The Ernie Hall Aviation Museum’s purpose is to recognize the contributions made by U.S. aviators in advancing aeronautics.
The Ernie Hall Aviation Museum was founded in 2014 to recognize the contributions made by U.S. aviators in advancing aeronautics, particularly those aviators with local ties.
The museum will display aviation artifacts and collectibles in addition to promoting education through lectures, gatherings, tours and other events at the future site of the museum. The first major event, Wings-n-Wheels is scheduled for August 9–10, 2014 at the musem facility and on the grounds of SLOAS Airfield.
Museum namesake, Ernest C. Hall, was born in 1890, in Trumbull County, Ohio. He first flew in 1909 with the Wright Brothers, who were among his flight teachers. In 1915, Hall opened his own flight school, the Hall Flying School, at Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Then during World War I, he trained pilots at the Curtiss School of Aviation in Virginia and then at Call Field in Texas. Following World War I, Hall settled in Warren, Ohio, where he established The Hall Flying School at his airfield on Route 46, east of Warren. Hall operated the school continuously until his death in 1972, except during the time he was appointed by the Governor to serve as Ohio Aeronautic Director. Hall is believed to be the first man continuously employed in aviation for over fifty years.
