Castle Air Museum
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Castle Air Museum is located in Atwater, California and is one of the largest museums displaying vintage aircraft in the western United States.
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[edit] History and information
The museum opened in 1981, and displays 49 restored aircraft. The outdoor museum covers 11 acres, and among the exhibit highlights are a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, and the massive, ten-engined Convair B-36, one of only four surviving and the largest mass-produced piston aircraft in history. The museum also features a periodic "open cockpit day" in which visitors can actually view the interiors of certain planes. An indoor museum features photographs, engines, and a flight deck. The museum is open every day of the year except New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
[edit] Aircraft on display
[edit] Restoration efforts
The museum has recently received two new planes which are currently under restoration before they will be displayed on the museum grounds:
- Douglas A-4-arrived August 7, 2006
- McDonnell-Douglas F-15A-arrived September 1, 2006
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Castle Air Museum Visitor's Guide
- Compass Maps: Merced, Atwater, Merced County
- City of Atwater -- Approved Annexations
