Museum of Flight (Georgia)

The Museum of Flight is an aviation museum located at the Paulding County Airport in Dallas, Georgia.

Not to be confused with Museum of Flight.
Museum of Flight
Location within Georgia
Former name
Hixon Museum of Flight
Established25 May 2010 (2010-05-25)
LocationDallas, Georgia
Coordinates33.9162°N 84.9423°W / 33.9162; -84.9423
TypeAviation museum
FounderPeter Eric "Wheeler" O'Hare[1]
Websitewww.mofts.org

History

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

Aircraft

Ground vehicles

References
  1. "O'Hare, Peter Eric "Wheeler"". Chattanoogan.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "[Homepage]". Hixson Museum of Flight. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. Cooper, Clint (19 September 2010). "Museum of Flight Aims to Keep Aviation Alive". The Tennessean. p. 6B. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. Walker, Doug (19 February 2020). "Museum of Flight to Stay in Rome". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. Wilder, Kristina (21 March 2016). "Museum of Flight to Reopen Saturday at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "C-45H "Expeditor". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. "T-34C "Turbo-Mentor"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. "BTD-1 Destroyer". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. "F-14 Tomcat". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  12. "T-28A "Trojan"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  13. "T-28B "Trojan"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. "Silver Anniversary Edition Corvette". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  15. "M35 2½-Ton Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  16. "M38A1 Jeep". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. "M274-A5 "Military Mule"". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  18. "Industrial Airtug". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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