- Palm Springs Air Museum
The Palm Springs Air Museum, is a non-profit educational institution, whose mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the
World War II combat aircraft and the role the pilots and American citizens had in winning the war. In addition to flying aircraft, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources are used to perpetuate American history. It contains one of the world's largest collections of flying World War Two warplanes. Many of these aircraft have been used by motion picture companies in movies set during the second world war.Located on the north side of the
Palm Springs International Airport , the Air Museum is housed in a new structure that includes three main display hangars, theater, gift shop, ramp and airport access for flight demonstrations and visiting planes, research library, simulator and education center. The museum has also been rented as the site for celebrity galas, private parties and balls, as well.The vast antique automobile collection of Robert Pond is also on a rotating display as well as an extensive collection of aviation art by
Stan Stokes .The Flying Collection includes:
* Bell
P-63 Kingcobra * Boeing
Stearman PT-17 Kaydet *
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (which visitors can walk through, as well)* Consolidated
PBY Catalina * Curtiss
P-40 Hawk* Douglas
A-4 Skyhawk * Douglas
B-26 Invader * Douglas
C-47 Dakota * Douglas
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber* General Dynamics
F-16 Falcon * Grumman
A-6 Intruder * Grumman C-1A COD Transport
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Grumman F4F Wildcat * Grumman
F6F Hellcat * Grumman
F7F Tigercat * Grumman
F8F Bearcat * Grumman
F-14 Tomcat * Grumman
TBF Avenger * Grumman OA-13/
G-21 Goose *
Lockheed T-33 Trainer Shooting Star* McDonnell Douglas
F-4 Phantom *
McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet* North American
B-25 Mitchell * North American
P-51 Mustang * North American
T-6 Texan * Piper J-3 Cub Grasshopper
* Republic P-47D-40RA "45-49205" Big Chief
* Ryan Sport
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Supermarine Spitfire * Chance Vought FG-1D "92629" S 301
Static Display includes:
* Flak 37
88 mm gun (near parking lot)External links
* [http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/ The Palm Springs Air Museum]
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