Shea Naval Aviation Museum
  Location within Massachusetts | |
| Location | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°09′32″N 70°56′29″W / 42.1588°N 70.9413°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | www |
The Shea Naval Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located in Weymouth, Massachusetts focused on the history of Naval Air Station South Weymouth and Naval Air Station Squantum.
History[edit]
After Naval Air Station South Weymouth closed in 1997, the Patriot Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation created a historical society to establish a museum.[1] That year the group dedicated the Shea Memorial Grove, named after Lieutenant Commander John J. Shea, consisting of a park with a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk mounted on a pedestal.[2] The museum restored the airplane four years later.[3]
In October 2011, after previously requiring appointments scheduled in advance, it opened to the general public once a month in former base gymnasium, the Shea Fitness Center.[4] The museum installed 100 memorial bricks in the grove in October 2013.[5] In 2015, it was given a documentary about the history of the base by the organization redeveloping the former base.[6] However, in 2017 it was forced to leave the building so that it could be renovated.[7]
Exhibits[edit]
Exhibits at the museum included a sensor operator’s station from a P-3 and an instrument panel from an A-4.[8]
Collection[edit]
- Douglas A-4B Skyhawk[9]
- Grumman C-1A Trader – cockpit only[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Knox, Robert (4 April 2004). "Veterans Group has Designs on Air Station Museum". Boston Globe. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Sweeney, Emily (13 June 2010). "Tempers Grow Short Over Road Name Trim". Boston Globe. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Vintage Navy Jet to Be Restored". Boston Globe. 22 July 2001. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Tatz, Dennis (24 October 2011). "Aviation Museum Opens at Former Air Station in Weymouth". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Shepard, Cody (5 October 2013). "100 Memorial Bricks Placed at Weymouth Air Base Museum". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Schiavone, Christian (20 September 2015). "Documentary on South Weymouth Air Base on Tap Tuesday". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Baker, Ed (1 May 2019). "Weymouth Naval Musuem [sic] in Limbo After LStar's Ouster". Wicked Local. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Schiavone, Christian (11 September 2015). "Shea Museum Salutes SouthField's Military History". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, s/n 142940 USN". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman C-1A Trader, s/n 136780 USN". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 11 February 2024.