CAF Southern California Wing Museum

CAF Southern California Wing Museum

Established	1981
Location	Camarillo, California, United States
Coordinates	34.2099447°N 119.0817523°W / 34.2099447; -119.0817523
Type	Air museum
Website	cafsocal.com

The CAF Southern California Wing Museum (commonly shortened to CAF SoCal) is an air museum at Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California.[1] It is a unit of the Commemorative Air Force.[2][3] It is home to several airworthy historic aircraft, as well as static aircraft, displays, models, and artifacts primarily related to military aviation in World War II. The unit includes a Cadet Program focused on introducing children and young adults to the aviation and aerospace sectors, and provides them scholarship opportunities for flight training.[4]

Collection

The museum's collection of foreign aircraft is the largest of any Commemorative Air Force wing.[5] Warbird rides are sold on the PBJ Mitchell, SNJ Texans, and PT-19.[6] As of November 2024, it is home to the following aircraft:[7]

Aircraft type	Photo	Notes	Reg. or S/N[N 1]	Airworthy
Alon A-2 Aircoupe			N5694F	Yes
Fairchild PT-19B			N50426	Yes
Fairchild F-24R-46			N77696	Yes
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Named Minsi III and marked as David McCampbell's F6F Hellcat.	N1078Z	Yes
Messerschmitt Bf 108 D-1 Taifun		Only airworthy example outside of Europe with an original Argus engine.	N2231	Yes
Mitsubishi A6M3 Mod. 22 Zero			N712Z	Yes
North American PBJ-1J Mitchell		Named Semper Fi. Only surviving original PBJ-1, BuNo. 35857.	N5865V	Yes
North American SNJ-4 Texan			N6411D	Yes
North American SNJ-5 Texan			N89014	Yes
North American Navion			N91644	Yes
Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk. XIVe			N749DP	Yes
Curtiss C-46 Commando		Named China Doll. Static display.	N53594	No
Fieseler Fi 156 D Storch		In restoration to airworthiness.	N40FS	No
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat		In restoration to airworthiness.[8]	N7825C	No
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF		Cockpit section only.	c/n 965306	No
North American YAT-28E Trojan		In restoration to static display.	s/n 51-3788	No
Yakovlev Yak-50		Static display.	N950DK	No

Though not part of the CAF's fleet, the hangars are also home to the following aircraft:

Aircraft type	Photo	Notes	Reg. or S/N	Airworthy
Privately owned
Aero L-39C Albatros		Named The Pink Jet, painted pink in support for breast cancer patients and awareness.	N368LA	Yes
Beechcraft T-34B Mentor			N134RR	Yes
Boeing-Stearman Model 75		Restored as a PT-13.	N68837	Yes
Bell UH-1H Iroquois			s/n 67-17792	No
High Alpha Airshows[9]
Antonov An-2R		Named Big Panda II.	N50670	Yes
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F			N117BR	Yes

See also

• List of aviation museums

References

1. Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
2. Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, Sudbourne, England, 2007. ISBN 978-0851303857.
3. Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, Cypress, CA, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9897906-0-4.
4. "Cadet Program - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. "CAF Aircraft List (sort by Foreign)" Commemorative Air Force Retrieved 30 November 2024.
6. "Warbird Ride Program - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 29 August 2019.
7. "Aircraft - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 28 June 2022.
8. "F8F-2 N7825C restoration" CAF 12 Planes of Christmas Retrieved 28 June 2022.
9. "High Alpha Airshows fleet" High Alpha Airshows Retrieved 28 June 2022.

Notes

1. Aircraft registration or serial number/construction number if aircraft lacks current registration.

External links

• Official website