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We have lots of aviation items for sale! Stop by our museum to see more aviation-related items for sale. Check back for updates and expanded selection!
Oregon established the nation's first department of aviation in 1921 and was the only state to issue license plates to aircraft. Celebrate aviation in Oregon with this limited-edition license plate! Proceeds benefit the new building fund.
$100.00 Donation
$10.00 shipping
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Celebrate Tex Rankin with this limited-edition tee designed by his grandson, John G. Rankin!
100% cotton
Sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
$20.00
$10.00 shipping
Please indicate your desired size & shipping address in the Notes section when you place your order
($5.00 shipping)
Celebrate over 100 years of aviation in Oregon with this t-shirt featuring the style of license plates once issued to airplanes!
($5.00 shipping)
($10.00 shipping)
Forward by Jimmy Doolittle
I had the good fortune to have Tex Rankin as a personal friend. He was a superb pilot, a fine gentleman and a loyal American. Those of us who measure our wealth in friendships rather than in physical things appreciate the inestimable value of a true friend like Tex.
Tex was one of the most skillful aerobatic pilots who ever lived. He could enthrall spectators with the grace and precision of his maneuvers. Perhaps the best way to describe his rapport with an airplane was to say he "wore it" rather than flew it.
When some people achieve excellence and acclaim in a field, they tend to hoard their secrets and their know-how. Tex was generous with his. Prior to World War II Tex had taught over 3,000 students how to take off, how to fly cross-country, how to do aerobatics - and how to do them all safely. During WWII he trained over 10,000 more flyers, including in their lessons, combat and survival flying. These young men were the ones who cleared the European skies of German planes and the Pacific skies of Japanese planes.
Walt Bohrer has told Tex's life story very well in the pages that follow. Read on and see what Walt has to say. Meet Tex Rankin, or, if you already knew him, then renew an old acquaintanceship.
Silver looking jet pierced earrings
$3.00 each
$.75 shipping
These darling, 3-D, fold-out cards come in either red or blue.
$4.00 each
$1.00 shipping
Cute one inch stickers just for kids.
Ten different designs.
(10) for $1.00
$.75 shipping
With 0 SMOH Ken-Royce 90, only 1000 TTAF. A very complete, authentic restoration, logs since new! For sale as is: awaiting conformity inspection. Buyer responsible for all shipping & transportation expenses. Contact us for pricing- we're motivated sellers open to offers!!
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