Hagerstown Aviation Museum

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Hagerstown Aviation Museum
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Hagerstown Aviation Museum (the United States)
Established14 July 2005 (2005-07-14)
Location Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′24″N77°43′34″W / 39.706566°N 77.726246°W / 39.706566; -77.726246
Type Aviation museum
PresidentJohn Seburn [1]
CuratorKurtis Meyers
Website hagerstownaviationmuseum.org
1939 Fairchild 24R-9 1939 Fairchild 24R-9.jpg
1939 Fairchild 24R-9

The Hagerstown Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland. It is focused on the history of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation.

Contents

History

The idea for an aviation museum in Hagerstown began in 1995 with a group of individuals that included Richard Henson, Kent Mitchell, John Seburn, and Kurtis Meyers. After a decade of delays, the museum opened to the public at the Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland on 14 July 2005. [2] [ failed verification ] The following year, the museum led a community fundraising effort and purchased a Fairchild C-82 Packet, the first of a series of cargo airplanes produced by Fairchild in Hagerstown. This airplane was purchased at the liquidation auction of Hawkins and Powers in Greybull, Wyoming. [1] [ failed verification ] [3] [ failed verification ] [4] [ failed verification ]

The museum purchased a C-123 and trucked it to the airport in 2019. [5] [6]

After originally considering building a new hangar, the museum moved to the former Fairchild Aircraft Flight Test Hangar in 2020 and purchased the building three years later. [1] [7] [8] [9]

The museum held a grand opening on 14 September 2024. [10]

Collection

The museum's aircraft Hagerstown Aviation Museum Aircraft Collection 2010.jpg
The museum's aircraft

Aircraft on display

Aircraft in storage

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