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SETP boosts museum with $100,000 donation

Above: An artists’ impression of the new Flight Test Museum Courtesy photographs
at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Right: Members of the
Society of Experimental Test Pilots present a check for
$100,000 to the Flight Test Museum Foundation towards
construction of the new museum, including the Bob Hoover
Library.
by Larry Grooms
special to Aerotech News
The missions of two non-profit organizations dedicated
to recording, preserving and displaying the Aerospace
Valley’s heritage were joined with the kiss of a $100,000
cheque from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots to the
Flight Test Historical Foundation for construction of the
new Air Force Flight Test Museum, Education Center and
Bob Hoover Library at Century Circle outside the gates of
Edwards Air Force Base.
The six-figure donation will be combined with still in-
coming and not fully tabulated revenue from other dona-
tions and live and online auctions of aerospace fine art,
professional photography, pilot paraphernalia and aero-
space collectables.
This first live audience Gathering of Eagles since 2019
attracted an audience of about 300, despite lingering health
See MUSEUM, Page 2

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