amalahama Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Hi all! I will be visiting California and Nevada on Summer, and I'd like to know whether there are any nice air museums worth visiting there. I had the opportunity to visit the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian air museum last year and it was just impressive! Specially when used to the humility of European ones. Thank you!
OutOnTheOP Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 The Pima air museum in Tucson is excellent. B-36, B-29, about the only F-107 in the world, Shackleton, an exceptionally well preserved Ki-43 Oscar, and about a million others. There's a Wikipedia entry that has the full list. It's also right near the Davis Monthan AFB bone yard. And there's a museum- converted IBM site (Titan missile) from the 60s about a half hour to the south... but I guess it might be farther east than you're looking for
aaron886 Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 At Chino Airport near LA, you can see a nice variety of stuff. I'm aware of two different museums there. Lots of flying warbirds on the field, too. Nothing can beat the Smithsonian though, that's a religious experience.
Eihort Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 While not specifically aviation, the Atomic Test Museum in Las Vegas is incredibly interesting from a science stand point.
amalahama Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks for the recommendations, some of them fall away from my route but I can definitively try those near to LA, LV or SF. I've read that the most impressive museum is the USAF Museum in Ohio, but it's difficult to get there unless you travel specifically for it, it's in the middle of nowhere. Regards!
Dr_Arrow Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 You also have the USS Hornet carrier directly in SF. http://www.uss-hornet.org
Shaman Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Castle Air Museum, MERCED, CA http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ YOU MUST GO! BEEN THERE AND THAT WAS BEST http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay/ 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Cali Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Castle Air Museum, MERCED, CA http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ YOU MUST GO! BEEN THERE AND THAT WAS BEST http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay/ I lived about 1 hour from there and have never been :(. Maybe next time i go home I'll make the trip. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
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