Tennessee Museum of Aviation
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Location | Sevierville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°51′36″N 83°32′06″W / 35.860°N 83.535°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
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| Website | www |
The Tennessee Museum of Aviation is an aviation museum located at the Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, Tennessee.
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.[1]
Establishment
The combined museum opened in a 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) facility on 15 December 2001.[2][a]
Move to Lebanon
In April 2025, the museum received approval to move to Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, Tennessee, where a new facility will be built.[4][5]
Exhibits
Exhibits at the museum include a history of military chaplains and a timeline of aviation history.[6]
Collection
The majority of the museum's aircraft are on loan.[7]
Aircraft
- 1902 Wright glider[8]
- Beechcraft Model 18 – fuselage[9]
- Beechcraft RC-45J Expeditor[10][11]
- Beechcraft T-34B Mentor[12]
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star[13][14]
- Cessna P172D Skyhawk[15]
- Cessna O-1A Bird Dog[16]
- Dornier Do 27 B-1[17]
- Douglas A-1H Skyraider[18]
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk – cockpit[19]
- Grumman HU-16E Albatross[20]
- LTV A-7A Corsair II[21]
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21US[22][23]
- North American B-25 Mitchell – forward fuselage[24]
- North American P-51D Mustang – replica[25][failed verification]
- North American T-28B Trojan[26]
- North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco[27][28]
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[29]
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[30]
- Sikorsky UH-34G[31]
- WSK-Mielec Lim-5[32][33]
- WSK-Mielec Lim-5R[34][35]
Other
- Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B[36]
- Link C-11 trainer[37]
