Museum of Flight (Georgia)
  Location within Georgia | |
Former name | Hixon Museum of Flight |
|---|---|
| Established | 25 May 2010 |
| Location | Dallas, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°54′58″N 84°56′32″W / 33.9162°N 84.9423°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Peter Eric "Wheeler" O'Hare[1] |
| Website | www |
The Museum of Flight is an aviation museum located at the Paulding County Airport in Dallas, Georgia.
History
[edit]The Hixson Museum of Flight opened at the Dallas Bay Skypark in Hixson, Tennessee on 25 May 2010.[2][3] After outgrowing its facility, it moved to the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Georgia where it reopened on 26 March 2016.[4][5] After signing a two-year lease for its existing hangar, the museum opened an outdoor display at the Paulding County Airport in Dallas, Georgia in 2020.[6] The following year, it announced fundraising had resumed for the construction of a 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) hangar at the airport.[7]
Collection
[edit]Aircraft
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Ground vehicles
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "O'Hare, Peter Eric "Wheeler"". Chattanoogan.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "[Homepage]". Hixson Museum of Flight. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Clint (19 September 2010). "Museum of Flight Aims to Keep Aviation Alive". The Tennessean. p. 6B. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Walker, Doug (19 February 2020). "Museum of Flight to Stay in Rome". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Wilder, Kristina (21 March 2016). "Museum of Flight to Reopen Saturday at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Museum of Flight Status Up in the Air; Displays Outside Rome Hangar Moved to Paulding County". Rome News-Tribune. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Grant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Museum of Flight to Resume Hangar Project After Period of COVID-Related Limbo". Dallas New Era. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "C-45H "Expeditor". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "T-34C "Turbo-Mentor"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "BTD-1 Destroyer". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "F-14 Tomcat". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "T-28A "Trojan"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "T-28B "Trojan"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Silver Anniversary Edition Corvette". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "M35 2½-Ton Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "M38A1 Jeep". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "M274-A5 "Military Mule"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Industrial Airtug". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.