Logging project to clear way for MOA storage Published Oct. 15, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78 ABW/PA ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A significant new project for the Museum of Aviation and the 402nd Maintenance Wing began last week with loggers clearing out a 12.5-acre lot behind the museum. The lot at the corner of Marchbanks Drive and Macon Street will become the new storage area for the museum. The current storage area next to it will become a parking lot, adding approximately 200 much-needed spaces near the Century of Flight Hangar, which often hosts large events. The lot will also become the permanent home for an F-15 and a C-130, which the 402nd uses to conduct training. The planes were previously on the base, so the move frees up much-needed space on Robins' flightline. It also allows mechanic trainees to do the work without going on base, thereby helping ease the installation's traffic and parking situation. Dudley Bluhm, deputy director of the museum, said the project should be completed by next summer. Bluhm also said the cleared area will provide an alternate route for moving very large aircraft into the museum to be put on display.