The Southern Museum of Flight is a civilian aviation museum Birmingham, Alabama. The facility features nearly 100 aircraft, as well as engines, models, artifacts, photographs, and paintings. In addition, the Southern Museum of Flight is home to the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame, which presents Alabama Aviation History through collective biography.
The Lake MurrayB-25C Mitchell[1] bomber crashed in South Carolina during a 1943 training exercise. The right engine was torn off during the crash but the crew was able to escape unharmed before it sank to a depth of 150 feet (46m). The aircraft became a dive site for local technical divers until it was raised from the depths of the lake in September 2005.[2] Dr. Bob Seigler who spearheaded the project, John Hodge and Dr. Bill Vartorella, formed the Lake Murray B-25 Rescue Project to salvage the aircraft from the bottom of Lake Murray.[3] After recovery the remains of the aircraft were moved to the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama for conservation and museum display.[4] A video crew, including maritime video experts from Nautilus Productions, documented the recovery for the Mega Movers series on the History Channel.[5]
Featured on display is a diorama exhibit honoring Alabama's famed Tuskegee Airmen, as well as the Korean War Jets Exhibit and Vietnam War Helicopters Exhibit.
In 2017, the museum announced plans to move to the Barber Motorsports Park.[7] In 2023, after delays, the museum stated that it was going to retain its original campus, although it would continue to move forward with plans for the new location as an expansion.[8]
southern, museum, flight, civilian, aviation, museum, birmingham, alabama, facility, features, nearly, aircraft, well, engines, models, artifacts, photographs, paintings, addition, home, alabama, aviation, hall, fame, which, presents, alabama, aviation, histor. The Southern Museum of Flight is a civilian aviation museum Birmingham Alabama The facility features nearly 100 aircraft as well as engines models artifacts photographs and paintings In addition the Southern Museum of Flight is home to the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame which presents Alabama Aviation History through collective biography Southern Museum of FlightLocation in AlabamaShow map of AlabamaSouthern Museum of Flight the United States Show map of the United StatesEstablished1966 1966 Location4343 73rd Street NorthBirmingham Alabama 35206FounderMary Alice BeattyDirectorDr Brian J BarsantiWebsitewww wbr southernmuseumofflight wbr org Contents 1 Overview 2 Selected aircraft on display 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksOverview editThe Lake Murray B 25C Mitchell 1 bomber crashed in South Carolina during a 1943 training exercise The right engine was torn off during the crash but the crew was able to escape unharmed before it sank to a depth of 150 feet 46m The aircraft became a dive site for local technical divers until it was raised from the depths of the lake in September 2005 2 Dr Bob Seigler who spearheaded the project John Hodge and Dr Bill Vartorella formed the Lake Murray B 25 Rescue Project to salvage the aircraft from the bottom of Lake Murray 3 After recovery the remains of the aircraft were moved to the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham Alabama for conservation and museum display 4 A video crew including maritime video experts from Nautilus Productions documented the recovery for the Mega Movers series on the History Channel 5 Featured on display is a diorama exhibit honoring Alabama s famed Tuskegee Airmen as well as the Korean War Jets Exhibit and Vietnam War Helicopters Exhibit The museum is currently on the grounds of the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport but plans to reopen at the Grand River Technology Park 6 In 2017 the museum announced plans to move to the Barber Motorsports Park 7 In 2023 after delays the museum stated that it was going to retain its original campus although it would continue to move forward with plans for the new location as an expansion 8 Selected aircraft on display edit nbsp Lockheed A 12 nbsp MiG 15Military aircraftDouglas B 26 Invader Fairchild PT 19 Fokker D VII Grumman F 14 Tomcat Hughes OH 6 Cayuse Lockheed A 12 Lockheed T 33A Shooting Star McDonnell Douglas F 4 Phantom II Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 15 North American B 25C Mitchell North American F 86 Sabre North American T 6G Texan Republic F 84F Thunderstreak Vultee BT 13B Valiant Civilian aircraftAero Commander 680 Aeronca K Aeronca Sedan on floats Bede BD 4 Bede BD 5B Beagle B 206 Beechcraft Starship Cessna 337B Skymaster Cumulus 2F Glider Curtiss Model Dreplica Davis DA 2A Heath Super Parasol Huff Daland crop duster Laister Kauffman 10A Monnett Sonerai II LT Pazmany PL 4A Piel Emeraude Piper PA 28 140 Cherokee Cruiser Republic RC 3 Seabee Rotec Rally Rutan VariViggen Sport Fury Stoddard Hamilton Glasair II FT Stinson 10A Stinson SR 5 Stolp Starduster Wright FlyerreplicaReferences editNotes edit Podcast Southern Museum of Flight AL com Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 Retrieved 26 May 2015 Lake Murray s Mitchell Air amp Space Magazine Smithsonian B 25 Mitchell Bomber Salvaged from Lake Murray Lake Murray s B 25 Lake Murray B 25 Exhibit Southern Museum of Flight Archived from the original on 2002 04 08 Rick Allen XIX IMDB Bonnett Dona 28 June 2019 Southern Museum of Flight on track for 2021 22 opening St Clair News Aegis Retrieved 12 February 2021 Paepcke Jon 24 November 2017 Birmingham s Southern Museum of Flight moving to Barber Motorsports Park WTVM 13 Retrieved 13 September 2023 Paepcke Jon 23 May 2023 WVTM 13 Investigates New Southern Museum of Flight site is delayed WVTM 13 Retrieved 13 September 2023 Bibliography edit Barsanti B J Interview with James T Griffin 20 Jan 2013 Stevenson E W The History of the Southern Museum of Flight SMF Trustee Manual 15 May 2004 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Museum of Flight Southern Museum of Flight website Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame website Lake Murray s B 25 Lake Murray s Mitchell Podcast Southern Museum of Flight B 25 Recovery and Preservation Project usurped Rubicon Foundation 33 33 49 N 86 44 17 W 33 56348 N 86 73806 W 33 56348 86 73806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Museum of Flight amp oldid 1190176808 Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
