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| Established | 1995 |
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| Location | Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°02′00″N84°35′55″W / 38.0333990°N 84.5985006°W /38.0333990; -84.5985006 |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Public transit access | Lextran Route 21 |
| Website | www |
TheAviation Museum of Kentucky is anaviation museum located at theBlue Grass Airport inLexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1989, and opened to the public in April, 1995. It includes over 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of exhibit space, a library, and an aircraft restoration and repair shop. The museum is the home of theKentucky Aviation Hall of Fame.[1]
Historic airplanes, photos, documents and training equipment are all included in the museum's permanent collection. A great number of the items from the museum's original displays were donated from the personal collections of members of the Kentucky Aviation History Roundtable. The Roundtable is a local group of aviation enthusiasts, founded in 1978, who developed the idea of a permanent aviation museum at theBlue Grass Airport.
As a part of its collection, the museum displays bothmilitary andcivilianaircraft. Detailing aviation history, the museum houses exhibits that include jet fighters, sailplanes, aircraft engines, satellites and a wide range of scale aircraft models and artifacts. A gift shop is also available.
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