  Location within Maine | |
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | Brunswick, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°53′51″N69°55′41″W / 43.8975°N 69.9280°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
| Website | www |
The Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located at Brunswick Executive Airport in Brunswick, Maine focused on the history of Naval Air Station Brunswick.
The museum was established in 2009 and opened in the former base chapel in 2011. [1] [2] It purchased the building in December 2015. [3]
Following restoration work, a Lockheed P-3 Orion at the airport was rededicated in 2020. [4] As a result of encroaching commercial development, the museum began fundraising to move the other airplane on display at the airport, a Lockheed P-2 Neptune, a half-mile closer to the museum in May 2022. [5] [6] It began restoring the airplane in the summer of 2023. [7] [8]
Meanwhile, the first phase of renovations to the museum, the replacement of a brick wall with windows and installation of an entrance walkway, began in May 2023. [2] The new entrance is intended to be dedicated in September 2023 as part of a reunion of Naval Air Station Brunswick personnel. [9]
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