Quonset Air Museum Roof Collapse

An extensive archive of books magazines manuals photos documents and blueprints was preserved within the quonset air museum.

Quonset air museum roof collapse.

Snow buildup caused part of roof to collapse. 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. No one was in the building at the time. The quonset air museum in north kingstown rhode island may not be able to reopen following a partial roof collapse in march under the weight of heavy snow.

Bruce sundlun to help preserve the state s aviation heritage. Many of the aircraft and artifacts it housed such as a tb avenger once flown by former u s. Quonset air museum was established in 1992 by then gov. 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.

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. The quonset air museum was an aerospace museum located at quonset point air national guard station in north kingstown rhode island. The museum s collection included military vehicles missiles aircraft and over 5000 smaller aviation artifacts. A portion of the museum s roof caved in due to the weight of heavy snow that had accumulated there.

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 collapse occurred in a portion of the building that was not open. The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration. Days later officials condemned the building.

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