From The Boston Globe:
Brona Simon, the commission’s executive director, sent a letter Jan. 12 to Massport senior planner Thomas W. Ennis noting that Massport has targeted the historic hangar for demolition, to make way for the redevelopment of the site “for general aviation use.”
Pioneering navigation and radar systems were developed in the hangar from 1948 to 2001. The hangar was called the MIT Instrumentation Flight Facility and, later, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Flight Facility….
The Concord commission’s chairwoman, Barbara Lynn-Davis, said she and the other four members “are every excited about a museum concept” for the hangar. “A museum focusing on the 20th century would complement nicely other local museums featuring earlier periods,” she added.
The idea for a Massachusetts Air and Space Museum was proposed last November by the Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society; Save Our Heritage, a Concord-based historic preservation group; and a number of individuals interested in this state’s contributions to aviation advancements.
