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'''Hickory Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] at the [[Hickory Regional Airport]] in [[Hickory, North Carolina]]. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts along with a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former [[airport ramp]].<ref name="museum">{{cite web|title=Museum |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/museum.shtml |publisher=Hickory Aviation Museum |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309144738/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/museum.shtml |archivedate=9 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''Hickory Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] at the [[Hickory Regional Airport]] in [[Hickory, North Carolina]]. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former [[airport ramp]].<ref name="museum">{{cite web|title=Museum |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/museum.shtml |publisher=Hickory Aviation Museum |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309144738/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/museum.shtml |archivedate=9 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The museum originated from the Sabre Society, which was formed in 1991 to restore a [[North American FJ-3 Fury]] on display at a ballpark in [[Taylorsville, North Carolina]]. Co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, it opened to the public on 19 May 2007.<ref name="museum" />{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blitch |first1=Chanda |title=Combat Aircraft Land at Hickory Airport |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/645893099 |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=23 August 2007 |pages=1V–2V}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}}
The museum originated from the Sabre Society, which was formed in 1991 to restore a [[North American FJ-3 Fury]] on display at a ballpark in [[Taylorsville, North Carolina]]. Co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, it opened to the public on 19 May 2007.<ref name="museum" />{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blitch |first1=Chanda |title=Combat Aircraft Land at Hickory Airport |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/645893099 |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=23 August 2007 |pages=1V–2V}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}}


In 2022, plans were announced for a new building.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Kevin |title=Hickory council approves design contract for new Hickory Aviation Museum, CVCC workforce site |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/hickory-council-approves-design-contract-for-new-hickory-aviation-museum-cvcc-workforce-site/article_0a7321de-f242-11ec-bb3f-1752ac1b9e49.html |access-date=4 July 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, the museum announced it would receive an F4F on loan from the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aviation Museum to Get World War II Wildcat |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/736485416 |access-date=1 January 2024 |work=McDowell News |date=19 May 2021 |page=A3}}</ref>

In 2022, plans were announced for a new building located at Hickory Regional Airport. In addition to housing the museum's aircraft, it will also serve as a training facility for the [[Catawba Valley Community College]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Kevin |title=Hickory council approves design contract for new Hickory Aviation Museum, CVCC workforce site |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/hickory-council-approves-design-contract-for-new-hickory-aviation-museum-cvcc-workforce-site/article_0a7321de-f242-11ec-bb3f-1752ac1b9e49.html |access-date=4 July 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=23 June 2022}}</ref> The new facility will cost a total of $22 Million, with $15 Million appropriated from the state budget and the remaining $7 Million from museum fundraising. Stipulations of the plan include relinquishing the spot the museum has within the commercial terminal should commercial operations return to Hickory Regional Airport.<ref name=":0" /> The museum broke ground on the new building on 26 October 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hickory Breaks Ground On New Aviation Museum And Workforce Innovation Center |url=http://www.caldwelljournal.com/hickory-breaks-ground-on-new-aviation-museum-and-workforce-innovation-center |access-date=2 November 2023 |work=Caldwell Journal |date=26 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Kevin |title=Hickory leaders celebrate groundbreaking for new aviation museum, CVCC center |url=http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/local/government-politics/hickory-aviation-museum-catawba-valley-community-college/article_14ca496e-742d-11ee-a3eb-5bbb5ae68f88.html |access-date=2 November 2023 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=27 October 2023}}</ref>

The museum has received a number of aircraft on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, including a [[NU-1B]] in January 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aguiari |first1=Moreno |title=A de Havilland Otter Arrives at The Hickory Aviation Museum |url=http://www.vintageaviationnews.com/aviation-museum-news/de-havilland-otter-arrives-at-the-hickory-aviation-museum.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=Vintage Aviation News |date=17 January 2024}}</ref> This trend continued with the announcement of the arrival of an [[AV-8B]] in July of that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Billy |title=Hickory Aviation Museum to Receive Harrier Jump Jet on Monday |url=http://www.hickoryrecord.com/life-entertainment/local/events/hickory-aviation-museum-to-receive-harrier-jump-jet-on-monday-catawba-county-burke-county-marines/article_f17cbca0-3fae-11ef-8685-6fc749e032c9.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=12 July 2024}}</ref>


==Collection==
==Collection==
[[File:Northrop F-5 at HKY.jpg|thumb|Northrop F-5E Tiger II]]

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* [[Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Beechcraft T-34 “Mentor” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/00f067f0f0fc419f74bfec29c137a502?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Beechcraft T-34 "Mentor" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/00f067f0f0fc419f74bfec29c137a502?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bell AH-1W SuperCobra]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bell AH-1W “SuperCobra” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/b32ad126262c08220ea186dfc4f6c8d6?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bell AH-1W SuperCobra]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bell AH-1W "SuperCobra" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/b32ad126262c08220ea186dfc4f6c8d6?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Curtiss XF15C-1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Curtiss XF15C-1 “Stingeree” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/5b5e21a7fb5b1cb5f1e7d90857975e47?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Curtiss XF15C-1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Curtiss XF15C-1 "Stingeree" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/5b5e21a7fb5b1cb5f1e7d90857975e47?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[de Haviland Vampire]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Linda J. |title=de Havilland Vampire |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=156 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004342/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=156 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[de Havilland Vampire]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Linda J. |title=de Havilland Vampire |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=156 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004342/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=156 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|Douglas A-4L Skyhawk]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=A4-L |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=113 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520201738/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=113 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|Douglas A-4L Skyhawk]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=A4-L |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=113 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520201738/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=113 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Grumman A-6E Intruder]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman A-6E “Intruder” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/33f1422bdbb0bd8d4bf62fd87c8c8d20?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman A-6E Intruder]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman A-6E "Intruder" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/33f1422bdbb0bd8d4bf62fd87c8c8d20?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Eastern FM-2 Wildcat]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Aircraft Division (General Motors) FM-2 “Wildcat” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/71a9cd244f420449fe8800dcb262e871?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Eastern FM-2 Wildcat]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Aircraft Division (General Motors) FM-2 "Wildcat" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/71a9cd244f420449fe8800dcb262e871?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hart |first1=Kristen |title=FM-2 Wildcat joins Hickory Aviation Museum’s collection of historic airplanes |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/fm-2-wildcat-joins-hickory-aviation-museum-s-collection-of-historic-airplanes/article_8670affa-f61b-11eb-9b41-cf75800a402b.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=9 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F-9 Cougar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman F-9 “Cougar” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/fcd20be4aecbe449d6b9dfc28b567224?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F-9 Cougar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman F-9 "Cougar" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/fcd20be4aecbe449d6b9dfc28b567224?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F-14A Tomcat]] – cockpit<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman F-14A “Tomcat” Cockpit |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/0d2bd4594c90b60e2a00d827a7cf628c?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman F-14A Tomcat]] – cockpit<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman F-14A "Tomcat" Cockpit |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/0d2bd4594c90b60e2a00d827a7cf628c?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* Grumman F-14D Tomcat<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=Grumman F-14D Tomcat |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=92 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520213148/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=92 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* Grumman F-14D Tomcat<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=Grumman F-14D Tomcat |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=92 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520213148/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=92 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|Grumman OV-1D Mohawk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman OV-1D “Mohawk” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/3c70b60870891987cf356154ee8fe745?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|Grumman OV-1D Mohawk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman OV-1D "Mohawk" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/3c70b60870891987cf356154ee8fe745?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Annable |first1=Virginia |title=Grumman Mohawk plane lands at Hickory airport |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/grumman-mohawk-plane-lands-at-hickory-airport/article_c50cfca0-bb06-11eb-b816-f77a6d7985b5.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=22 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hispano HA-200 Saeta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hispano HA-200 Saeta |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=153 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004545/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=153 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Hispano HA-200 Saeta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hispano HA-200 Saeta |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=153 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004545/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=153 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Howard DGA-15|Howard GH-3 Nightingale]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
* [[Howard DGA-15|Howard GH-3 Nightingale]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
* [[Lockheed P-3C Orion]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lockheed P-3C Orion |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/8cadea1d7f06589f261206159948366a?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Lockheed P-3C Orion]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lockheed P-3C Orion |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/8cadea1d7f06589f261206159948366a?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=John |title=Hickory Aviation Museum lands P-3C sub hunter |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/hickory-aviation-museum-lands-p-3c-sub-hunter/article_7aa74f16-f379-5a09-b6c2-267764a51080.html |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=25 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilusz |first1=Ryan |title=Aviation museum welcomes P-3 Orion plane to collection |url=http://morganton.com/news/aviation-museum-welcomes-p--orion-plane-to-collection/article_2c39ef1c-9e57-11e7-abbc-3f36727bea62.html |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=The News Herald |date=20 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Lockheed T-33A]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clary |first1=Mike |title=T-33A Shooting Star |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=137 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520190607/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=137 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Lockheed T-33A]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clary |first1=Mike |title=T-33A Shooting Star |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=137 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520190607/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=137 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[LTV A-7A Corsair II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=LTV A-7A Corsair II |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=96 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520194121/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=96 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[LTV A-7A Corsair II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=LTV A-7A Corsair II |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=96 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520194121/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=96 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell F-101 Voodoo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=TF-101 Data Sheet Under Construction |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/1f9009940e3231a7eee54e7c22ec4368?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell F-101 Voodoo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=TF-101 Data Sheet Under Construction |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/1f9009940e3231a7eee54e7c22ec4368?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=F-4B Phantom II |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=111 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520182931/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=111 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=F-4B Phantom II |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=111 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520182931/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=111 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet]]<ref>{{cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Legacy Hornet |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/4433939a3419e97452dee2bc7702700d?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet]]<ref>{{cite web |title=McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Legacy Hornet |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/4433939a3419e97452dee2bc7702700d?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hart |first1=Kristen |title=Blue Angels aircraft prepares for its new home at Hickory Aviation Museum |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/blue-angels-aircraft-prepares-for-its-new-home-at-hickory-aviation-museum/article_90b4313c-3e27-11eb-bbed-bb9bc121b392.html |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Military aircraft displayed at Hickory Aviation Museum |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/military-aircraft-displayed-at-hickory-aviation-museum/article_426056c4-8674-11eb-9618-4f327a460936.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|North American FJ-3M Fury]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=FJ-3M (F-1C) Fury |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=83 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520183932/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=83 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|North American FJ-3M Fury]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kyle |title=FJ-3M (F-1C) Fury |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=83 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520183932/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=83 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[North American T-2 Buckeye]]<ref>{{cite web |title=North American T-2 “Buckeye” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/9a8f2b82ba89951fccccff48f8afb0bc?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[North American T-2 Buckeye]]<ref>{{cite web |title=North American T-2 "Buckeye" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/9a8f2b82ba89951fccccff48f8afb0bc?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Northrop F-5E Tiger II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Willhelm |first1=Jeff |title=F-5E |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=166 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520193848/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=166 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Northrop F-5E Tiger II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Willhelm |first1=Jeff |title=F-5E |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=166 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520193848/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=166 |archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Northrop Grumman EA-6B “Prowler” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/5e34671bc6a65f9b09a864c62bbc3570?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Northrop Grumman EA-6B "Prowler" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/5e34671bc6a65f9b09a864c62bbc3570?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Buccio |first1=Valerie |title=GALLERY: Hickory Aviation Museum welcomes Prowler into retirement |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/gallery-hickory-aviation-museum-welcomes-prowler-into-retirement/article_6d19d51e-1a1a-11e6-a0ef-2fc9693b963e.html |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McBrayer |first1=Sharon |title=Final Flight: War plane to come to rest at Hickory Regional Airport |url=http://morganton.com/news/final-flight-war-plane-to-come-to-rest-at-hickory-regional-airport/article_ac0391d8-1895-11e6-a57d-4be9f0de049c.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=News Herald |date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
* [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|Republic F-105B Thunderchief]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clary |first1=Mike |title=F-105B Thunderchief |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=134 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521005239/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=134 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|Republic F-105B Thunderchief]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clary |first1=Mike |title=F-105B Thunderchief |url=http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=134 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521005239/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/?page_id=134 |archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sikorsky SH-3H “Sea King” |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/40189182debb04f90481512e1905825e?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sikorsky SH-3H "Sea King" |url=http://nebula.wsimg.com/40189182debb04f90481512e1905825e?AccessKeyId=2158F2CB6BFA6619063B&disposition=0 |website=Hickory Aviation Museum |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Mark |title=Hickory Aviation Museum To Unveil SH-3 Sea King Helicopter |url=http://caldwelljournal.com/hickory-aviation-museum-to-unveil-sh-3-sea-king-helicopter |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=Caldwell Journal |date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II]]
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* {{cite news |last1=Annable |first1=Virginia |title=Grumman Mohawk plane lands at Hickory airport |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/grumman-mohawk-plane-lands-at-hickory-airport/article_c50cfca0-bb06-11eb-b816-f77a6d7985b5.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=22 May 2021}}
* {{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Malachi |title=Michigan Marine's squadron featured in North Carolina Aviation Museum |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2016/05/post_340.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=MLive |date=26 May 2016}}
* {{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Malachi |title=Michigan Marine's squadron featured in North Carolina Aviation Museum |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2016/05/post_340.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=MLive |date=26 May 2016}}
* {{cite news |last1=Buccio |first1=Valerie |title=Gallery: Hickory Aviation Museum welcomes Prowler into retirement |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/gallery-hickory-aviation-museum-welcomes-prowler-into-retirement/article_6d19d51e-1a1a-11e6-a0ef-2fc9693b963e.htm |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=16 May 2016}}
* {{cite news |last1=DePriest |first1=Joe |title=Bomber to Be Dedicated to Pilot |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/631930303 |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=14 September 2010 |pages=1A, 5A}}
* {{cite news |last1=DePriest |first1=Joe |title=Bomber to Be Dedicated to Pilot |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/631930303 |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=14 September 2010 |pages=1A, 5A}}
* {{cite news |last1=Hart |first1=Kristen |title=FM-2 Wildcat joins Hickory Aviation Museum’s collection of historic airplanes |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/fm-2-wildcat-joins-hickory-aviation-museum-s-collection-of-historic-airplanes/article_8670affa-f61b-11eb-9b41-cf75800a402b.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=9 August 2021}}
* {{cite news |last1=McBrayer |first1=Sharon |title=Final Flight: War plane to come to rest at Hickory Regional Airport |url=http://morganton.com/news/final-flight-war-plane-to-come-to-rest-at-hickory-regional-airport/article_ac0391d8-1895-11e6-a57d-4be9f0de049c.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=News Herald |date=12 May 2016}}
* {{cite news |title=Military aircraft displayed at Hickory Aviation Museum |url=http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/military-aircraft-displayed-at-hickory-aviation-museum/article_426056c4-8674-11eb-9618-4f327a460936.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Hickory Daily Record |date=17 March 2021}}
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Hickory Aviation Museum
Hickory Aviation Museum is located in North Carolina
Hickory Aviation Museum
Location in North Carolina
Established19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)
LocationHickory, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35°44′32″N 81°23′22″W / 35.742214°N 81.389360°W / 35.742214; -81.389360
TypeAviation museum
Founder
  • Kregg Kirby
  • Kyle Kirby
PresidentJeff Wofford
CuratorKyle Kirby
Websitehickoryaviationmuseum.org

Hickory Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former airport ramp.[1]

History

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The museum originated from the Sabre Society, which was formed in 1991 to restore a North American FJ-3 Fury on display at a ballpark in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Co-founded by Kyle and Kregg Kirby, it opened to the public on 19 May 2007.[1][failed verification][2][failed verification]

In 2021, the museum announced it would receive an F4F on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum.[3]

In 2022, plans were announced for a new building located at Hickory Regional Airport. In addition to housing the museum's aircraft, it will also serve as a training facility for the Catawba Valley Community College.[4] The new facility will cost a total of $22 Million, with $15 Million appropriated from the state budget and the remaining $7 Million from museum fundraising. Stipulations of the plan include relinquishing the spot the museum has within the commercial terminal should commercial operations return to Hickory Regional Airport.[4] The museum broke ground on the new building on 26 October 2023.[5][6]

The museum has received a number of aircraft on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, including a NU-1B in January 2024.[7] This trend continued with the announcement of the arrival of an AV-8B in July of that year.[8]

Collection

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Northrop F-5E Tiger II

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Museum". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
  2. ^ Blitch, Chanda (23 August 2007). "Combat Aircraft Land at Hickory Airport". Charlotte Observer. pp. 1V – 2V. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Aviation Museum to Get World War II Wildcat". McDowell News. 19 May 2021. p. A3. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Griffin, Kevin (23 June 2022). "Hickory council approves design contract for new Hickory Aviation Museum, CVCC workforce site". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Hickory Breaks Ground On New Aviation Museum And Workforce Innovation Center". Caldwell Journal. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ Griffin, Kevin (27 October 2023). "Hickory leaders celebrate groundbreaking for new aviation museum, CVCC center". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ^ Aguiari, Moreno (17 January 2024). "A de Havilland Otter Arrives at The Hickory Aviation Museum". Vintage Aviation News. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ Chapman, Billy (12 July 2024). "Hickory Aviation Museum to Receive Harrier Jump Jet on Monday". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Beechcraft T-34 "Mentor"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Bell AH-1W "SuperCobra"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Curtiss XF15C-1 "Stingeree"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ Hill, Linda J. "de Havilland Vampire". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ Kirby, Kyle. "A4-L". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Grumman A-6E "Intruder"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Eastern Aircraft Division (General Motors) FM-2 "Wildcat"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ^ Hart, Kristen (9 August 2021). "FM-2 Wildcat joins Hickory Aviation Museum's collection of historic airplanes". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Grumman F-9 "Cougar"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Grumman F-14A "Tomcat" Cockpit". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  19. ^ Kirby, Kyle. "Grumman F-14D Tomcat". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Grumman OV-1D "Mohawk"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  21. ^ Annable, Virginia (22 May 2021). "Grumman Mohawk plane lands at Hickory airport". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Hispano HA-200 Saeta". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Lockheed P-3C Orion". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. ^ Bailey, John (25 September 2017). "Hickory Aviation Museum lands P-3C sub hunter". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  25. ^ Wilusz, Ryan (20 September 2017). "Aviation museum welcomes P-3 Orion plane to collection". The News Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  26. ^ Clary, Mike. "T-33A Shooting Star". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  27. ^ Kirby, Kyle. "LTV A-7A Corsair II". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  28. ^ "TF-101 Data Sheet Under Construction". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  29. ^ Kirby, Kyle. "F-4B Phantom II". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  30. ^ "McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Legacy Hornet". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  31. ^ Hart, Kristen (27 December 2020). "Blue Angels aircraft prepares for its new home at Hickory Aviation Museum". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Military aircraft displayed at Hickory Aviation Museum". Hickory Daily Record. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  33. ^ Kirby, Kyle. "FJ-3M (F-1C) Fury". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  34. ^ "North American T-2 "Buckeye"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  35. ^ Willhelm, Jeff. "F-5E". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  36. ^ "Northrop Grumman EA-6B "Prowler"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  37. ^ Buccio, Valerie (16 May 2016). "GALLERY: Hickory Aviation Museum welcomes Prowler into retirement". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  38. ^ McBrayer, Sharon (12 May 2016). "Final Flight: War plane to come to rest at Hickory Regional Airport". News Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  39. ^ Clary, Mike. "F-105B Thunderchief". Hickory Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  40. ^ "Sikorsky SH-3H "Sea King"". Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  41. ^ Jackson, Mark (21 June 2017). "Hickory Aviation Museum To Unveil SH-3 Sea King Helicopter". Caldwell Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

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