Naval Air Museum Barbers Point
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| executive_director = Brad Hayes{{cite news|last1=Nakaso|first1=Dan|title=Hawaii Guard pilot dies in private copter crash in Indiana|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/03/15/breaking-news/helicopter-pilot-from-hawaii-dies-after-crash-in-indiana/|accessdate=February 9, 2018|work=Honolulu Star|date=March 15, 2017}}
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Naval Air Museum Barbers Point was a military museum in Kapolei, Hawaii.{{cite web|title=Hawai`i's Military Archives, Museums and Libraries : Resources by Military Branch|url=https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105629&p=684859|website=UH Library|publisher=University of Hawaii|accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
The museum preserved the history of the co-located Naval Air Station Barbers Point.{{cite web|title=Preservation Awards Spotlight: Naval Air Station Barbers Point|url=https://historichawaii.org/2017/05/17/nasbarberspoint/|website=historichawaii.org|publisher=Historic Hawaii Foundation|accessdate=February 9, 2018}} Its exhibits included former U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Lockheed P-3C Orion, and Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King, among others.{{cite news|last1=Wallace|first1=Don|title=Hidden Honolulu: Explore the Best Secrets the City Has to Offer|url=http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2016/Hidden-Honolulu/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2|accessdate=February 9, 2018|work=Honolulu Magazine|date=August 29, 2016}}
Established in 1999, the museum was forced to close in June 2020 after longstanding difficulties with the State of Hawaii.{{cite news|last1=Pang|first1=Gordon|title=Lonely times at Kalaeloa museum|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Feb/02/ln/hawaii902020334.html|accessdate=February 9, 2018|work=Honolulu Advertiser|date=February 2, 2009}}
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External links
- [https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/news/21160128/vintage-aircraft-face-chopping-block Aviation Pros article on disposal of the museum's aircraft collection]
- [https://www.kitv.com/story/41552729/the-fight-continues-to-save-the-historic-naval-air-museum-at-barbers-point Local KITV news article on the museum's eviction]
- [http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/evicting-history-imminent-threat-to-naval-air-museum-barbers-point.html 2019 Warbird Digest article on the eviction of the museum]
- [http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/p-3-orion-joins-naval-air-museum-barbers-point.html 2014 article on the museum in Warbirds Digest]
Category:Military and war museums in Hawaii
Category:1999 establishments in Hawaii