The Crawford holds a dozen historically significant aircraft and numerous aeronautical artifacts, which preserve inspiring evidence of mankind’s universal dream of flight. These icons tell the evolving story of flight in the unique setting of the Western Reserve. Please enjoy the brief online exposition of our collection.

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Northeast Ohio has played a vital part in the development of aviation, with one of the largest and busiest airports in the world throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and the legendary National Air Races held for 20 innovative years on the shores of Lake Erie. These contributions to aviation are showcased in the Crawford Auto Aviation Collection. The Crawford holds a dozen historically significant aircraft and numerous aeronautical artifacts, which preserve inspiring evidence of mankind’s universal dream of flight. These icons tell the evolving story of flight in the unique setting of the Western Reserve. Please enjoy the brief online exposition of our collection.