Hickory Aviation Museum

Hickory Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum at the Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. The museum originated from the Sabre Society co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, when an FJ-3 Fury, the Naval version of the North American F-86 Sabre was recovered and became the first aircraft of the museum. 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]

Hickory Aviation Museum
Location in North Carolina
Established19 May 2007
LocationHickory, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35.744849°N 81.389143°W / 35.744849; -81.389143
TypeAviation museum
PresidentJeff Wofford
CuratorKyle Kirby
Websitehickoryaviationmuseum.org

Exhibits

Most aircraft in the collection are on loan from the Naval Museum of Naval Aviation, National Museum of the United States Air Force and the Sabre Society.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Museum". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
  2. "Aircraft". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
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