  Location within New Jersey | |
| Established | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lumberton, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′23″N74°50′41″W / 39.9396°N 74.8447°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Steve Snyder |
| Website | www |
The Air Victory Museum is an aviation museum located at the South Jersey Regional Airport in Lumberton, New Jersey.
The museum was founded by Steve Snyder, the president of Steve Snyder Enterprises and a former Air Force reservist, in 1989, with the goals of "airpower advocacy", "education" and "honoring the winners". [1] The previous year, he had purchased the South Jersey Regional Airport at a bankruptcy auction. [2]
In 1994, the museum began construction on a 48,000 sq ft (4,500 m2) hangar, which was to be the restoration and storage portion of an eventual 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) facility. [3] [lower-alpha 1] The museum began acquiring additional aircraft and on 25 February 1995 an A-7 and an F-4 arrived by helicopter from Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. A third aircraft, an RA-5C, was destroyed when the crew of the helicopter was forced to drop it. [5] After four years of work, the museum opened to the public. [6]
Then, on 19 June 1999, before construction could begin on additional buildings, Snyder was killed in the crash of his F-86 at the airport. [7] As a result of the crash, plans for expansion of the museum and the airport were opposed by local residents. [8]
The museum has a library with 3,000 books. [9]
The museum holds an annual Living History Day. [22] It also previously held an annual Air Fair/Air Show. [23] [24]
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