March Field Air Museum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The March Field Air Museum is an air museum in Riverside, California, adjacent to March Air Reserve Base.
[edit] Origins
The museum was founded in 1979 as March Air Force Base Museum. Originally operated by the Air Force, the museum's operation was transferred to a nonprofit organization in 1996.
[edit] Displays
The museum has over 60 aircraft on display. Some of the more notable aircraft include:
- A Lockheed P-38L Lightning replica. (The prototype XP-38 first flew on January 27, 1939 from March Field.)
- A Boeing B-29A Superfortess Flagship 500 that flew 11 combat missions during World War II.
- A Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter.
- A Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird. This aircraft appeared in the movie Space Cowboys (2000).
- A Boeing GB-52D Stratofortress that flew 175 combat missions in the Vietnam War.
- A Northrop YA-9A, designed to the same requirements as the A-10 Warthog.
B-29A Superfortress Flagship 500. |
The engines of the KC-97. |
The nose of the B-47. |
The engines of the C-141. |
[edit] External links
 | This aerospace museum-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
