Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

Established	1975
Location	Lexington Park, Maryland, United States
Type	U.S. Navy Aviation Naval History
Website	http://www.paxmuseum.com

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (PRNAM) preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing US Naval aviation technology. This museum is the repository of artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other stations, such as Warminster, PA, and Trenton, NJ, that have been consolidated at Patuxent River. The museum is dedicated to those who have employed their talents in advancing Naval aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.

History

The shared vision for historical preservation and education gradually coalesced into reality with the establishment of a steering group in late 1974. This group prepared the necessary incorporating papers and bylaws, and introduced legislation to the Maryland General Assembly. The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum (NATEM) Association was approved and established as a non-profit, tax exempt organization in the State of Maryland on 14 March 1975. The Navy provided the current building and grounds in 1976, and the museum opened its doors to the public in July 1978. In 1978, the Museum was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy as one of the ten official Navy museums.^[1]

Collections

The following is a list of aircraft in the museum's collection, and the companies that built them.

NA-4M Skyhawk McDonnell Douglas
RA-5C Vigilante North American
NA-6E Intruder Grumman
NA-7A Corsair II Ling-Temco-Vought
F-4J Phantom II McDonnell Douglas
NF-6A(F4D) Skyray Douglas
F9F-8B Cougar Grumman
F-14A Tomcat Grumman
NF/A-18A Hornet McDonnell Douglas
E-2B Hawkeye Grumman
AH-1J Seacobra Bell
TH-1L Iroquois Bell
SH-2G Seasprite Kaman
CH-53A Sea Stallion Sikorsky
S-2D (S2F-3) Tracker Grumman
S-3B Viking Lockheed
T-34B Turbo Mentor Raytheon
T-39D Sabreliner North American Rockwell
X-32B JSF STOVL Demonstrator Boeing
X-35C JSF Carrier Demonstrator Lockheed Martin

Other Navy museums

See: U.S. Navy Museum and U.S. Navy Museum#Other Navy museums

References

↑ Paul Tiller. "Testing, testing...NAS Patuxent River Museum". Outer Marker. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

External links

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