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The Candler Field Museum was a non-profit venture to recreate the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as it appeared in the 1920s and 1930s. It was located in
Several aircraft were kept at the museum, including a 1917
The Candler Field Museum was a non-profit venture to recreate the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as it appeared in the 1920s and 1930s. It was located in Williamson, Georgia
Williamson is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 352 at the 2010 census.
History
The community was named after Isaac Henry Williamson, an early settler.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Williamson as a to ...
, at Peach State Airport. Founded in March, 2005 as Candler Field Museum, Inc., it featured one complete building, several aircraft and vehicles, and a large collection of an era and general aeronautical memorabilia. The museum closed in February 2021.
History
In 2005, retired pilot Ronald Alexander bought Peach State Airport. In March 2004, he founded Candler Field Museum, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization with the purpose to recreate the old Atlanta airport. In September 2008, the first building (American Airways
American Airlines is a major airlines of the United States, major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the Largest airlines in the world, largest airline in the world when measured ...
hangar) was completed; as of October 2014, it was open to the public. The museum closed in February 2021.
Museum Attractions
Several aircraft were kept at the museum, including a 1917 Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for th ...
, a 1928 Curtiss Robin
The Curtiss Robin, introduced in 1928, was a high-wing monoplane built by the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company.
The J-1 version was flown by Wrongway Corrigan who crossed the Atlantic after being refused permission.
Design
The ...
, a 1930 6L Stearman, a 1940 Douglas DC-3A, a 1941 PT-17 Stearman
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely kno ...
, and a Waco YMF-5
The Waco F series is a series of American-built general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transp ...
. The Museum also kept vintage vehicles, including (but not limited to) Ford Model A's, Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relati ...
's, and a 1909 Sear's (Lincoln Motor Car Works
Lincoln Motor Car Works was an automobile company in Chicago, Illinois. It produced cars for Sears Roebuck from 1908 until 1912.
History
Lincoln Motor Car Works built a high-wheeler brass era automobile that was sold through the Sears Catalog ...
). All museum machines were in running condition, as, in the owner's words, anything that does not run "will be hung from the ceiling."
The museum's Waco biplane was also used to provide biplane rides for a fee. For the use of museum members was a library, well stocked with aviation-themed books, magazines, and photographs.
Affiliates
Candler Field Museum was affiliated with or supported the following: *Flabob Airport
Flabob Airport is a small public-use airport located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, in Riverside County, seven nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Jurupa Valley, California.
Location and his ...
, Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
*Curtiss Jenny JN-4 Restoration, Peachtree City, Georgia
Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 34,364. Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta.
Peachtree City is noted for its extensive use o ...
(aircraft based at Peach State Airport)
*Youth Mentorship Program, Candler Field
* Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum in Rhinebeck, New York. It owns many examples of airworthy aircraft of the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation between the World Wars, and multiple examples of roadworthy antiqu ...
's restoration of its reproduction Nieuport 11 World War I French fighter plane after a crash some years ago
See also
*Delta Flight Museum
The Delta Flight Museum is an aviation and corporate museum located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the airline's main hub, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The museum is housed in two 1940s-era Delta Air Lines aircraft ...
References
{{authority control Aerospace museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Museums established in 2014 Museums disestablished in 2021