Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum
  Location within Maine | |
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | Brunswick, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°53′51″N 69°55′41″W / 43.8975°N 69.9280°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
| Website | www |
The Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located at Brunswick Executive Airport in Brunswick, Maine focused on the history of Naval Air Station Brunswick.
History
[edit]The museum was established in 2009 and opened in the former base chapel in 2011.[1][2] It purchased the building in December 2015.[3]
Following restoration work, a Lockheed P-3 Orion at the airport was rededicated in 2020.[4] As a result of encroaching commercial development, the museum began fundraising to move the other airplane on display at the airport, a Lockheed P-2 Neptune, a half-mile closer to the museum in May 2022.[5][6] It began restoring the airplane in the summer of 2023.[7][8]
Meanwhile, the first phase of renovations to the museum, the replacement of a brick wall with windows and installation of an entrance walkway, began in May 2023.[2] The new entrance is intended to be dedicated in September 2023 as part of a reunion of Naval Air Station Brunswick personnel.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Briley, John B. (29 July 2022). "Times Record Community Matters: The Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum". The Times Record. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Claffey, Jason (18 May 2023). "Work Begins on $3 Million Renovation to Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum". The Times Record. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Lear, Alex (3 January 2016). "Navy Chapel at Brunswick Landing Sold to Museum". Sun Journal. p. C4. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Lear, Alex (25 February 2020). "Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum Honors 1978 Crash Victims with Refurbished Aircraft". Sun Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Bridges, Christian (6 May 2022). "Brunswick Community Asked to Help Restore Cold War-era Military Plane". WGME. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Hall, William (9 May 2022). "Naval Air Icon May Touch Down at Museum as Development Crowds Brunswick Landing". Mainebiz. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Troy R. (23 July 2023). "Brunswick Volunteer Trying to Save Cold War-era Military Plane Amid Development". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Minich, Steve (12 September 2023). "Restoring the Iconic Planes at the Former Brunswick Naval Air Station". WMTW. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Early Registration for Naval Air Station Brunswick Reunion Ends June 30". The Times Record. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.