A 2,000 square foot exhibition area on the first floor south annex of Discovery Station is home to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum and is included in museum admission.

Explore a collection of artifacts, memorabilia, exhibits and displays depicting the aviation heritage of the Hagerstown area, which for 70 years was one of the nation's leading centers of aircraft manufacturing. Pioneers in the design, testing and manufacturing of well known aircraft plied their trade here.

Exhibits include aircraft engines, equipment and electronics displays, an experimental Papoose airplane built in Washington County, and a hands-on, child-friendly, interactive Cessna 150 with full instrumentation, lights and indicators. Museum visitors can sit in the cockpit and take turns working the controls and checking the instruments.

A 1/5 scale replica of the famous PT-19 trainer is on permanent display courtesy of Jack Garrott, who piloted a PT-19 during WWII and constructed the flyable model now exhibited at Discovery Station. During World War II, over ten thousand people worked on the production of the aircraft in Hagerstown. More than 8,000 PT-19 trainers and specialized versions of the aircraft were built by Fairchild Aircraft and its subcontractors. The PT-19 played a vital role in the United States and its allies gaining air superiority and victory over enemy forces in World War II. Tens of thousands of allied airmen received flight training in PT-19s, more than in any other military trainer.

View a continuous video showing the return to Hagerstown of the only remaining flyable C-82 Flying Boxcar manufactured by Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown over 60 years ago, and now owned by the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.

"Hagerstown: Remembering Our Aviation Heritage"
This documentary film, shown on PBS prime time television, presents the unique and previously untold story of Hagerstown's aviation history. It features never before released images and rare local film footage of interest to young and old alike. See it for the first time, or see it again, at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum at Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Included with museum admission. Purchase the DVD at the Gift Shoppe.