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Hagerstown Aviation Museum

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.

Hagerstown Aviation Museum
Hagerstown Aviation Museum is located in Maryland
Hagerstown Aviation Museum
Location within Maryland
Hagerstown Aviation Museum is located in the United States
Hagerstown Aviation Museum
Hagerstown Aviation Museum (the United States)
Established14 July 2005 (2005-07-14)
LocationHagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°42′24″N 77°43′34″W / 39.706566°N 77.726246°W / 39.706566; -77.726246
TypeAviation museum
PresidentJohn Seburn[1]
CuratorKurtis Meyers
Websitehagerstownaviationmuseum.org
1939 Fairchild 24R-9
1939 Fairchild 24R-9

History

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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

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The museum's aircraft

Aircraft on display

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Aircraft in storage

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Hagerstown Museum Grand Opening to be Held July 14". Public Opinion. 1 July 2005. p. 10A. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ Petterson, Ralph M. (2011), "Aviation History Being Preserved at Hagerstown", The New Pegasus, pp. 4–7, retrieved 18 January 2021
  4. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation History to be Auctioned, Museum Working to Save Last Flying Hagerstown-Made Fairchild C-82". PRWeb. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ Calhoun, Caleb (16 July 2015). "Fairchild C-123 coming home to Hagerstown". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ Lewis, Mike (21 December 2019). "Cargo plane returns to Hagerstown for museum exhibit". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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  8. ^ Fitzpatrick, Alexis (29 December 2020). "Renovations in full swing at new Hagerstown Aviation Museum home". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum purchases 1943 Fairchild Flight Test Hanger at HRA for permanent home". Tri-State Alert. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Hagerstown Aviation Museum Flies and Rolls into this weekend's Grand Opening Celebration with Wings and Wheels!". Tri-State Alert. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "1919 Bellanca CE". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. ^ "[Untitled]" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum's First Home! - 25 Years in the Making!" (PDF), Pegasus Flyer, no. 3, November 2020, retrieved 18 January 2021
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  15. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N20632]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ^ "1946 Fairchild 24 N81228". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N81228]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  18. ^ "1948 Fairchild C-82A Packet Flying Boxcar N9701F". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-82A Packet, s/n 45-57814 USAF, c/n 10184, c/r N9701F". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  20. ^ "1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar N8093". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, s/n 22111 RCAF, c/n 10776, c/r N8093". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  22. ^ "1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Chronology 1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG - Events". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0681 USAF, c/n 20130, c/r N681DG". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  25. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #33 N52164". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-65485 USAAF, c/n AE07343, c/r N52164". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  27. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #10 N54734". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-83447 USAAF, c/n T43-7034, c/r N54714". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  29. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 N46199". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A-FA Cornell, s/n 44-33689 USAAF, c/n T43-7274, c/r N46199". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Fairchild PT-23 Project Donated to Museum" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  32. ^ "Fairchild PT-26". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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  34. ^ "Fairchild XNQ-1 Donated to The Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Vintage Aviation News. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  35. ^ "1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  36. ^ "1949 North American T-6 Texan N9492Z". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  37. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-6G Texan, s/n 49-3390 USAAF, c/n 168-514, c/r N9492Z". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  38. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N9692N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  39. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0592 USAF, c/n 20041, c/r N9692N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  40. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N127HP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  41. ^ Wilson, Katherine (31 July 2023). "Fairchild F-27 plane makes journey from Wyoming to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Herald-Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  42. ^ Dugan, Ric (31 July 2023). "Carried from too far away: Jet airliner returns to Fairchild site in Hagerstown". Herald-Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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