Hiller Aviation Museum's Halloween Haunted Hangar Ends With a Helicopter Pumpkin Drop on Oct. 31
Stanley Hiller Jr. started collecting aircraft in the late 1960s, and the museum opened at San Carlos Airport in 1998. It's open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
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At San Carlos Airport, a museum full of helicopters is decorated for Halloween.
This week
The museum's site lists the Halloween Haunted Hangar from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can come in costume and see the gallery decorated. Trunk or Treat is Oct. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. On Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to noon, the museum's witch will drop a pumpkin from a helicopter. Coming up: a Turkey Toss on Nov. 25 honoring the 1978 WKRP in Cincinnati episode "Turkeys Away," and Santa arriving by helicopter on Dec. 5. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
History
Stanley Hiller began collecting aircraft at a Redwood City warehouse as early as the late 1960s, according to Wikipedia. A trust he established funded a new building at San Carlos Airport, and the 53,000-square-foot Hiller Aviation Museum opened on June 5, 1998. It focuses on Northern California aviation history and Hiller aircraft, with more than 50 aircraft in its collection.
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