Massey Air Museum

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Massey Air Museum
Massey Air Museum
Established2001
Location33541 Maryland Line Rd.
Massey, Maryland 21650
Coordinates 39°18′09″N75°48′04″W / 39.3026°N 75.8011°W / 39.3026; -75.8011
Website masseyaero.org

Massey Air Museum at Massey Aerodrome is an aviation museum near Massey, Maryland, United States.

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The museum is a non-profit organization with exhibits on tail wheel aircraft and information about the aviation heritage of Maryland and Delaware.

History

The museum collection includes a static Douglas DC-3, 23 flying airplanes, 11 gliders, a rotating beacon tower, a working windmill with cypress wood tank inside the tower and an EAA chapter.

Aircraft based at Massey Aerodrome

Flying aircraft based at Massey Aerodome (community hangars & tie-downs), as of December 2019:

Flying aircraft based in Massey Aerodome T hangars:

Gliders:

Motor gliders:

Non-flying aircraft:

Static outdoor museum display:

Inside the museum:

Engines on display:

Static museum display project in West Hangar:

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