Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
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| Established | 1997 (at current location) |
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| Location |
4203 Anderson Avenue Marine Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego, California United States |
| Coordinates | 32°53′28″N 117°8′21″W / 32.89111°N 117.13917°WCoordinates: 32°53′28″N 117°8′21″W / 32.89111°N 117.13917°W |
| Type | Military Aviation History |
| Website | Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation |
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is located at Building T, 4203 Anderson Avenue, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts relating to the history and legacy of United States Marine Corps Aviation. The outdoor exhibits include approximately 30 vintage aircraft, multiple military vehicles and equipment as well as a vast range of historical items inside the museum building.[1]
Collection
Aircraft on display
- Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra 140688[2]
- Bell 214ST 28166 – Captured from Iraqi Air Force[2]
- Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight 154803 – The helicopter on display is known as Lady Ace 09 and flew Graham Martin, the last Ambassador of the United States to South Vietnam out of the country on April 30, 1975 prior to the Fall of Saigon.[2][3]
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 148492[2]
- Douglas A-4F Skyhawk 154204[2]
- Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight 124630[2]
- Douglas F4D-1 Skyray 139177[2]
- General Motors FM-2 Wildcat 16278[2]
- General Motors TBM-3E Avenger 53726[2]
- Grumman A-6E Intruder 154170[2]
- Grumman F9F-2 Panther 123652[2]
- Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141722[2]
- Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier 158387 (NASA)[2]
- McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee 124988[2]
- Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II 160264 – Last A-4 ever produced[2]
- Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 158467[2]
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 161749[2]
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 163152 – 'Red 22' (Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training)[2]
- McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II 157246[2]
- McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II 151981[2]
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 81072[2]
- North American SNJ-5 Texan 90866[2]
- Northrop F-5E Tiger II 741564 – 'Red 12' (Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training)[2]
- Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 161882[4]
- North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco 155494[2]
- Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion 153304[2]
- Sikorsky HRS-3 Chickasaw 130252[2]
- Sikorsky HUS Seahorse 150219[2]
- Vought F8U-2NE Crusader 150920[2]
- Vought RF-8G Crusader 144617[2]
Other exhibits
- AN/TPN-8A (Ground Control Approach (GCA) Radar Set)
- Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Tug
- Iraqi BMP-1
- Iraqi D-20
- Iraqi MT-LB
- Landing Signals Officer (LSO) Shack
- M101 Howitzer
- M1097 Avenger
- M927 Truck
- MIM-23 Hawk
- NC-2 Power Unit
- RQ-2B Pioneer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mounted to M927 Truck)
- ZPU-1
- ZPU-4
In storage
- Bell HTL-4 Sioux[2]
- Bell UH-1E Iroquois
- Stinson O-62 Sentinel 42-14918[2][5]
- Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 142879[2]
- Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless 1612 - Under restoration[2]
- Ford M151A2
- Kaman HOK-1 Huskie 139990[2]
- Lockheed TO-1 33840[2]
- North American PBJ-1J Mitchell 44-86727 - Under restoration[2]
- Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever 128596 - Under restoration[2]
- Vought RF-8G Crusader 146858[2]
- Vought F4U-5N Corsair 122189 - Korean War era-Under restoration[2]
MCAS Miramar Post Exchange
The following items, being located away from the museum complex, are available only to visitors who have access to the post exchange.
- Douglas R4D-8 Skytrain 50835[2]
- Douglas R5D Skymaster 90392[2]
- Fairchild R4Q Packet 131708[2]
See also
- Marine Corps Museums
- United States Marine Corps Aviation
- Naval Aviation Hall of Honor (including USMC)
- United States naval aviator
Photo gallery
Notes
- ↑ Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation and Aviation Museum. "Museum", Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation and Aviation Museum website, 2008. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "Aircraft Listing" (PDF). Flying Leathernecks. Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation. October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ ""Lady Ace 09" unveiled at aviation museum". Marines. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "EA-6B Prowlers on Display". VAQ136.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ Gray, James (Summer 2014). "L-5 Newsletter" (PDF). Sentinel Owners & Pilots Association. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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