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Ohio History of Flight Museum

The Ohio History of Flight Museum was an aviation museum located at the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio History of Flight Museum
Ohio History of Flight Museum is located in Ohio
Ohio History of Flight Museum
Location within Ohio
Established1981 (1981)
Dissolved1 June 2000 (2000-06-01)
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Coordinates40°00′00″N 82°53′33″W / 40.0000°N 82.8924°W / 40.0000; -82.8924
TypeAviation museum
FounderFoster Lane
Websiteohioflight.org (Archived)

History edit

Background edit

Foster Lane began flying in the late-1920s with a Waco 9 that his parents had purchased for him. Years later, after establishing a Port Columbus Flying School, Lane located the airplane and restored it.[1]

Establishment edit

The organization was established in 1981 with the display of a 1911 Headless Pusher at Port Columbus International Airport.[2] The following year, Lane announced plans to build a 28,500 sq ft (2,650 m2) museum.[3] Restoration on the aircraft was begun in 1983 and the museum building was completed in 1984.[4][5]

A Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R was donated to the museum by Airborne Express in 1985.[6] In 1991, an extension was opened to the public.[7] Lane died in 1995.[8] A glider that was on its way to be donated to the museum was destroyed in a fatal crash in 1997.[9]

Closure edit

The museum was forced to close on 1 June 2000 as the airport wanted to build a hotel on its property and the collection was donated to the Ohio Historical Society.[2] A proposal by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association to build a new museum at Don Scott Field using the collection was made in 2002.[10] However, it never came to fruition. It was initially moved to a 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) warehouse at the airport, but after plans for new museum on the Ohio History Center campus also failed, it was split up in 2010 due to an increase in rent.[11] Parts of the collection went to various museums in Ohio, while the remainder stayed with the society.[12]

Collection edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The History of Lane Aviation". Lane Aviation. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Empty Hangar". Coshocton Tribune. AP. 27 August 2000. p. 9A. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ohio Warrants Aviation Museum, So Barnstormer is Starting One". Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. 31 December 1982. p. C-4. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Aviator Plans Flight Museum". Marion Star. AP. 24 May 1983. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "[Homepage]". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 9 June 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Museum Gets Jet". Marion Star. AP. 26 June 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ Batz, Bob (11 December 1993). "Flight Museum Plays Complementary Role". Dayton Daily News. p. 2C. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ohio Aviation Pioneer Dies at 92". Coshocton Tribune. Associated Press. 19 July 1995. p. 5. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Glider Crash Fatal". Marion Star. AP. 5 May 1997. p. 1A. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. ^ Mankarious, Jennifer (2 June 2002). "OSU Airport Proposed Site for Flight Museum". The Lantern. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Flight treasure collection to be split up". Columbus Dispatch. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ Poling, Lesley (25 August 2015). "Where is it now? Collections from the former History of Flight Museum". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  13. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Aeronca C-2 (Flying Bathtub)". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 13 September 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Alliance Aircraft Corp. ARGO". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "BD-5J Microjet". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 26 June 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  16. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Bensen Model B-8M Gyro-Glider (USA)". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 19 February 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  17. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Ernest C. Hall, 1890-1972". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 21 June 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  18. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Culver Cadet (LCA/LFA) 1939". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 8 August 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  19. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Curtiss Model D". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior, c/n 1118, c/r N10939". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  21. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Dart (Model "G")". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 4 September 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  22. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "De Havilland DH-4". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  23. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Goodyear GA-33 Inflate-0-Plane". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 8 August 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Heath Super Parasol, c/n 154, c/r N752Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  25. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Piper Cub Trainer J-3". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 19 August 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  26. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Rutan Designed Long-EZ". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 2 August 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Smith Termite". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  28. ^ Warnecke, Ingo (31 May 2009). "Aircraft N80281 Photo". Airport-Data.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  29. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Taylor E-2 Cub". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 4 September 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  30. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie; Thompson, Jim; Bates, John (15 December 1998). "Waco Model 9 - C116". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  31. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie; Thompson, Jim; Bates, John (15 December 1998). "Waco Model 10 - NC4899". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  32. ^ Alpert, Arnold; Babbert, Gene; Pyles, Charlie. "Wright Model G Aeroboat-1914 Series". Ohio History of Flight Museum. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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