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Castle Air Museum 

  

Castle Air Museum

5050 Santa Fe Drive

Altwater, CA 95301

 

 

Opening hours : 

Mei tot september  09.00-17.00 uur

Oktober tot April   10.00-16.00 uur

Sluitingsdag : dinsdag

Gesloten : Nieuwjaarsdag, Pasen,   Thanksgiving en Kerstmis

Entry fee

Adults : 7 USD

Children : free

Car Park : freei

 

website www.elite.net/castle-air

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Last visited by ASA on   19/10/2003

 

Our findings

Het museum werd in 1981 opgericht en er staan momenteel ongeveer een 40-tal toestellen buiten tentoongesteld. Bij het toegangsticket hoort een ‘visitor’s guide’ waarbij men de toestellen volgens nummer kan volgen en met een korte, degelijke uitleg. 

Het museum bezit de enige RB-36 Peacemaker. Tevens staan er enkele buitenlandse toestellen. (RCAF, RAF, Japan). De toestellen zijn zeer goed te fotograferen (op een uitzondering na). Bij de ingang bevindt zich een shop met een degelijke boeken afdeling.

Naast de ingang bevindt zich nog een hangaar met uniformen en memorabilia. Prachtig museum.

On display

10054        Avro Canada CF-100 Mk V Canuck                 RCAF         10054

XM605       Avro Vulcan B.Mk2                                          RAF

11897        Beech C-45 Expediter                                    USAF

0735          Beech YT-34 Mentor                                       USAF

38635 /N   Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress                        US Army     ‘Virgin’s Delight’

44-70064   Boeing B-29A Superfortress                          USAF          44-70064         

0-20166     Boeing B-47 Stratojet                                    USAF            ‘Spirit’

0-90351     Boeing WB-50 Superfortress                         USAF            ‘Flight of the Phoenix’

60612        Boeing B-52D Stratofortress                          USAF

0-30354     Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter                        USAF

3139          Boeing KC-135A Strototanker                        USAF            ‘City of Attwater’

441916 / H   Consolidated B-24M Liberator                     USAF           44-41706

477575       Curtiss C-46D Commando                           

41707         DeHavilland Canada L-20 Beaver (U-6)        USAF

BI 24          Douglas B-18 Bolo                                          US Army

21413         Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster                     USAF            67-21413            

75849         Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe                               USAF                   

435648       Douglas A-26B Invader                                 USAF

112 / MD    Douglas B-23 Dragon                                     US Army

315977       Douglas C-47 Skytrain                                   USAF

90407         Douglas R5D-4 Skymaster                             US Navy

9199           Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxar                       USAF            49-199

AF54-512 /WX  Fairchild C-123K Provider                       USAF

96507         General Dynamics FB-111 Aardvark             USAF

0-17163      Grumman SA-16 Albatross                            USAF

24513         KamanHH-43B Huskie                                    USAF

 -                 Kawasaki KAQ-1                                            Japan           drone

7008            North American B-45A Tornado                    USAF

5113730      Consolidated Vultee RB-36H Peacemaker     USAF

1373            Lockheed Lodestar                                        RAF

71312          Lockheed F-104B Starfighter                        USAF           57-1312

45-8490       Lockheed P-80B (F-80B) Shooting Star        USAF           45-8490

17960          Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird                             USAF

80629          Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star                      USAF

54253          Martin EB-57A Canberra                                USAF

 -                  McDonnell F-4E  Phantom II                          USAF 

70412          McDonnell F-101 Voodoo                               USAF

891              North American B-25J Mitchell                      USAF      44-8689 ‘Lazy Daisy Me’

31230         North American F-86H Sabre                          USAF

02684         North American AT-6 Texan                           USAF

21927         Northrop F-89J Scorpion                                 USAF

9433           Republic F-84F Thunderstreak                       USAF             51-9433

AF57-837   Republic F-105 Thunderchief                          USAF

6978           Vultee BT-13 Valiant                             US ArmyAirCorps   42-16978

5785           Convair C-131                                       US Coast Guard

0-72456      F-106A Delta Dart                                           USAF            58-0793

 
In storage (not on display)
 

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