RapidFireWeb Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found here are by the author, … Read more
Colorado Springs, Edward J. Peterson Air & Space Museum, 150 East Ent Avenue, Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-1303. Telephone: 719-556-8278, FAX: 719-556-8509. The museum is located on Peterson Air Force Base (PAFB) in Building 981 at the intersection of Peterson and Ent Boulevards. Peterson Air Force Base is approximately seven miles east of Colorado Springs on … Read more
California Warplanes, Fairfield, Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum Fairfield, Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum (Travis Air Museum), Building 80, 461 Burgen Boulevard, Travis AFB, 94535-5000. (707) 424-5605. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM. The museum is presently housed in the old base commissary located in the middle of Travis Air … Read more
California Warplanes, Torrance, Western Museum of Flight Torrance, Western Museum of Flight, Louis Zamperini Field, 3315 Airport Drive, Red Baron No. 3, 90505. (310) 326-9544. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. www.wmof.com. Acme Sierra S-1 Sierra (Sue), Reg. No. N12K. (Motohide Miwa Photo) Bede BD-5. (Motohide Miwa Photos) Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, … Read more
California Warplanes, Paso Robles, Estrella Warbird Museum Paso Robles, Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal Airport, 4251 Dry Creek Road, 93446. (805) 227-0440. (805) 238-9317. Open Thursday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday 12 AM to 4 PM. Aermacchi MB-326 Impala, ZU-IMP, 479. (Manuel Castrillo Freytes Photos) Aeronca 7EC Champion/L-16A Grasshopper (Serial No. … Read more
California Warplanes, Chino, Yanks Air Museum Chino, Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport Southwest Side, 7000 Merrill Avenue, Hangar A207, Box 35, 91710. (909) 597-1734. The museum aircraft have been restored in-house with great attention to detail so that both flying and static aircraft are considered exemplary examples of their type. Great care and effort has … Read more
California Warplanes, Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 North Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs Regional Airport, 92262. (760) 778-6262, ext 222. Located on the Northeast side of the airport, the museum is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM. The museum has a large collection of flying aircraft … Read more
California Warplanes, Chino, Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, Planes of Fame Air Museum – Where Aviation History Lives, 7000 Merrill Ave, # 17, 91710-9084. (909) 597-3722. Founded in 1957, The Planes of Fame Air Museum Air Museum, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to preserving aviation history for the benefit of current and future generations. … Read more
California Warplanes Santa Rosa, Pacific Coast Air Museum, Sonoma County Airport, 2230 Becker Blvd, 95403. (707) 575-7900. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM. Aeronca L-3B. Bede BD-5J (Serial No. 4174). (Eugene Zelenko Photo) (BrokenSphere Photo) Bell UH-1H Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 66-16779). Broussard MH (Serial No. 1512). (BrokenSphere Photo) Boeing … Read more
California Warplanes China Lake, US Naval Museum of Armament & Technology, Naval Warfare Center China Lake, Ridgecrest, 93556-0217, located at 1 Pearl Harbor Way, on the East end of Blandy Ave. (760) 939-3530. The museum preserves and displays many unique achievements in naval air and surface armament and technology. Entrance into the Museum is free. … Read more
