Tennessee Museum of Aviation

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| coordinates = {{coord|35.860|-83.535|display=inline,title}}

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| established = {{start date|1999|df=y}}

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| location = Sevierville, Tennessee

| type = Aviation museum

| founder = {{Unbulleted list|R. Neal Melton|Bob Minter}}

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| website = {{URL|http://www.tnairmuseum.com}}

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The Tennessee Museum of Aviation is an aviation museum located at the Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, Tennessee.

History

= Background =

The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame was founded by Bob Minter in 1996. Separately, three years later, R. Neal Melton began construction of Tennessee Museum of Aviation at the Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport. The two organizations merged shortly thereafter.{{cite news |title=Tennessee's First Aviation Museum Opens in Sevierville |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/776061447 |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=4 November 2001 |page=13}}

= Establishment =

The combined museum opened in a {{convert|50,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} facility on 15 December 2001.{{cite news |last1=Wierbeicki |first1=Olga |title=Tennessee Museum of Aviation Opens to Public on Saturday |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/776114558 |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=14 December 2001 |page=B4}}{{efn|1=Only {{convert|35,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of the building is hangar space.{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Doug |title=One Man's Collectables Form the Bulk of Aviation Museum Exhibits |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/776926516 |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=News Sentinel |date=9 April 2006 |pages=E1, E7}}}}

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a history of military chaplains and a timeline of aviation history.{{cite web |title=The Museum |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/museum |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}

Collection

The majority of the museum's aircraft are on loan.{{cite news |last1=Beck |first1=Ken |title=Warbirds on the Prowl as Museum Takes Wing in East Tennessee |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/245227803 |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=The Tennessean |date=5 September 2004 |pages=1J, 2J}}

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= Aircraft =

1902 Wright glider{{cite web |title=1902 Wright Glider |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/1902-wright-glider/ |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Beechcraft Model 18 – fuselage{{cite web |title=Beech-18 (Cockpit Section) |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/beech-18-cockpit-section |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327062725/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/beech-18-cockpit-section |archive-date=27 March 2023}}
Beechcraft RC-45J Expeditor{{cite web |title=Beech SNB |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/beech-snb |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Beech RC-45J Expeditor, s/n 51233 USN, c/n 5560, c/r N145J |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5491 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Beechcraft T-34B Mentor{{cite web |title=Beech T-34B Mentor |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/beech-t-34b-mentor |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327074147/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/beech-t-34b-mentor |archive-date=27 March 2023}}
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star{{cite web |title=Lockheed T-33 Silver Star |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/canadair-t-33-silver-star |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Canadair Silver Star 3, s/n 21566 RCAF, c/n T33-566, c/r N307FS |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5492 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Cessna P172D Skyhawk{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N99RT] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=99RT |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Cessna O-1A Bird Dog{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog, s/n 51-16910 USAF, c/r N10714 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=76157 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Dornier Do 27 B-1{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N5667] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=5667 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Douglas A-1H Skyraider{{cite web |title=Douglas A-1H Skyraider "Lieutenant America" |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/douglas-a-1h-skyraider-lieutenant-america |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk – cockpit{{cite web |title=Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (Cockpit Section) |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/douglas-a-4-skyhawk-cockpit-section |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327074404/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/douglas-a-4-skyhawk-cockpit-section |archive-date=27 March 2023}}
Grumman HU-16E Albatross{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16E Albatross |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/grumman-hu-16e-albatross |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327081559/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/grumman-hu-16e-albatross |archive-date=27 March 2023}}
LTV A-7A Corsair II{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Vought A-7A Corsair II, s/n 152669 USN |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=9419 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21US{{cite web |title=Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-21 |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21US Mongol-B (NATO), s/n 4007 SPRP, c/n 07685140 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5500 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
North American B-25 Mitchell – forward fuselage{{cite web |title=North American B-25 Mitchell (Cockpit Section) |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-b-25-mitchell-cockpit-section |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327063959/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-b-25-mitchell-cockpit-section |archive-date=27 March 2023}}
North American P-51D Mustang – replica{{cite web |title=North American P-51D Mustang |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-p-51d-mustang |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327062635/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-p-51d-mustang |archive-date=27 March 2023}}{{Failed verification|date=October 2023}}
North American T-28B Trojan{{cite web |title=North American T-28B Trojan |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-t-28b-trojan |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco{{cite web |title=North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/north-american-rockwell-ov-10-bronco |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco, s/n 155451 USMC, c/n 305-062, c/r N12320 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=20495 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt{{cite web |title=Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Wicked Wabbit" |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/republic-p-47d-thunderbolt-wicked-wabbit |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt{{cite web |title=Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Hun Hunter XVI" |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/republic-p-47d-thunderbolt-hun-hunter-xvi |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Sikorsky UH-34G{{cite web |title=Sikorsky UH-34G |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/sikorsky-uh-34g |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
WSK-Mielec Lim-5{{cite web |title=Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-17f |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-5 Fresco-C (NATO), s/n 1706 SPRP, c/n 1C 17-06 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5498 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}
WSK-Mielec Lim-5R{{cite web |title=Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-17 |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327080722/http://www.tnairmuseum.com/aircraft/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-17 |archive-date=27 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-WSK-Mielec Lim-5R Fresco-C (NATO), s/n 1728 SPRP, c/n 1C 17-28 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5499 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=27 October 2023}}

= Other =

Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B{{cite web |title=Gnome Rotary Model B Engine |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/virtual_exhibits/gnome-rotary-model-b-engine |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}
Link C-11 trainer{{cite web |title=Link Aviation C-11B Instrument Trainer |url=http://www.tnairmuseum.com/virtual_exhibits/link-aviation-c-11b-instrument-trainer |website=Tennessee Museum of Aviation |access-date=27 October 2023}}

References

= Footnotes =

= Notes =

External links

{{Official website|http://www.tnairmuseum.com}}

Category:Aerospace museums in Tennessee

Category:Museums in Sevier County, Tennessee