RapidFireWeb California Warplanes, Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland Aviation Museum, 8252 Earhart Road, 94621. The Oakland Aviation Museum was founded in 1981 as a non-profit organization under IRS Code 501 C (3) under the name of Western Aerospace Museum. The museum’s first home was a small room at Hangar 5 at Oakland International Airport’s historic North Field. … 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, Lancaster, Milestones of Flight Air Museum Lancaster, Milestones of Flight Air Museum, General William J. Fox Airport, 4549 Wm. Barnes Avenue, Fox Field, 93536. (661) 940-7701. Open Monday to Friday 10 AM to 3 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8 AM to 12 AM. Aeronca 7DC Chief/L-16A Grasshopper (Serial No. 7BCM-380), Reg. No. N4009B. … Read more
California Warplanes, San Diego Air & Space Museum San Diego Air & Space Museum, Inc, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park. 92101. (619) 234-8291. Open daily 10 AM to 4:30 PM. (SDA&SM Photo) Front entrance to the Museum. (Tomás Del Coro Photo) Aeronca C-3 Duplex. (Tomás Del Coro Photos) Albatross D.Va Scout (Serial No. AA, … Read more
California Warplanes, San Diego USS Midway Museum. (Photographer’s Mate 1st Class David Levy, USN Photo, 5 Jan 2004) The USS Midway was the United States’ longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century, from 1945 to 1992. Approximately 200,000 sailors served aboard the carrier, known for several naval aviation breakthroughs as well as several humanitarian missions. … 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 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
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, Irvine, Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Irvine, Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation, T2002 Anderson Ave, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, 92145-0316. This Museum closed in March 2021. It moved to Irvine, California and may reopen in 2026. (Author Photos) AAI RQ-2 Pioneer UAV, “Cutter“. BAe Systems AV-8B Harrier II (BuNo. 165572), … 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
