Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

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Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
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Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (the United States)
Established1975
Location Lexington Park, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates 38°16′34″N76°27′48″W / 38.276225°N 76.4634651°W / 38.276225; -76.4634651
TypeNaval aviation museum
DirectorDr. Scott Gray [1]
Website paxmuseum.com

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is a museum at Lexington Park, Maryland, first opened in 1978, which preserves and interprets the Naval Air Station Patuxent River history and heritage of advancing US naval aviation technology with artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other naval stations. The museum is dedicated to those who have employed their talents in advancing naval aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.

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History

In late 1974, a steering group was formed, which prepared the necessary incorporating papers and bylaws, and introduced legislation to the Maryland General Assembly. On 14 March 1975, the Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum (NATEM) Association was approved and established as a non-profit, tax exempt organization in the State of Maryland. In 1976, the Navy provided the current building and grounds in Lexington Park, Maryland, and the museum opened its doors to the public in July 1978. In 1978, the Museum was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy as one of the ten official Navy museums. [2] The museum later lost that official designation around 2016, due to federal budget restructuring. [3] [4]

On May 28, 2016, the museum opened a new building. [5] In 2018, a new collections management facility was added. [6] [7]

Aircraft on display

AircraftSerial NumberDisplay LocationPhoto
AAI RQ-2 Pioneer [ citation needed ]UnknownFlight Technology HallUnavailable
Beechcraft PD-373 Texan II [8] N8284MOutdoor Display

PAX-TexanII-2023.jpg

Beechcraft T-34B Mentor [9] [10] 140921Outdoor Display

PAX-T34-2023.jpg

Bell TR911X UnknownFlight Technology Hall

PAX-EagleEye-2023.jpg

Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey [11] 164940Outdoor Display

PAX-MV22-2023.jpg

Bell TH-1L Iroquois [12] [13] 157842Outdoor Display

PAX-TH1-2023jpg.jpg

Boeing X-32B [14] [15] N/AOutdoor Display

Pax-X-32B.jpg

Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight 152578Outdoor Display

PAX-ch46-2023.jpg

Douglas NF-6A Skyray [16] 134764Outdoor Display

PAX-f4Skyray-2023.jpg

Grumman C-2 Greyhound 162142Outdoor Display Pax-C2Greyhound-2023.jpg
Grumman E-2B Hawkeye [17] [18] 152476Outdoor Display

PAX-E2BHawkeye-2023.jpg

Grumman EA-6B Prowler [19] [20] 158033Outdoor Display

PAX-E6B-2023.jpg

Grumman F9F-8B Cougar [21] [22] 144275Outdoor Display

PAX-F9-Cougar.jpg

Grumman NF-14D Tomcat [23] [24] 161623Outdoor Display

PAX-F14Tomcat-2023.jpg

Grumman NA-6E Intruder [25] 156997Outdoor Display

PAX-A6Intruder-2023.jpg

Grumman S-2D Tracker [26] 149240Outdoor Display

PAX-S-2Tracker-2023.jpg

Gyrodyne QH-50D DASH [27] DS-1679Flight Technology Hall

PAX-Qh50-2023.jpg

Kaman SH-2G Seasprite [28] 161642Outdoor Display

PAX-SH2-2023.jpg

Lockheed C-130 Hercules Nose Section UnknownOutdoor Display

PAX-C130-2023.jpg

Lockheed S-3B Viking [29] [30] 159770Outdoor Display

PAX-S3BViking-2023.jpg

Lockheed Martin X-35C [31] N/ATest and Evaluation Hall

PAX-X-35c-2023.jpg

LTV NA-7A Corsair II [32] 152658Outdoor Display

PAX-A7Corsair-1.jpg

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II [33] 153071Outdoor Display

PAX-F4Phantom-2023.jpg

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet 162885Outdoor Display

PAX-FA18BlueAngels-2023.jpg

McDonnell Douglas NF/A-18A Hornet [34] 161353Outdoor Display

PAX-FA18A-2023.jpg

McDonnell Douglas NA-4M Skyhawk [35] 155049Outdoor Display

PAX-A4Skyhawk-2023.jpg

North American RA-5C Vigilante [36] 156643Outdoor Display

PAX-A5Vigilante-2023.jpg

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 161576Outdoor Display

PAX-AV8-2023.jpg

North American T-2 Buckeye 158320Outdoor Display

PAX-T2-Buckeye-2023.jpg

North American T-39D Sabreliner [37] 150987Outdoor Display

PAX-T39sabreliner-2023.jpg

Northrop T-38A Talon [38] 623625Test and Evaluation Hall

PAX-T38Talon-2023.jpg

Northrop Grumman RQ-8A Fire Scout 166414Test and Evaluation Hall

PAX-MQ8-2023.jpg

Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King [39] 148038Test and Evaluation Hall PAX-SH3-2023.jpg
Sikorsky NCH-53A Sea Stallion [40] [41] 151686Outdoor Display

PAX-SH53-2023.jpg

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