Hagerstown Aviation Museum

Aviation museum in Hagerstown, Maryland

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Established| 14 July 2005 (2005-07-14)
Location| Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates| 39°42′24″N 77°43′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.706566°N 77.726246°W﻿ / 39.706566; -77.726246
Type| Aviation museum
President| John Seburn[1]
Curator| Kurtis Meyers
Website| hagerstownaviationmuseum.org
1939 Fairchild 24R-9

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.

## 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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* Bellanca CE – Original fuselage[11][12]
* Fairchild 22 C7D 922[13][14]
* Fairchild 24R-9 R9-405[15]
* Fairchild 24R-46 R46-129[16][17]
* Fairchild C-82A Packet 45-57814[18][19]
* Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 22111[20][21]
* Fairchild C-123K Provider 54-0681[22][23][24]
* Fairchild PT-19A 42-65485[25][26]
* Fairchild PT-19A 42-83447[27][28]
* Fairchild PT-19A 44-33689[29][30]
* Fairchild PT-23[31]
* Fairchild PT-26[32]
* Fairchild UC-61C 42-70862[33]
* Fairchild XNQ 75726[34]
* Kreider-Reisner KR-31[35]
* North American T-6G Texan 49-3390[36][37]

### Aircraft in storage

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* Bell UH-1V Iroquois[10]
* Fairchild C-123K Provider 54-0592[38][39]
* Fairchild F-27F 33[40][41][42]
* Fairchild RC-26B[43]

## See also

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* List of aviation museums

## References

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1. ^ a b c Heim, Janet (March 4, 2018). "'Lofty' goals for Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. ^ "Hagerstown Museum Grand Opening to be Held July 14". Public Opinion. July 1, 2005. p. 10A. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
3. ^ Petterson, Ralph M. (2011), "Aviation History Being Preserved at Hagerstown", The New Pegasus, pp. 4–7, retrieved January 18, 2021
4. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation History to be Auctioned, Museum Working to Save Last Flying Hagerstown-Made Fairchild C-82". PRWeb. August 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
5. ^ Calhoun, Caleb (July 16, 2015). "Fairchild C-123 coming home to Hagerstown". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
6. ^ Lewis, Mike (December 21, 2019). "Cargo plane returns to Hagerstown for museum exhibit". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
7. ^ Greene, Julie E. (January 22, 2020). "Aviation museum might have found a familiar home". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
8. ^ Fitzpatrick, Alexis (December 29, 2020). "Renovations in full swing at new Hagerstown Aviation Museum home". Herald-Mail Media. Gannett. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
9. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum purchases 1943 Fairchild Flight Test Hanger at HRA for permanent home". Tri-State Alert. April 21, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 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 October 4, 2024.
11. ^ "1919 Bellanca CE". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
12. ^ "[Untitled]" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
13. ^ "Hagerstown Aviation Museum's First Home! - 25 Years in the Making!" (PDF), Pegasus Flyer, no. 3, November 2020, retrieved January 18, 2021
14. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N14768]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
15. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N20632]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
16. ^ "1946 Fairchild 24 N81228". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
17. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N81228]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
18. ^ "1948 Fairchild C-82A Packet Flying Boxcar N9701F". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
19. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-82A Packet, s/n 45-57814 USAF, c/n 10184, c/r N9701F". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
20. ^ "1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar N8093". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
21. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, s/n 22111 RCAF, c/n 10776, c/r N8093". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
22. ^ "1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
23. ^ "Chronology 1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider N681DG - Events". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
24. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0681 USAF, c/n 20130, c/r N681DG". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
25. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #33 N52164". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
26. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-65485 USAAF, c/n AE07343, c/r N52164". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
27. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 #10 N54734". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
28. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, s/n 42-83447 USAAF, c/n T43-7034, c/r N54714". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
29. ^ "1943 Fairchild PT-19 N46199". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
30. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild PT-19A-FA Cornell, s/n 44-33689 USAAF, c/n T43-7274, c/r N46199". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
31. ^ "Fairchild PT-23 Project Donated to Museum" (PDF). Pegasus Flyer. February 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
32. ^ "Fairchild PT-26". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
33. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild UC-61C, s/n 42-70862 USAAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
34. ^ "Fairchild XNQ-1 Donated to The Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Vintage Aviation News. June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
35. ^ "1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
36. ^ "1949 North American T-6 Texan N9492Z". Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
37. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-6G Texan, s/n 49-3390 USAAF, c/n 168-514, c/r N9492Z". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
38. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N9692N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
39. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Chase C-123K Provider, s/n 54-0592 USAF, c/n 20041, c/r N9692N". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
40. ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N127HP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
41. ^ Wilson, Katharine (July 31, 2023). "Fairchild F-27 plane makes journey from Wyoming to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum". Herald-Mail. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
42. ^ Dugan, Ric (July 31, 2023). "Carried from too far away: Jet airliner returns to Fairchild site in Hagerstown". Herald-Mail. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
43. ^ "Fairchild RC-26B "CONDOR" Reconnaissance Aircraft Donated to Hagerstown Aviation Museum". PRWeb. February 3, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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