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The A-1 Curtis Triad Pusher Prop, the first Naval Aircraft, was replicated in great detail by the Patuxent River Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Chapter 478. The Triad made its debut at Air-Expo 2011 aboard the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on September 3 and 4 2011.…

Forty quilts chosen for the national Thread Tails and Vapor Trails Quilt Challenge will be on display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park from Sept. 2-7, 2011. The Navy Quilt Challenge was the idea of Charlie Hoewing, wife of Vice Admiral Gerald Hoewing. Vice Admiral Hoewing USN (Ret) is…

“Life Before and after BRAC”, the second of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum’s Educational Program series, was a great success. Held at the museum on Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2011, the event was both educational and entertaining.

Former Maryland House Speaker and Circuit Court Judge John Hanson Briscoe was the first to speak. He traced the development of Lexington Park from a high-flying party zone managed through patronage to a respectable business district with the…

The Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) process has had a huge impact on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The effects of all those changes will be the subject of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association program “Life in St. Mary’s County Before and After BRAC,” set for Sunday, April 17, 3-5 p.m. at the museum.

The NAS Patuxent River today employs over 20,000 civilians and military staff, but it didn’t always.  A large part of…