Established | 1994 |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39°45′14″N 82°39′52″W / 39.7540°N 82.6644°W |
President | Eric Meister [1] |
Curator | Don Bell [1] |
Website |
www |
The Historical Aircraft Squadron is a non-profit organization located at the Fairfield County Airport in Carroll, Ohio focused on aviation history.
The organization was founded in 1994. [2] The following year, the organization considered building a museum with the promise that they might receive an airplane from Dave Tallichet. [3] This came to pass in May 1998 when it was lent a Douglas A-26 Invader from his Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation. [4] [5] Eventually, it was joined by another A-26 and a North American B-25 Mitchell that were also placed on loan to the museum. [6] [7] The restoration of the first A-26 was completed in September 2009 and two years later left the museum for the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum. [8] [5]
In the meantime, the organization built a new hangar at the airport in 2000, which it signed a 10-year lease for the next year. [9] [10] A Grumman S2F-1 Tracker was based with the squadron for a time in 2002. [11] A plan for a church to build a new hangar at the airport in 2006 caused the museum to express concerns that it might lose some of its ramp space. [12]
The organization held an annual Wings of Victory Airshow until 2009. It was replaced by a fly-in and pancake breakfast. [2]
Established | 1994 |
---|---|
Type | Nonprofit |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39°45′14″N 82°39′52″W / 39.7540°N 82.6644°W |
President | Eric Meister [1] |
Curator | Don Bell [1] |
Website |
www |
The Historical Aircraft Squadron is a non-profit organization located at the Fairfield County Airport in Carroll, Ohio focused on aviation history.
The organization was founded in 1994. [2] The following year, the organization considered building a museum with the promise that they might receive an airplane from Dave Tallichet. [3] This came to pass in May 1998 when it was lent a Douglas A-26 Invader from his Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation. [4] [5] Eventually, it was joined by another A-26 and a North American B-25 Mitchell that were also placed on loan to the museum. [6] [7] The restoration of the first A-26 was completed in September 2009 and two years later left the museum for the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum. [8] [5]
In the meantime, the organization built a new hangar at the airport in 2000, which it signed a 10-year lease for the next year. [9] [10] A Grumman S2F-1 Tracker was based with the squadron for a time in 2002. [11] A plan for a church to build a new hangar at the airport in 2006 caused the museum to express concerns that it might lose some of its ramp space. [12]
The organization held an annual Wings of Victory Airshow until 2009. It was replaced by a fly-in and pancake breakfast. [2]