Established | 19 May 2007 |
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Location | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
Coordinates | 35°44′41″N 81°23′21″W / 35.744849°N 81.389143°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder |
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President | Jeff Wofford |
Curator | Kyle Kirby |
Website |
hickoryaviationmuseum |
Hickory Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former airport ramp. [1]
The museum originated from the Sabre Society, which was formed in 1991 to restore a North American FJ-3 Fury on display at a ballpark in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, it opened to the public on 19 May 2007. [1][ failed verification] [2][ failed verification]
In 2021, the museum announced it would receive an F4F on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum. [3]
In 2022, plans were announced for a new building located at Hickory Regional Airport. In addition to housing the museum's aircraft, it will also serve as a training facility for the Catawba Valley Community College. [4] The new facility will cost a total of $22 Million, with $15 Million appropriated from the state budget and the remaining $7 Million from museum fundraising. Stipulations of the plan include relinquishing the spot the museum has within the commercial terminal should commercial operations return to Hickory Regional Airport. [4] The museum broke ground on the new building on 26 October 2023. [5] [6]
Established | 19 May 2007 |
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Location | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
Coordinates | 35°44′41″N 81°23′21″W / 35.744849°N 81.389143°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder |
|
President | Jeff Wofford |
Curator | Kyle Kirby |
Website |
hickoryaviationmuseum |
Hickory Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former airport ramp. [1]
The museum originated from the Sabre Society, which was formed in 1991 to restore a North American FJ-3 Fury on display at a ballpark in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, it opened to the public on 19 May 2007. [1][ failed verification] [2][ failed verification]
In 2021, the museum announced it would receive an F4F on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum. [3]
In 2022, plans were announced for a new building located at Hickory Regional Airport. In addition to housing the museum's aircraft, it will also serve as a training facility for the Catawba Valley Community College. [4] The new facility will cost a total of $22 Million, with $15 Million appropriated from the state budget and the remaining $7 Million from museum fundraising. Stipulations of the plan include relinquishing the spot the museum has within the commercial terminal should commercial operations return to Hickory Regional Airport. [4] The museum broke ground on the new building on 26 October 2023. [5] [6]