About Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is a museum at Lexington Park, Maryland, first opened in 1978, which preserves and interprets the Naval Air Station Patuxent River history and heritage of advancing US naval aviation technology with artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other naval stations. The museum is dedicated to those who have employed their talents in advancing naval aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.

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Founded
1975

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  1. Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, St. Mary's County01St. Mary's CountyAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Its reign in the fleet over, naval Sea King helicopter now rests at Pax Museum02Its reign in the fleet over, naval Sea King helicopter now rests at Pax MuseumU.S. Navy · Public domain

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