Aviation History & Technology Center

The Aviation History & Technology Center is an aviation museum located at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia.

History

Establishment

In the 1980s, the B-29 Superfortress Association was formed to acquire aircraft built at United States Air Force Plant 6. After many years, it was incorporated in 2002. Then, in 2005, a parcel of 15.5 acres (0.063 km²) was leased from the United States Air Force to the government of Cobb County for the creation of a 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m²) museum. The museum, since renamed the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center, requested an $8 million grant from the state to establish an aviation middle school in 2008. Later that year, restoration began on a C-141B.

Acquisition by Marietta Museum of History

However, the museum closed in 2009 after failing to raise enough money to begin construction. Its lease and assets were acquired by the Marietta Museum of History, which renamed the collection the The Aviation Wing. Restoration on aircraft continued for several years as the museum reorganized and attempted to raise money. During that time, the museum also received certification from the National Museum of the United States Air Force to receive aircraft on loan. In 2015, the museum opened to the public.

Independence

The Marietta Museum of History was absorbed into the city of Marietta in 2018. As part of the process, the Aviation Wing was spun off and eventually became the Aviation History & Technology Center. With the arrival of four engines in 2019, the decades long restoration of the museum's YC-141B neared completion. The year ended with the acquisition of a Lockheed JetStar, which was moved to the museum two years later.

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a Legacy Plaza.

Collection

Aircraft

Other

Events

The museum holds an annual Wings & Whitewalls car show.

See also

• List of aviation museums

References

Footnotes

Notes

Further reading

• "Exploring The Wild Blue Yonder". Marietta.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
• Ormsby, Bob (22 June 2006). "Aviation Museum Has Lofty Purpose". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. JF16. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Official website

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