The museum recovered an
F6F-5 Hellcat from Martha's Vineyard on 4 December 1993. It became the subject of a court battle after the U.S. Navy claimed that the aircraft had been salvaged without their permission. Eventually, a settlement was reached where the museum received the aircraft on loan from the Navy. An
Antonov An-2 at the museum was given to the Antonov Foundation in 2004. The following year David H. Payne Sr. became the museum president. The museum occupied Painting Hangar #488 located at what was once the
Naval Air Station Quonset Point. This 50,000 sq. ft. facility was one of only three existing specialized wood and brick
hangars built during
WWII. Heavy snowfall in March 2015 partially collapsed the building's roof and the hangar was condemned. In January 2016, plans for a new museum were announced. The museum was originally supposed to leave by April 2, but it was given an extension. Later, in June, a $4 million request for state funding failed to materialize. On December 16, 2016, it was announced that the museum would not reopen. Although many aircraft in the collection have been transferred to other museums, the museum's P2V was scrapped in May 2018, as it was too large to move. ==Formerly on display==