  Location within Tennessee | |
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Location | Athens, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°23′48″N84°33′30″W / 35.3967°N 84.5583°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Charlie Nelson |
| Website | www |
The Swift Museum is an aviation museum located at the McMinn County Airport in Athens, Tennessee.
The Swift Museum Foundation was established by Charlie Nelson in 1968. [1] In the early 1980s it purchased the Globe Swift type certificate and production tooling from Univair. [2]
It acquired the first production Swift in 2007. [3]
The foundation announced plans for a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) hangar in April 2008. This would allow the museum to consolidate aircraft it had stored in multiple buildings around the airport. [4] After five years, it broke ground on the first phase, a 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) office and parts storage building, in March 2013 and completed it later that year. [5] [6]
After signing a new lease with the airport that expanded the size of its parcel in 2015, it opened the second phase, a 6,400 sq ft (590 m2) hangar, the following year. [7] [6]
The third phase, a 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) expansion for additional parts, was finished in time for the 50th anniversary of the foundation in October 2018. [8] [1] [6] In the meantime, the museum had worked with AirCorps Library to have its collection of drawings and manuals digitized. [9]
The sole LoPresti Fury was donated to the museum in 2019. [10]
The museum holds an annual fly-in. [12]
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