Hagerstown Aviation Museum

09/02/2026

Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is seeking volunteers to participate in a full-scale simulated aircraft emergency disaster exercise on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The exercise is designed to evaluate and strengthen the emergency response capabilities of Hagerstown Regional Airport and the agencies and organizations that would respond to a real aircraft emergency. Volunteers will play an important role by portraying passengers and other individuals involved in the simulated incident, allowing participating agencies to test emergency operations from the initial response and medical management through passenger accountability, tracking, and reunification.

To read the full release, and sign-up to be a volunteer, visit: https://conta.cc/3STCZ6p

08/29/2026

Open cockpit. Engine humming. A thousand feet over the Hagerstown Valley.

We're flying PT-19 rides at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum today, and the weather is as good as it gets. This is a real World War II primary trainer — the airplane thousands of Army pilots learned to fly in — and today the instructor's seat is yours.

Wind in your hair, farms and ridgelines rolling out under the wing, and a view of Hagerstown you've never had before. Every ride is a donation that goes straight into preserving these aircraft and keeping them flying.

Saturday, August 29, 10am to 3pm.
18450 Showalter Road, Building 8, Hagerstown, MD 21742
Come find us. Bring a friend. You will not forget this one.

08/15/2026

PREFECT WEATHER ALERT for Aviation Adventure Day this Saturday August 15th! Take advantage of this beautiful weather for an open cockpit Fairchild PT-19 ride!! Rides are offered 9am to 4pm Saturday! Sign up in the museum lobby. Rides are by a $200 donation and are first come first served.
Put yourself in the cockpit of this historic WWII training plane that was built right here in Hagerstown by Fairchild Aircraft in 1943!
PT-19 Miss Fair Child taking off at the Hagerstown Regional Airport.

08/08/2026

Today, Saturday, August 8th, the weather is looking great to come out to the museum and let our amazing pilots whisk you off on an open cockpit sight seeing ride in the museum's historic 1943 Fairchild PT-19 Primary Trainer "Miss Fair Child". This memorable WWII flight experience is a 30 minute ride and available from 10am to 4pm with a $200 donation.. Riders must be at least 12 years of age and must fit securely within the restraining harness. Rides are weather dependent.

07/31/2026

Hagerstown built warbird rides this Saturday! Weather is looking great for Saturday, August 1st! Come out to the museum, our amazing pilots whisk you off on an open cockpit sight seeing ride in the museum's historic 1943 Fairchild PT-19 Primary Trainer "Miss Fair Child". This memorable WWII flight experience is a 30 minute ride and available from 10am to 4pm with a $200 donation.. Riders must be at least 12 years of age and must fit securely within the restraining harness. Rides are weather dependent.

07/25/2026

07/23/2026

Hagerstown built warbird rides this Saturday! Weather is looking great for Saturday, July 25th! Come out to the museum, our amazing pilots whisk you off on an open cockpit sight seeing ride in the museum's historic 1943 Fairchild PT-19 Primary Trainer "Miss Fair Child" and the 1943 Fairchild UC-61A This memorable WWII flight experience is a 30 minute ride and available from 10am to 4pm with a $200 donation.. Riders must be at least 12 years of age and must fit securely within the restraining harness. Rides are weather dependent

07/22/2026

A Splash of Fairchild at AirVenture 2026

One of the highlights of EAA AirVenture is discovering aircraft with ties to Hagerstown’s remarkable aviation legacy. These beautiful Fairchild aircraft, photographed this week among the thousands of airplanes gathered at Oshkosh, are a reminder that Fairchild’s influence reaches far beyond Maryland.

From classic designs that helped shape general aviation to the military aircraft that carried the Fairchild name around the world, it’s always exciting to see these airplanes still flying, still admired, and still connecting people with aviation history.

If you’re visiting AirVenture this year, keep an eye out for the Fairchild name—you may be surprised how often it appears.

And if you’re back home, experience that legacy in person at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum, where we’re working every day to preserve and share the story of the people and aircraft that helped make Hagerstown one of America’s great aviation cities.

Have you spotted a Fairchild aircraft at Oshkosh this year? Share your photos in the comments!

07/16/2026

📸 The Hangar Dance photo gallery is here!

Take a look through the photos from the Hagerstown Aviation Museum Hangar Dance and see if you can find yourself! Feel free to share your favorites, and if you do, don’t forget to tag the Hagerstown Aviation Museum so others can join in on the fun.

Thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable evening and big thanks to JLM photography for the incredible photos!

Photo collection by JLM Photoshoots