#3236851 - 03/17/11 06:40 PM
Best aviation museums in California?
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Hello everyone, Early May I will have a chance to fly to San Francisco, then Palm Springs and possibly San Diego, then Los Angeles. Which museums do you recommend? There are plenty of air & space museums in California. I will have only limited time and need to choose museums not too far from the airports I go through. Here is what I have so far selected: USS Hornet at Alameda near San Francisco USS Midway or San Diego Air & Space museum at San Diego (but I'll have time only for one). Palm Springs Air Museum at Palm Springs Flight Path learning Center at LA airport? Thanks in advice for your advice.
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#3236863 - 03/17/11 06:51 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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Planes of Fame at Chino? I'm planning on visiting there in September.
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#3236877 - 03/17/11 07:07 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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Planes of Fame in Chino is definitely worth it. If you've got some time, you may also want to check out the Southern California Wing of the CAF (formerly the Confederate Air Force, now the Commemorative Air Force)at Camarillo airport. They have a nice little museum and a number of planes (including a Bearcat and a Zero). Camarillo is about an hour NW of downtown LA (considerably more at rush hour) and is just inland from Ventura.
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#3236961 - 03/17/11 08:23 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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Try the Hiller Aviation Museum near Redwood City (south of San Francisco). They have many interesting displays (some interactive) and many examples of Hiller's work. The flying platform is right out of 50-60s sci-fi and the simulator of it is pretty fun! http://www.hiller.org/It's about 30mins south of the city in clear traffic (45-60mins in heavy traffic) East of the city in Sacramento (probably 1-2 hr drive) is the Aerospace Museum of California, haven't been there yet but looks like some interesting exhibits! http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org/Damn and this place is an hour or so away from my home. Gotta plan a roadtrip soon!
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#3238954 - 03/19/11 06:16 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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The P-38 museum is a small quanson hut type hangar on the March Air Field museum grounds. It used to be open on Saturdays only. The 475th fighter group hangar at Planes of Fame is about the same size. The P-38 at the P-38 museum is a replica and I don't believe it is flyable. The 475th fighter group hanger has "23 Skidoo" which is a flyable P-38. 475th fighter group @ PoF: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=475-sup-th-sup-fighter-groupWheels
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#3242905 - 03/23/11 05:30 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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The cab fee would be pretty expensive, as the Chino Air Museum is about 60 miles (100 km) from LAX. You might consider adding an extra leg to your flight and fly from LAX to Ontario (ONT). There are a number of hotels in the Ontario area, and taking a cab from Ontario to the Chino Air Museum is a much shorter trip.
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#3243185 - 03/23/11 09:31 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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Actually, I think you can get from LAX to Ontario airport (or at least the vicinity) fairly easily by public transport. There are busses that run between the two airports, and you could also take the subway (LA Metro) from LAX to Union Station in downtown LA and then take Metrolink (a commuter train)to the East Ontario station (which is about 7 miles from Ontario Airport). Perhaps you could get a SuperShuttle from Ontario to the museum; they seem to run all over the place and are fairly reasonable. Be sure to check the schedules for everything (particularly the Metrolink) VERY carefully- the service is very sporadic over the weekend.
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#3243192 - 03/23/11 09:47 PM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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#3243405 - 03/24/11 02:45 AM
Re: Best aviation museums in California?
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I think taking the Metrolink would be your best bet, provided it fits in with your schedule. Taking a connecting flight from LAX to ONT just isn't worth it, IMO.
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