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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:00 am 
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Not quite full fledged museums, but we have renderings and a site plan for two United States Air Force air parks courtesy of the design firms:

Baer Field Heritage Air Park
(Source: Viridian Architectural Design)

Scott Field Heritage Air Park
(Source: Oates Associates)

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The Connecticut Air & Space Center now has more information about the restoration of their 1929 Curtiss Hangar on their website. In addition to the hangar itself, the project will also include the renovation or replacement of the attached workshop to have a second floor with bathrooms, kitchen, offices, an archive and an outside observation deck. The decision to locate the archives on the second floor is particularly well taken, as much of the museum's collection was damaged when Hurricane Sandy flooded the airport in 2012:[1]

Connecticut Air & Space Center
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The Air Force Museum of New Zealand is planning a new $16 million "exhibition space" to display its P-3K2 and recently acquired C-130H inside:

Air Force Museum of New Zealand
(Source: Air Force Museum of New Zealand)
(Source: Facebook)

The museum also added a 70,000 square foot Technology Centre in 2012:

Air Force Museum of New Zealand (Cont.)
(Source: Air Force Museum of New Zealand)
(Source: Contech)

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A few years ago the National Museum of the United States Air Force had an exhibit called "100 Years of Heritage: National Museum of the United States Air Force, 1923-2023" that included a panel titled "A Look Into the Future" with a site plan of a proposed expansion of the museum. Unfortunately, it seemed to be short lived and pictures of it are hard to come by. The museum made a post on Instagram with some, but the site plan isn't legible. Luckily, one of the volunteers at the Tri-State Warbird Museum, who used to volunteer at NMUSAF, took a picture of the map when it was still up and sent me a copy:
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File comment: What will the future hold for the Museum? In 2021-2022, Museum staff and professional planners studied needs and possibilities, producing a speculative "master plan" for efficient campus growth over the next 20-30 years.

The above plan shows another possible arrangement of existing and new facilities. The Master Plan study emphasizes energy and climate efficiency, the best possible preservation and visitor outcomes, and smart integration into the base environment. Development possibilities reflect a range of anticipated circumstances.

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(Source: National Museum of the United States Air Force via Jim Newport)

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Apparently, the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is moving from Sevierville to Lebanon, where a new building is being built on 3.5 acres east of the Bakers School of Aeronautics:[1]

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The Piper Aviation Museum has plans for a 9,600 square foot addition on the back of their building. The goal is house ten to fifteen additional aircraft:

Piper Aviation Museum
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Noha307 wrote:
Apparently, the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is moving from Sevierville to Lebanon, where a new building is being built on 3.5 acres east of the Bakers School of Aeronautics:[1]

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Wow, I missed that news. I'll miss dropping into the museum on my regular visits to hike in the Smokies. Last time I was there was January 2024. Hopefully Lebanon will be a good long-term location. I believe there is a CAF unit at the field. Maybe they can collaborate on events and/or displays.

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As part of the "transformation" of the the Imperial War Museum Duxford mentioned in a previous post, the museum has released renderings of a planned Second World War exhibition:

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Noha307 wrote:
Apparently, the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is moving from Sevierville to Lebanon, where a new building is being built on 3.5 acres east of the Bakers School of Aeronautics:[1]

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I can't find anything that states that the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is moving. The new facility will house the TN Aviation Hall of Fame as well as a museum, but nothing in this clarifying statement from the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame's Facebook page says that the museum in Sevierville is moving west: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EcqF73mcm/

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:20 am 
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I can't find anything that states that the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is moving. The new facility will house the TN Aviation Hall of Fame as well as a museum, but nothing in this clarifying statement from the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame's Facebook page says that the museum in Sevierville is moving west: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EcqF73mcm/

Good catch, thanks for the correction! The statement is as follows:

Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame wrote:
There has been some recent local media coverage about our organization establishing a new, permanent museum/home near the Lebanon, TN airport. Some of the information shared in that coverage contained incorrect or incomplete information.

The following Press Release is intended to clarify some information about this project -

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PROPOSED NEW AVIATION MUSEUM AT LEBANON AIRPORT

This will clarify incorrect, published news about a proposed aviation museum adjacent to Lebanon Airport in Wilson County Tennessee.

In February 2025 two Enshrined Members of the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame*, John and Deborah Baugh, graciously donated land adjacent to the Lebanon Municipal Airport to the TAHF*.

Their intent and purpose of this donation is to facilitate building an aviation museum on the property.

The City of Lebanon finalized a necessary zoning change in April 2025.

The TAHF is currently beginning the extensive “due diligence” process - beginning with preliminary planning and conceptual design ideas.

No time-line related to expected completion is expected until early 2026.

We look forward to sharing more about this project in the coming months and years, as well as creating opportunities to get each of you involved to see this project to completion!

(Source: Facebook)

Although I have to say, no offense to TAHF, but that is a not a well written press release. It states that its goal is to "clarify incorrect, published news". However, it never states what the incorrect news is aside from referring to "recent local media coverage" - which is not linked or named. I presume the reader is supposed to infer that the mistake is the suggestion that the TMOA is moving with the TAHF, but the former is never mentioned. Instead, the first time I read through it, I was confused because the preface to the press release proper in the Facebook post seems to imply that the TAHF is not moving to Lebanon, Tennessee. However, it then goes on to strongly suggest that TAHF is moving. I get that because they are early in the process they probably can't release much information, but the problem is that it doesn't explicitly state one way or the other, so you have to read between the lines to understand it.

I will admit to a mistake on my part as well, as neither of the news reports I cited specifically use the name "Tennessee Museum of Aviation". However, the two organizations have been co-located since approximately 2001 and, as far as I can tell, not much distinction has been made between the two. Nevertheless, it's a good lesson in making sure you have the details correct.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:56 am 
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Thanks for posting that, DaveG. I looked through a couple news articles and it appears some outlets used the term Tennessee Museum of Aviation and Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame interchangeably. That's probably the source of the confusion.

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