The Swift Museum is
open Monday - Saturday from 8 AM to 4 PM, but has currently has limited
staffing so visitors arriving from away locations are encourage to
contact the Museum to ensure tour guide availability.
The Swift Museum is located at
the McMinn County airport in Athens, Tennessee. It has multiple Swift
aircraft on display, including the proto type #1, production examples
and modified Swifts from 1946 to 1951, as well as two T-35 Buckaroo
USAF trainers. These military versions of the Swift were tested by
the USAF in the early 1950’s. One of the T-35’s is an
armed version used by and donated to the Museum from the Saudi Arabian
Air Force.
The Museum is proud
to present Swift’s from the start in 1946 to today. Although
production stopped in 1951, Swift’s have continued to be modified
and current editions have the speed and looks to be the envy of General
aviation. From SN#1 to the military model, the T-35 Buckaroo, there
is not a finer collection of Swift’s on display in the world.
A Swift is hanging in the Smithsonian for national viewing, but at
the Swift Museum you can stand next to these historic aircraft and
see into the cockpit.