Niagara Aerospace Museum, Niagara Falls

About Niagara Aerospace Museum

Niagara Aerospace Museum displays the fuselage of a Bell P-39Q fighter aircraft that has a unique history as one of thousands built at the Bell Aircraft Wheatfield plant and sent to Russia during World War II. Visitors explore exhibits highlighting Western New York's aviation and aerospace heritage, including a scale model of the Bell Lunar Landing Research Vehicle with information from expert docents about its propulsion system. The museum features the Bell Agena Rocket Engine, developed during the Cold War for U.S. spy satellites, and educational materials about the Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" and the Bell Lunar Module Ascent Engine used in the Apollo moon landings. The museum preserves technical documents, correspondence, and other materials in its library, recently digitized for research access. Located at Niagara Falls International Airport, the museum opens weekends and welcomes group tours by appointment, serving educators, students, researchers, and aviation enthusiasts exploring aerospace history.