Airfield located in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Museum of Flying (Closed)
New location of the museum, slated to open in late 2004. The Museum will place heavy emphasis on the history of the airport and the prominent role that the Douglas Aircraft Company played in the early development of commercial and military aviation.

 

Built in 1930, this airport was located at Lockheed's Burbank factory.  Still in use today as a commercial airport, just north of Los Angeles.

 

History
Pre-war the airport was a private flight school, Cal Areo Academy was taken over by the Air Corps. Used as a training facility during WWII, and after the war a boneyard for abandoned aircraft. After the war, it was used to film the movie "12 o'clock High" and

Today
Begining in the early 1970s, the airport became the center of the warbird restoration movement in Southern California.

Planes of Fame Air Museum
One of the country's oldest private aviation museums.

Yanks Air Museum (Yankee Air Museum)
Private Museum with restoration facility and aircraft collection.

 

1451 N. Linden Avenue

Westpac Restorations
Private Restoration Facility

 

Located between Oxnar and Camarillo, built in 1942 by the Buereau of Public Roads for light planes. With the outbreak of war, it was taken over by the USAAF, and charged with the protect the Los Angeles area from air attack. In July 1942 a P-38 Lightning squadron was assigned to the field. In mid-1943 the field became a US Navy Auxilliary Air Station with torpedo planes and drone aircraft.  Used after the war as a USAF base.

CAF (Commemorative AF) Camarillo, CA
Museum and aircraft collection.

 

 

March AFB Museum
Museum and displays located on March AFB.

P-38 Assocation Museum
Hanger / museum dedicated to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

475th Fighter Group Musuem
Hanger / museum dedicated to this P-38 unit that served in the Pacific during WWII.