Palm Springs Air Museum

Last updated
Palm Springs Air Museum
PSAM Star Logo Vertical.png
PSAM Entrance (cloudy).webp
USA California Southern location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location within southern California
Established1996
Location Palm Springs, California
Coordinates 33°49′57″N116°30′17″W / 33.8325°N 116.5047°W / 33.8325; -116.5047
Type Aviation museum
Collection size29 aircraft
FounderBob Pond & Pete Madison
DirectorFred Bell
ChairpersonDan Gilbertson
Website www.palmspringsairmuseum.org

Palm Springs Air Museum is an aviation museum in Palm Springs, California. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit leases from the city 17 acres abutting Palm Springs International Airport.

Contents

The museum was incorporated in 1994 by Harold Madison, Charles Mayer, and Bill Byrne. Madison contacted his friend Robert Pond, a World War II veteran who collected and rebuilt warbirds and classic cars and helped established the Planes of Fame East Museum in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. [1] With planes and cars from Pond’s collection, Palm Springs Air Museum opened on Veterans Day (November 11) in 1996. [2]

The museum encompasses five themed hangars, outdoor displays, and a visitor center that includes a resource center with flight simulators. It operates warbird rides, air demonstrations, and talks by experts on specific topics. Each Memorial Day, it honors military members who lost their lives in battle with a drop of red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell bomber. [3] Many of the museum’s planes have been used in movies and fly in air shows.

Collection

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michigan Flight Museum</span> Aviation museum in Michigan, United States

The Michigan Flight Museum, formerly known as the Yankee Air Museum, is an aviation museum located at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, Michigan. The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patriots Point</span> Naval museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hill Aerospace Museum</span> Military aviation museum in Roy, Utah

Hill Aerospace Museum is a military aviation museum located at Hill Air Force Base in Roy, Utah. It is dedicated to the history of the base and aviation in Utah.

The Air Zoo, founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage, Michigan. The Air Zoo holds many historical and rare aircraft, including the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft, the SR-71B Blackbird. Many of its antique planes are airworthy. Among its other attractions are a 180-degree theater that projects a 2-D film simulation of a B-17 bombing mission during World War II; and various amusement rides, including flight simulators of a rocket trip to Mars, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a stunt biplane, a hot air balloon, a veteran U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcat that served aboard USS America, and more. Air Zoo is a Smithsonian Affiliate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patuxent River Naval Air Museum</span> Naval aviation museum in Maryland, U.S.

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is a museum at Lexington Park, Maryland, first opened in 1978, which preserves and interprets the Naval Air Station Patuxent River history and heritage of advancing US naval aviation technology with artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other naval stations. The museum is dedicated to those who have employed their talents in advancing naval aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.

The Florence Air & Missile Museum was an aviation museum previously located at the entrance to the Florence Regional Airport, in Florence, South Carolina. The museum closed at the end of 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum</span> Aviation museum in Pueblo, Colorado

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is a non-profit aviation museum located in Southern Colorado. It was founded in the mid-1970s by former Pueblo City Manager Fred Weisbrod. The museum is made up of two hangars that were built in 2005 and 2011. The hangars house several of the museum's aircraft along with thousands of artifacts dating from World War I to modern day. PWAM is home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum and the Southern Colorado Space Museum and Learning Center. There are several historic military vehicles in the museum's collection, many of which are still in operational condition. The museum is located six miles east of Pueblo, Colorado on US Highway 50 at the Pueblo Memorial Airport, occupying space on what was the Pueblo Army Air Base during World War II. It is managed and maintained by the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grissom Air Museum</span> Aviation museum in Peru, Indiana

The Grissom Air Museum is a military aviation museum at Grissom Air Reserve Base near Peru, Indiana with over twenty aircraft on display.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum</span> Aviation museum in Lower Township, New Jersey

The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quonset Air Museum</span> Aviation museum in North Kingstown, Rhode Island

The Quonset Air Museum was an aviation museum located at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flugausstellung Peter Junior</span> Aviation museum in Hermeskeil, Rhineland-Palatinate

The Flugausstellung Peter Junior, previously the Flugausstellung Hermeskeil, is a private aviation museum in the town of Hermeskeil in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chico Air Museum</span>

The Chico Air Museum is a nonprofit aviation museum located at the Chico Municipal Airport in Chico, California. Its mission statement is to "collect, preserve, document and display aircraft, and aviation and space artifacts. The museum’s primary purpose is to educate and inspire people of all ages about aviation and the history of flight".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">War Eagles Air Museum</span> Aviation museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico

War Eagles Air Museum is an aerospace and automotive museum with several exhibits. It is located at Doña Ana County International Jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

The Historic Aircraft Restoration Project is an aviation museum located in Hangar B at Floyd Bennett Field in New York, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erickson Aircraft Collection</span> Aviation museum in Madras, Oregon

The Erickson Aircraft Collection is an aviation museum located at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon.

The Mid America Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

The Moffett Field Museum is an aviation museum located at the Moffett Federal Airfield near Mountain View, California, focused on the history of the airport.

Lewis Air Legends is an organization located in San Antonio, Texas focused on historic aviation.

The Pate Museum of Transportation was a transportation museum located in Cresson, Texas.

References

  1. ↑ Goolsby, Denise. "Dining buddies dreamed up Palm Springs Air Museum". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Bob Pond and the Palm Springs Air Museum – Airport Journals" . Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ↑ Reyes, Jesus (2024-05-27). "Palm Springs Air Museum holds annual Memorial Day flower drop". KESQ. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. 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 "Aircraft". Palm Springs Air Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich-Aero S-106 Fishbed-C (NATO), s/n 1112 {1} CVL, c/n 161112". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell AH-1G-BF Cobra, s/n 67-15574 US, c/n 20238". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Restorations". Palm Springs Air Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell P-63A-1-BE Kingcobra, s/n 42-68864 USAAF, c/n 091263RP, c/r N163BP". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1B-BF Iroquois, s/n 63-8610 US, c/n 832, c/r N5HF". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-17 Kaydet, s/n 38393 USN, c/n 75-8014, c/r N63555". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Boeing VB-17G Fortress, s/n 44-85778 USAF, c/n 8687, c/r N3509G". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American-Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Sabre 32, s/n F-8612 TNI-AU, c/n CA27-072". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Consolidated OA-10 Catalina, s/n 48426 USN, c/n 1788, c/r N31235". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ↑ Goolsby, Denise (21 March 2015). "Palm Springs Air Museum lands an F-102 aircraft". Desert Sun. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Convair F-102A-80-CO Delta Dagger, s/n 56-1432 USAF". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Location)" (PDF). National Museum of the United States Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "F-106B 57-2509". F-106 Delta Dart Association. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk, s/n 44-7084 USAAF, c/n 32824, c/r N999CD". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas-Lynch Air Tankers STOL 26, s/n 44-35721 USAAF, c/n 29000, c/r N9425Z". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas RC-47, s/n 044 IDF, c/n 16007, c/r N60154". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Northrop-Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, s/n 36176 USN, c/n 4815". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk, s/n 154649 USN". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Engineering and Research Corporation 415C, c/n 4019, c/r N3394H". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  24. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, s/n 53-8154 USAF, c/n 257, c/r N90267". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon, s/n 163277 USN, c/n 3M-10". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  26. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman A-6A Intruder, s/n 154162 USN, c/n I-297". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman C-1A Trader, s/n 146048 USN, c/n G-96-78, c/r N7171M". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  28. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat, s/n 94473 USN, c/n A-12225, c/r N4964W". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  29. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat, s/n 80412 USN, c/n C.154, c/r N207F". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  30. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F-14A-105-GR Tomcat, s/n 160898 USN, c/n 327". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  31. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 Wildcat, s/n 55627 USN, c/n 3268, c/r N47201". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  32. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman G-58B, c/n D-1262, c/r N700A". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  33. ↑ "Walt Disney's Airplane Returns to Palm Springs After D23 Expo". D23. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  34. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, s/n 53785 USN, c/n 3847, c/r N7075C". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  35. ↑ "Palm Springs Air Museum's F-104 Starfighter Unveiling". Warbird Digest. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  36. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Fokker F-104G Starfighter, s/n D-8244 KLu, c/n 8244". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  37. ↑ "Stealth fighter F-117 Nighthawk now on display at Palm Springs Air Museum". Desert Sun. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  38. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, s/n 37211 USN, c/n 15-1177, c/r N7273C". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  39. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star, s/n 126591 USN, c/n 580-5327, c/r N6633D". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  40. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, s/n 153851 USN, c/n 2299". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  41. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Northrop-McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-14-MC (Lot 7) Hornet, s/n 162403 USN, c/n 231/A183". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  42. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-86747 USAAF, c/n 108-47501, c/r N8163H". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  43. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American F-100D-50-NH Super Sabre, s/n 3-888 THK, c/n 224-155, c/r N2011U". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  44. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang, s/n 9273 RCAF, c/n 122-41448, c/r N151BP". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  45. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-6G Texan, s/n 85 Racer, c/n 88-11594, c/r N85JR". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  46. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28B Trojan, s/n 138203 USN, c/n 200-274, c/r N372C". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  47. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman EA-6B Prowler, s/n 163030". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  48. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft-Piper J-3L-65, c/n 04594, c/r N28118". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  49. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Republic-General Motors-Fisher Body F-84F-40-GK Thunderstreak, s/n 51-9531 USAF". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  50. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt, s/n 122 FAPe, c/n 399-55744, c/r N47RP". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  51. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, s/n 154895 USMC, c/n 58-1805". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  52. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe, s/n SG108 FABe, c/n 6S-648206, c/r N114BP". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  53. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Vought-Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, s/n 215 FAS, c/n 3890, c/r N62290". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

Further reading

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.