Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Explained

Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
Map Type:Indiana
Coordinates:39.2549°N -85.898°W
Location:Columbus, Indiana
Type:Aviation museum
Founder:Wendell Ross[1]

The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum is an aviation museum located at the Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Indiana.

History

Background

In mid-1988, an F-4 was flown to the airport as a sling load underneath a helicopter and was placed on display a few months later.[2] [3]

Establishment

The museum's 3168square feet building was dedicated on 11 November 1992.[4] [5] The restoration of the former base chapel, renamed the Lewellen Memorial Chapel, was completed in 1998.[6] It opened a new exhibit called A Century of Flight in 2003 featuring a 1:4 scale replica of the Wright Flyer.[7]

The museum broke ground on the Bruce Dalton Media Center, the first half of a two part expansion, in July 2009.[8] [9] It began construction of a second, 3700square feet addition in July 2013.[10] The addition opened in April 2014 along with a new barracks exhibit.[11] Then, in 2017, it announced plans for an 1800square feet expansion to store artifacts and serve as a restoration shop.[12] The Thomas Vickers/John C. Walter Artifacts & Restoration Center was dedicated in June 2018.[13]

The museum acquired a C-119 from Greybull, Wyoming and began disassembling it in 2019.[14] The last parts arrived in July of the following year and it was placed on display in May 2021.[15] [16]

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include an airport beacon, a reproduction barracks, a CG-4A glider nose section.[17] [18] [19] Local manufacturers such as Cosco Housewares, Cummins Engine Company, and Noblitt Sparks are also represented with displays of some of their products.[20] Other objects include a motorized cutaway of an R-3350 engine.[21] A collection of five 1:8 scale aircraft models hang from the ceiling.[22] [23]

Collection

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Wendell Ross . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 22 December 2015 . A9.
  2. Web site: Bakalar Green . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 4 December 2023.
  3. News: Phantom Lands New Assignment . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 10 October 1988 . A1.
  4. News: Smith . Yolanda . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Off, Flying . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 9 August 1992 . B1.
  5. News: Veterans Remembered . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 11 November 1992 . A1.
  6. News: McCawley . Harry . Veterans Dedicated to Airport Chapel . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 23 September 2011 . A4.
  7. News: Blair . Bryan . The Sky's the Limit . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 8 May 2003 . 12–13.
  8. News: McCawley . Harry . Dalton Promoted Gliders 'til Very End . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 10 July 2009 . A6.
  9. News: Ellis . Cecelia . Air Museum Expansion to Get Off Ground . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 28 July 2008 . A1, A3.
  10. News: McCawley . Harry . Air Museum Beginning Expansion . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 19 July 2013 . A1, A3.
  11. News: McClure . Julie . Sharing Their Stories . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 6 April 2014 . A1, A7.
  12. News: Kent . Matthew . Grant to Fuel Museum Project . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 14 March 2017 . A1, A8.
  13. News: Kent . Matthew . Air Museum Dedicates Restoration Center Expansion . 10 June 2024 . The Republic . 9 June 2018.
  14. News: East . Andy . Piece by Piece . 3 December 2023 . The Republic . 12 February 2020 . A1, A6.
  15. News: East . Andy . Getting Closer . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 2 February 2021 . A1, A4.
  16. News: East . Andy . On the Move . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 20 May 2021 . A1, A6.
  17. Web site: The WWII-Era Rotating Beacon . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 4 December 2023.
  18. Web site: The Atterbury Barracks Display . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 4 December 2023.
  19. Web site: World War Two Glider Pilots . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 4 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Columbus Manufacturers . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 4 December 2023.
  21. News: Webber . Mark . Flying High . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 18 February 2019 . A1, A4.
  22. News: McCawley . Harry . Model Airplanes Recreate History . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 29 October 1996 . A4.
  23. News: McCawley . Harry . Air Museum Welcomes B-17 to Model Formation . 4 December 2023 . The Republic . 14 November 2000 . B4.
  24. Web site: Project "Charlie 119" . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 3 December 2023.
  25. Web site: The F4C Phantom Jet Fighter . Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum . 3 December 2023.

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