Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino

Planes of Fame Air Museum
7000 Merrill Ave., #17 (at Cal Aero Drive)
North side of Chino Airport
Chino, CA 91710
909-597-3722
http://www.planesoffame.org/

Sun-Fri: 10a-5p
Sat: 9a-5p
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and occasional special events

Adults $11
Seniors 65+, Veterans $10
AAA members (with card) $9.90
Children <12 $4
Active duty military, police, firefighters, Museum members, Children <5 FREE

The Planes of Fame Air Museum is aviation museum that is dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and exhibition of historical aircraft, and to the men and women, both famous and unknown, who devoted their lives to flight. The Museum spans the history of manned flight from the Chanute Hang Glider of 1896 to the Space Age of Apollo.

The Museum is a "living history" museum, where the aircraft are not only preserved, but are kept flying. To share the collection with the public, warbirds are flown regularly, participating in airshows, military base open houses, and are often used in the making of television programs and motion picture presentations. As a result, a specific aircraft may be absent at times.

The Restoration Hangar contains the aircraft restoration projects underway at the Museum with the exception of the B-17 and DC-3/C-47. A large number of Museum volunteers can be found working on various projects every Thursday and Saturday and the hangar is open to the public for viewing.

The Military Vehicle Corps, often referred to as the Motor Pool, is a small group within the Museum family. The Military Vehicles in the collection are primarily from World War II. These vehicles are used in parades, public events, and WWII re-enactments.

Planes of Fame Air Museum is honored to be the home of the 475th Fighter Group collection. The stories and memorabilia of this highly decorated group, which flew the P-38 in combat, are now permanently housed in a new display hangar constructed entirely by the members of the 475th. The 475th Fighter Group hangar is the new home of the Museum’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

They also have a members research library and Hands-On Aviation youth education center.

Sister facility in Valle, AZ: 755 Mustang Way, Valle-Williams, AZ 86046, 928-635-1000

Contact the Museum for latest information.