CAF Southern California Wing Museum

American aircraft museum

CAF Southern California Wing Museum

Established| 1981
Location| Camarillo, California, United States
Coordinates| 34°12′36″N 119°04′54″W﻿ / ﻿34.2099447°N 119.0817523°W﻿ / 34.2099447; -119.0817523
Type| Air museum
Website| cafsocal.com

The CAF Southern California Wing Museum (commonly shortened to CAF SoCal) is an air museum at Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California.[1] It is a unit of the Commemorative Air Force.[2][3] It is home to several airworthy historic aircraft, as well as static aircraft, displays, models, and artifacts primarily related to military aviation in World War II. The unit includes a Cadet Program focused on introducing children and young adults to the aviation and aerospace sectors, and provides them scholarship opportunities for flight training.[4]

## Collection

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The museum's collection of foreign aircraft is the largest of any Commemorative Air Force wing.[5] Warbird rides are sold on the PBJ Mitchell, SNJ Texans, and PT-19.[6] As of November 2024, it is home to the following aircraft:[7]

Aircraft type  | Photo  | Notes  | Reg.
or S/N[N 1] | Airworthy

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Alon A-2 Aircoupe |  |  | N5694F  | Yes
Fairchild PT-19B |  |  | N50426  | Yes
Fairchild F-24R-46 |  |  | N77696  | Yes
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |  | Named Minsi III and marked as David McCampbell's F6F Hellcat.  | N1078Z  | Yes
Messerschmitt Bf 108 D-1 Taifun |  | Only airworthy example outside of Europe with an original Argus engine.  | N2231  | Yes
Mitsubishi A6M3 Mod. 22 Zero |  |  | N712Z  | Yes
North American PBJ-1J Mitchell |  | Named Semper Fi. Only surviving original PBJ-1, BuNo. 35857.  | N5865V  | Yes
North American SNJ-4 Texan |  |  | N6411D  | Yes
North American SNJ-5 Texan |  |  | N89014  | Yes
North American Navion |  |  | N91644  | Yes
Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk. XIVe |  |  | N749DP  | Yes
Curtiss C-46 Commando |  | Named China Doll. Static display.  | N53594  | No
Fieseler Fi 156 D Storch |  | In restoration to airworthiness.  | N40FS  | No
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat |  | In restoration to airworthiness.[8] | N7825C  | No
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF |  | Cockpit section only.  | c/n 965306  | No
North American YAT-28E Trojan |  | In restoration to static display.  | s/n 51-3788  | No
Yakovlev Yak-50 |  | Static display.  | N950DK  | No

Though not part of the CAF's fleet, the hangars are also home to the following aircraft:

Aircraft type  | Photo  | Notes  | Reg.
or S/N  | Airworthy

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Privately owned
Aero L-39C Albatros |  | Named The Pink Jet, painted pink in support for breast cancer patients and awareness.  | N368LA  | Yes
Beechcraft T-34B Mentor |  |  | N134RR  | Yes
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 |  | Restored as a PT-13.  | N68837  | Yes
Bell UH-1H Iroquois |  |  | s/n 67-17792  | No
High Alpha Airshows[9]
Antonov An-2R |  | Named Big Panda II. | N50670  | Yes
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F |  |  | N117BR  | Yes

## See also

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* List of aviation museums

## References

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1. ^ Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
2. ^ Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, Sudbourne, England, 2007. ISBN 978-0851303857.
3. ^ Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, Cypress, CA, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9897906-0-4.
4. ^ "Cadet Program - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. ^ "CAF Aircraft List (sort by Foreign)" Commemorative Air Force Retrieved 30 November 2024.
6. ^ "Warbird Ride Program - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 29 August 2019.
7. ^ "Aircraft - CAF SoCal" CAF So. Cal. Wing Retrieved 28 June 2022.
8. ^ "F8F-2 N7825C restoration" CAF 12 Planes of Christmas Retrieved 28 June 2022.
9. ^ "High Alpha Airshows fleet" High Alpha Airshows Retrieved 28 June 2022.

## Notes

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1. ^ Aircraft registration or serial number/construction number if aircraft lacks current registration.

## External links

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Camarillo, California

Schools|

* Pleasant Valley School District
* Oxnard Union High School District
* Adolfo Camarillo High School
* Rancho Campana High School
* Cornerstone Christian School

Other education|

* City of Camarillo Public Library
* California State University, Channel Islands (near Camarillo)

Landmarks|

* Camarillo Airport
* CAF Southern California Wing Museum
* Camarillo Premium Outlets
* Camarillo State Mental Hospital (former)

Media|

* Ventura County Star

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