Delaware Aviation Museum

The Delaware Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown, Delaware.

Delaware Aviation Museum

Location within Delaware
Established	2004 (2004)
Location	Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates	38.6890°N 75.3656°W / 38.6890; -75.3656
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Sean Carroll Larry Kelley John Kenny
Website	www.delawareaviationmuseum.org

History

Background

In 1957, Larry Kelley began helping his uncle restore a UC-78. Years later he purchased the same aircraft.^[1]

Establishment

The Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation was co-founded by Sean Carroll, Larry Kelley and John Kenny in 2004.^[2][3] After receiving a lease for a 10,000 sq ft (930 m²) hangar, Carroll moved his restoration company, Kimble's Aviation Services, to the airport.^[4] The museum was set up in an adjacent control tower and terminal building.^[5][2]

Facilities

The Jeffrey L. Ethell Aviation Library at the museum holds a collection of 3,000 books that belonged to the author.^[2][6]

Collection

Aircraft

The museum's B-25 at the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in 2020

• Aeronca L-16^[7]
• Cessna O-1 Bird Dog^[8]
• Cessna UC-78 Bobcat^[9]
• de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth^[10]
• de Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth^[11]
• de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk^[12]
• de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk^[13]
• de Havilland Canada DH.82C Tiger Moth^[14]
• ERCO Ercoupe^[15]
• North American B-25J Mitchell^[16]
• Piper J3C Cub^[17]
• Piper J4F Cub Coupe^[18]
• North American L-17A Navion^[19]

Ground vehicles

• BSA M20^[1][20]
• Jeep^[1]

Events

The museum holds an annual Wings & Wheels Fall Festival.^[21]

Programs

The foundation offers rides in three of its aircraft.^[22] It also offers flight training in three of its aircraft.^[23]