Castle Air Museum

Home of the SR-71, F-117, F-18 Blue Angel, Air Force One, and over 80 vintage military aircraft, we're one of the largest aviation museums on the West Coast.

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Calling all junior aviators! Join us for Junior Pilot Day on October 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Our beautiful Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress seen from above. We thank Greg Stethatos and his team from B-17 Archeology for an outstanding job creating this perfect representation of General Castle's aircraft!

Photo courtesy of Greg Stethatos B-17 Archeology

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A very special thank you to Greg and his team from B-17 Archeology for donating paint and their labor to refurbish the Museum's B-17G Flying Fortress!

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Progress on the Museum's B-17G Flying Fortress. Well done by Greg and B-17 Archeology for their outstanding help and support to give our "Queen" a fresh look!

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The Museum was in the Atwater July 4th Parade, and turned quite a few heads with Kim and Mike in the cockpit of our Bell H-13 MASH Helicopter. Great job to Kim and volunteers for setting this up!

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We're proud of the Museum's Boeing B-17G, which will replicate Treble 4 the aircraft that General Frederick Castle, the Museum's and former Base's namesake lost his life in. We thank B-17 Archeology, and Greg for lovingly resorting our Queen!

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The Castle Air Museum has hit a milestone of $4 million dollars in donations raised for our Aviation Pavilion project!

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Aircraft of the Month: Lockheed-C-56-Lodestar

Lodestar means, “Guiding Star” or specifically Polaris. This Lockheed transport was aptly named as it pointed the way to the future of America’s air transport development.

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Stroll around the the Museum grounds while enjoying exploring crafts and enjoying food and spirits from all over the San Joaquin Valley!

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Bringing in and cleaning up the Museum’s Bell UH-1 Huey for restoration. She is a Vietnam War veteran from 1969-70.

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Restoration volunteers on Friday removing all old loose paint prior to the Delta Dagger’s repainting coming up very soon to get the aircraft back on display. Of interest the F-102 was first fighter interceptor aircraft with an internal weapons bay.

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The F-117 has its wings reattached and awaiting the arrival of all manufactured surfaces to complete reconstruction.

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Mark your calendars! It's Open Cockpit Day, this Saturday, May 6, at the Castle Air Museum! Dozens of vintage military aircraft open for viewing out of 80 aircraft on the Museum grounds! See the new U.S. Navy F-18 Blue Angel, and dedicate the new Navy A-6 Intruder attack jet.

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Museum staff Board Member Parsley and volunteers finishing the concrete work around the A-6 Intruder in preparation for the dedication on Open Cockpit Day May 6.

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Getting the wings on the Nighthawk! Soon we will be receiving the fabricated surfaces to install. Stay tuned! #nighthawk