The first-generation Cessna 172s with the sloped, “fastback” fuselage is a favorite among some Skyhawk enthusiasts.

For aviation and automobile enthusiasts that are either visitors to or residents of the state of Oregon, there is a large collection of antique airplanes, gliders, automobiles, motorcycles ...

A Petrel (top) and a Kite: In October 2017, two Slingsby gliders owned by an antique airplane museum soared above Oregon’s Hood River Valley. At the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum ...

“I’ve been interested in airplanes all my life,” says Arango, owner of the Aeroplane Collection and a Board member of the National Air and Space Museum. “Especially antique ...

“It’s great,” Ross said. “Everybody who comes out always has some interest in seeing antique airplanes.” As the aircraft was getting ready to take off on its first flight of the ...