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Phone
  
+1 858-693-1723

Founded
  
1997

Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum

Established
  
1997 (at current location)

Location
  
4203T Anderson AvenueMarine Corps Air Station MiramarSan Diego, CaliforniaUnited States

Type
  
Military Aviation History

Website
  
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation

Address
  
4203 Anderson Ave, San Diego, CA 92145, USA

Hours
  
Closed today MondayClosedTuesday9AM–3:30PMWednesday9AM–3:30PMThursday9AM–3:30PMFriday9AM–3:30PMSaturday9AM–3:30PMSunday9AM–3:30PM

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Veterans Museum and Mem, San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego Model Railroad, Maritime Museum of San Diego, USS Midway Museum

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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.

Contents

Aircraft displayed

  • CH-46E Sea Knight - 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.

    • Complete list of aircraft on exhibit

  • Bell AH-1J "Sea Cobra" (Attack helicopter)
  • Bell Model 214ST "Huey" (Medium-Lift helicopter) - Captured from Iraqi Air Force
  • Boeing Vertol CH-46E "Sea Knight" (Cargo/troop transport helicopter) - Vietnamese Embassy Evac
  • Chance-Vought F4U-5N "Corsair" (Radar-Equipped Night Fighter aircraft) - Korean War era
  • Douglas A-4C "Skyhawk" (Attack aircraft)
  • Douglas A-4F "Skyhawk" (Attack aircraft)
  • Douglas F3D-2 (EF-10) "Skyknight" (Night-fighter / Electronic warfare aircraft)
  • Douglas F4D-1 "Skyray" (F-6) (Fighter-Interceptor aircraft)
  • General Motors FM-2 (Grumman F4F) "Wildcat" (Fighter aircraft)
  • General Motors TBM-3E (Grumman-designed) "Avenger" (Torpedo bomber aircraft)
  • Grumman A-6E "Intruder" (Attack bomber aircraft)
  • Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" (Fighter-bomber aircraft)
  • Grumman F9F-8P "Cougar" (Tactical reconnaissance - unarmed)
  • Hawker Siddeley AV-8C "Harrier" (NASA) (V/STOL Attack aircraft)
  • McDonnell F2H-2 "Banshee" (Fighter-bomber aircraft)
  • McDonnell-Douglas A-4M "Skyhawk II" (Attack aircraft) - Last A-4 ever produced
  • McDonnell-Douglas TA-4J "Skyhawk" (Fast Forward Air Control (FASTFAC)/trainer aircraft)
  • McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A "Hornet" (Fighter-Attack dual-role aircraft)
  • McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A "Hornet" 'Red 22' (Fighter-Attack dual-role aircraft – Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training)
  • McDonnell-Douglas F-4S "Phantom II" (Fighter-bomber aircraft)
  • McDonnell-Douglas RF-4B "Phantom II" (Tactical reconnaissance - unarmed)
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 "Fagot" (Fighter aircraft)
  • North American SNJ-5 (AT-6) "Texan" (Trainer aircraft)
  • Northrop F-5E "Tiger II" - 'Red 12' (Fighter aircraft – Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training)
  • Northrop Grumman EA-6B "Prowler" (Electronic warfare aircraft)
  • Rockwell OV-10D "Bronco" Night Observation System (NOS) (Short-Takeoff Forward Air Controller/Light Attack aircraft)
  • Sikorsky CH-53A "Sea Stallion" (Cargo/troop transport helicopter)
  • Sikorsky HRS-3 (H-19) "Chicksaw" (Cargo/troop transport helicopter)
  • Sikorsky HUS (UH-34D) "Seahorse" (Cargo/troop transport helicopter)
  • Vought (LTV) F8U-1 (F-8E) "Crusader" (Fighter aircraft)
  • Vought (LTV) F8U-1P (RF-8G) "Crusader" (Tactical reconnaissance - unarmed)

    • Other exhibits

  • AN/TPN-8A (Ground Control Approach (GCA) Radar Set)
  • Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Tug
  • Iraqi BMP-1 (Soviet–made Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • Iraqi D-20 (Soviet–made "Howitzer" 152mm Artillery Gun)
  • Iraqi MT-LB (Soviet–made Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Landing Signals Officer (LSO) Shack
  • M101 Howitzer (105mm Artillery Gun)
  • M1097 Avenger ("Stinger" Air Defense Humvee)
  • M927 Truck (5-Ton Extended-Body 6x6 Military UAV Launch Truck)
  • MIM-23 Hawk Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)
  • NC-2 Power Unit
  • RQ-2B Pioneer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mounted to M927 Truck)
  • ZPU-1 (Soviet–made 1-barrel 14.5mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun)
  • ZPU-4 (Soviet–made 4-barrel 14.5mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun)

    • In storage (not on display)

  • Bell HTL-4 (Model 47) "Sioux" (Scout/medevac helicopter)
  • Bell UH-1E "Iroquois" (‘Huey’) (Utility helicopter)
  • Consolidated OY-1 (L-5) "Grasshopper" (Observation aircraft)
  • Douglas A-4B "Skyhawk" (Attack aircraft)
  • Douglas SBD-1 "Dauntless" (Dive-bomber aircraft) - Under restoration
  • Ford M151A2 (¼-Ton 4x4 Military Utility Tactical Truck)
  • Kaman HOK-1 "Huskie" (Observation helicopter)
  • Lockheed TO-1 (F-80C "Shooting Star") (Fighter aircraft)
  • North American PBJ-1J (B-25J) "Mitchell" (Medium bomber aircraft) - Under restoration
  • Piasecki HUP-2 (H-25) "Retriever" (Rescue helicopter) - Under restoration
  • Vought (LTV) F8U-1 (F-8E) "Crusader" (Fighter aircraft)

    • 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 (C-117) "Skytrain II" (Transport aircraft)
  • Douglas R5D (C-54) "Skymaster" (Transport aircraft)
  • Fairchild R4Q (C-119) "Packet" (Transport aircraft)

    • References

    Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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