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.
Established | 14 July 2005 |
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Location | Hagerstown, Maryland |
Coordinates | 39°42′24″N 77°43′34″W / 39.706566°N 77.726246°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
President | John Seburn[1] |
Curator | Kurtis Meyers |
Website | hagerstownaviationmuseum |
History
editThe 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] The following year, the museum led a community fundraising effort and purchased a 1945 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][3][4]
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]
Collection
editAircraft on display
edit- Bellanca CE – Original fuselage[10][11]
- Fairchild 22 C7D 922[12][13]
- Fairchild C8A
- Fairchild 24R-9 R9-405[14]
- Fairchild 24R-46 R46-129[15][16]
- Fairchild C-82A Packet 45-57814[17][18]
- Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 22111[19][20]
- Fairchild C-123K Provider 54-0681[21][22][23]
- Fairchild PT-19A 42-65485[24][25]
- Fairchild PT-19A 42-83447[26][27]
- Fairchild PT-19A 44-33689[28][29]
- Fairchild PT-23[30]
- Fairchild PT-26[31]
- Fairchild UC-61C 42-70862[32]
- Fairchild XNQ 75726[33]
- Kreider-Reisner KR-31[34]
- North American T-6G Texan 49-3390[35][36]
Aircraft in storage
edit- Fairchild C-123K Provider 54-0592[37][38]
- Fairchild F-27F 33[39][40][41]
- Fairchild RC-26B[42]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Heim, Janet (4 March 2018). "'Lofty' goals for Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Hagerstown Museum Grand Opening to be Held July 14". Public Opinion. 1 July 2005. p. 10A. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Petterson, Ralph M. (2011), "Aviation History Being Preserved at Hagerstown", The New Pegasus, pp. 4–7, retrieved 18 January 2021
- ^ "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.
- ^ Calhoun, Caleb (16 July 2015). "Fairchild C-123 coming home to Hagerstown". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Mike (21 December 2019). "Cargo plane returns to Hagerstown for museum exhibit". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Greene, Julie E. (22 January 2020). "Aviation museum might have found a familiar home". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Alexis (29 December 2020). "Renovations in full swing at new Hagerstown Aviation Museum home". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum purchases 1943 Fairchild Flight Test Hanger at HRA for permanent home". Tri-State Alert. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "1919 Bellanca CE". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "[Untitled]" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum's First Home! - 25 Years in the Making!" (PDF), Pegasus Flyer, no. 3, November 2020, retrieved 18 January 2021
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N14768]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N20632]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "1946 Fairchild 24 N81228". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N81228]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1948 Fairchild C-82A Packet Flying Boxcar N9701F". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-82A Packet, s/n 45-57814 USAF, c/n 10184, c/r N9701F". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar N8093". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, s/n 22111 RCAF, c/n 10776, c/r N8093". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Chronology 1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG - Events". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0681 USAF, c/n 20130, c/r N681DG". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #33 N52164". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-65485 USAAF, c/n AE07343, c/r N52164". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #10 N54734". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-83447 USAAF, c/n T43-7034, c/r N54714". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 N46199". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fairchild PT-23 Project Donated to Museum" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Fairchild PT-26". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild UC-61C, s/n 42-70862 USAAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Fairchild XNQ-1 Donated to The Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Vintage Aviation News. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "1949 North American T-6 Texan N9492Z". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N9692N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0592 USAF, c/n 20041, c/r N9692N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N127HP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Katherine (31 July 2023). "Fairchild F-27 plane makes journey from Wyoming to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Herald-Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Dugan, Ric (31 July 2023). "Carried from too far away: Jet airliner returns to Fairchild site in Hagerstown". Herald-Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Fairchild RC-26B "CONDOR" Reconnaissance Aircraft Donated to Hagerstown Aviation Museum". PRWeb. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.