Tag: Cold War
USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
On October 17th, 1998, CV-12 was opened to the public as the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum in Alameda, California. It is permanently moored at the same Pier 3 where CV-8 was docked while loading Doolittle’s B-25s on April 1st, 1942.
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Aerospace Museum of California
The Aerospace Museum of California, originally known as the McClellan Aviation Museum, was founded in 1982 as a part of the US Air Force museum system.
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McChord Air Museum
McChord Air Museum, founded in 1982 by the McChord Air Museum Foundation, is located on the grounds of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord complex, approximately a 1-hour drive south of Seattle, WA.
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Gillespie Field Annex – San Diego Air & Space Museum
A visit to the San Diego Air and Space Museum is not complete without a short trip to Gillespie Field where the museum’s annex is located.
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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
The history of the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum began in the mid-1970s with the help of the Pueblo City Manager Fred Weisbrod.
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Western Museum of Flight
The Western Museum of Flight is located on the Zamperini Field in Torrance, California.
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Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum is located about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15. It was founded in 1981 and first opened its doors in 1987.
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Yanks Air Museum
In September 1973, Yanks Air Museum acquired and then restored its first airplane, the Beechcraft D-17S Staggerwing.
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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum was initially established in 1989 on the grounds of MCAS El Toro in Orange County, CA.
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Planes of Fame Air Museum
Planes of Fame Air Museum was founded in 1957 by Edward T. Maloney and was the first air museum west of Mississippi.
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Chico Air Museum
The Chico Air Museum was established in 2005 and in 2013 it was moved to its current location adjacent to the Chico Municipal Airport.
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Castle Air Museum
Castle Air Museum, opened in 1981, is located in Atwater, California, adjacent to Castle Airport, a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base.
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Hasegawa "Egg Plane AV-8 Harrier Model Kit
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Pan Am at War: How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II
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US Airways (Images of Aviation)
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Mastercraft Collection Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Model Scale:1/72
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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
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