MADRAS — The Erickson Aircraft Collection has touched down in Madras.

The long-awaited air museum at Madras Municipal Airport, featuring more than 20 World War II-era planes from the collection of aviation magnate Jack Erickson, will open its doors to the public for the first time today on the first day of the Airshow of the Cascades.

If you go

The Airshow of the Cascades and the museum open their gates at 1 p.m. today, though air show flights do not begin until 4 p.m. Saturday, the air show and the museum will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Daily air show tickets are $10, while a combined air show and museum admission is $15.