatory stops every time we visited. I share the same sadness with you as my son will never get to experience this amazing museum since he was born later in 2020. It's a shame that Jody thought all the sports teams were more important than an appreciation for flight history.

I do have to ask what the name of the song you used was, it is exceptionally fitting.

..very sad, when heirs don't see fit to keep up the dreams and work of a loved one..just sell, sell, sell...I just hope all this will stay together, stay airworthy, and stay visible to the public...I'm afraid, in time, nearly all our surviving WW2 aircraft will all lapse into non-airworthiness, stuffed one-or-two here and there into private hangars, hidden away, or wind up on static display in government museums, or worse, be sold off to collectors in China, etc...I can think of at least a couple more collections that are in danger of this happening to...one in Florida, and another in San Antonio, Texas...and a third I can think of is in Virginia Beach, VA...the owners are all getting up in age..The one in San Antonio could well eventually go the way of Paul Allen's collection...the one in Virginia Beach has teetered on the edge of financial collapse before, and I would imagine, likely to be broken up when the aging collector passes(or even before)..the one in Florida has been closed down for several years, and seems to be in a semi-state of limbo..many of the very significant aircraft in this collection haven't appeared to have been flown in years, even though they were in airworthy condition and were flown regularly previously..even the vaunted collection in Chino, CA seems to have gone down in recent years..I blame a lot of this on dwindling interest by the public, especially by younger people, which is very sad, tragic, really..and the astronomical cost of owning and sharing with others an airworthy collection of such rare gems..to do this nowadays, it must really be your life passion to do it, above all else, and you must be really, really, REALLY Wealthy..not just Wealthy..like a multi-billionaire, not just a millionaire or even a multi-millionaire...wealthy enough that you can afford to lose money on it year after year and not worry about it...if you have to worry about how much money it is costing, you aren't wealthy enough to do this anymore..just the sad brutal truth..hopefully, Mr. Walmart will be able, and passionate enough, to keep this collection together and share it for many years...I am crossing my fingers...

A magnificent tribute, Jason. Thank you for sharing so much of this remarkable collection with us over the years: it’s been an absolute pleasure and privilege. Thank you.

I noticed they stopped flying the Rata, I wondered if it was just too rare? or too hard to fly so possibly dangerous? The first few years there were like 50 people there,nobody knew about it. I couldn't believe it, then it got more and more and more popular so much so if you wanted to pay and get inside, you had to park blocks away and take a shuttle. no thanks we just went to the free show on the hill where they flew right over your head. they used to do it every two weeks with just 2 planes, then did fewer shows, but with more planes. Do you remember there was one of those, where the pilots got a little frisky and started to do some swinging around, chasing each other and really flying them, up and down. I thought maybe they were going to do this from now on, but they went back to the static fly by's. I wonder if somebody told them you can't do that. Plus you never got to see them go really fast, which is a shame.

looks like Paine field Everett, my buddy and I used to roll up to the flight deck there on our Hayabusas, go have something and watch planes come and go for an hour or so, place became a serious meat market early 2k I stopped hanging out, women wouldn't leave me a alone, sheesh man im taken sorry... lol

yea too bad about Pauls stuff I don't think Jody is into any of it, nothing, not the experience music project, not the seahawks, just his yachts, long long time ago back in the mid late 80s we did Pai;s hardwood floors, totally redid them all, pavers too, one day after the job was completed and we are all packed up ready to go everyone was standing in the street chit chatting you know how it goes and no chit man Paul looks at me and says hey let me give you a tip, i was like really OK, I thought he was gonna hand me some cash he says to me, "Microsoft" I was like huh? fuggs that?

he said buy as much microsoft stock as you can it was what $2 a share back then? something crazy, had I just taken $4-5k and took his advice good little best egg today, hale construction worker, but he was like yea man, invest in it as long as you can as much as you can one day it's going to be very valuable.. fact is I think we were upgrading that house so he could sell it and buy the stock, I believe he mentioned that was the case.. back then sadly that large very nice home was prolly $500k or so? maybe less, today, oh 7-8 millon I am sure, I always wonder if that entryway hardwood design is still there Bill Gore refinished, Bill Gores hardwood floors, no jokes..

6 years later I am working on Bill Gates house down there in Madina, Sue development, talk about HUGE, it was then I realized microsoft stock made it, dumb constructions worker they only gamble with their health, walking 12/12 rafters 150 ft off the ground, stock oh no that's dangerous.. nobody's fault but mine, I was told by a very reputable source to buy microsoft when literally no one else knew, I didn't do it, see partying and chasing tail was far more important than money and stuff, hale had I just invested $100 a paycheck into rare muscle cars, the good ones, bought ten cheap acres and built pole buildings to store them, multi millionaire today..

dig this back in 1980 I used my income tax check 683.00 to buy a MINT 1969 Olds 442 W/30.. so nice, I left it at an apartment after the chic blew a gear out in the M21, those deals were EVERYWHERE back then sometimes if it needed engine work something? FREE, not kidding, my very first car at age 16 and this is no jokes was a mint clean black on yellow 1955 Dodge Custom Lancer, all there so clean, low miles, my friends parents got divorced and neither one wanted the car it sat in a neighbors field in benton city washington, yup, so nice, a few small parts battery so forth belts it ran like top, the maggots at tri city towing and the kennewick police stole it from me, .. loved that car, lil hemi automatic, 2 dr hardtop.. dumb kid, bought it for $50, not kidding..

Does the Museum was closed

Hello from Canada. Thanks so much for this and your other videos. While I had the pleasure of only one visit to the museum, it was incredible. I had hoped to visit one more time but it was not to be. Thanks again!

Wait! Is this where the Stuka is/was being restored? If so, what does this mean for the restoration?

Makes me sad honestly cause I really wish I could have seen the collection. I just hope that a new museum gets opened. But if not I hope their kept in a good home.

So did the FW 190 D fly ?????? I am so in love with that aircraft !!!! :-) I sub-contracted for Boeing and would visit the Museum and the ME-262 factory often ...... the first time I saw the "D-13" I had tears running down my face as i thought i would never live to see one up close. I am retired after 35 years and some of my fondest memories were visiting this fantastic Museum ......... Thank you. Paul, for what you had accomplished ...........

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Awesome video! What an incredible collection, thank you for sharing this, wow!!

Sad. But at least now there might be a future where these birds fly again. It`s still kinda mindboggeling that Paul Allen didn`t plan ahead in case he wouldn`t be there anymore. Thanks for the great video!

My great grandpa helped build the 109 E3 in their collection. Crushed to see it leave.

It's a real shame to see these birds leave their longtime home, in Washington, but, here's hoping that Mr. Walton will take care of these beautiful aircraft, and keeps them flying, as well. Also, I have a total of 103 books, combined for these aircraft.

Sad but I guess it eventually had to happen. We were happy to see how the museum benefited the community.... Now we get to see how much we lost and how much Jody Allen gains by the sale.

I am so sad this is the fate of the FHC and its collection. Paul's sister simply does not appreciate them like others do but thankfully the new buyer appreciates them enough to buy the whole collection. Mr. Walton will be the latest in a long line of custodians to care and cherish the history of these historical artifacts. I hope to see him continue Paul's great work.

Great video work as always.

Sad day , never go to go see the collection or museum

I was a member of Paul's protective team. I had the privilege of accompany him in attending numerous annual Flying Heritage airshows. I too am an enthusiast of this era of warbird history, so accompanying him and discussing the various attributes and accomplishments of the various aircraft types was exciting and enjoyable for both of us. I was sad to see Paul go, and I'm now equally sad to see his beloved collection depart the Seattle area. I'll miss seeing those vintage wings against the Pacific northwest sky as much as I miss my chats with Paul. Fair skies Paul, and to the incredible preservation and display of this pivotal time in aviation and humanity. Mr. Walton, cherish and protect what Paul assembled as much as he did!

Man as someone from Western Washington its so infuriating that Jody and Vulcan screwed this museum and Allens other projects, I'm optimistic about the new owner as he seems to care much more about the planes than Jody and Vulcan

I was a docent for 12 years at the FHCAM and I will miss being able to out and give tours about these aircraft.

Sold to some Walmart slave trader

FHCAM events were my favorite shows, going to miss them a lot.

I'm not sad at all! These iconic aircraft stand as testimony to those who actually fought in the air during WWII. As such they belong to our shared history and responsibility. Therefore, the new "owner" of this collection is not an owner at all - but the next custodian in a long succession, to be passed onto the next.

Don't worry about the shakiness! I am a 63 year old retired Paramedic here in the UK who has spinal injuries which mean I could never have visited Paul Allen's Museum, but because of your videos and similar from fellow aviation enthusiasts the world over, mean that I can indeed visit them all be it virtually! Okay, I cant hear and feel the noise of the engines you mentioned, well not over there but I can visit Duxford and the RAF museum but I am limited just to the ones here in the UK.
So, once again, Thankyou for sharing these brilliant images and the sound of those powerful warbird engines! (Just have to turn the volume up to full to really appreciate them!)

bummer

Incredibles pictures. Thank's for this dreams.

I have mixed feelings about the sale. On one hand the museum was closed anyway, with no chance to open with the previous owner. So the sale can be a good step forward in seeing the planes (fly). It is good the collection was sold as a whole. A positive aspect can be that the new owner is an active warbird pilot. I wish him all the best with his acquisition, it is a very big investment for sure. Hopefully we will see many of the planes kept in their perfect condition and flown regularly. And if one or another plane gets sold: most (if not all) collections buy and sell planes, change their collections (most try for the better). Good luck Mr. Walton, sad for those enthusiasts in the Seattle area.

Paul Allen's collection is arguably the most diverse collection of WW2 Legends in the World..A brilliant n fantastic collection of Allied/Axis Aircraft alike..!!.

Sad to hear of this development in the wake of Paul Allen's passing.
Let''s hope that the new proprietor will keep n maintain these legendsry WW2 Icons to the exacting standards of the previous forbear.
NO numpty free loading pilots with no aptitude allowed near the precious aircraft or all We will see/hear is this example crashed or other!!😐