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Mass Production Presentation, Replay Video

Mass Production Presentation, Replay Video

THANK YOU form coming out to visit us for our last presentation of 2022: Mass Production – Toaster to Ammo Box held on December 10, 2022.

The Commemorative Air Force is an all-volunteer run museum where you can experience living history. Our mission is to Educate, Inspire, and Honor through Flight and Living History Experiences.

During World War II, American manufacturers produced massive amounts of supplies for the U.S. military and U.S. allies. The Lionel toy train company started producing items for warships. Ford Motor Company produced B-24 bombers. Packard built Merlin engines. On Saturday November 12th the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing at the Camarillo Airport will conduct a presentation on American mass production in support of the war effort. Weather, operations, and maintenance permitting CAF SoCal will also fly one of their warbirds for you.

Col Will Cunningham2023-02-27T21:44:02-07:00September 22nd, 2022|News|

PBJ Presentation Aug 6, 2022

PBJ Presentation Aug 6, 2022

Thank you all who came out to learn about our bomber and support the Commemorative Air Force!

PBJ Mitchell Presentation August 6,
2022

The Tree Top Terror! That’s what Japanese ground forces called Marine
Corps PBJ and Army Air Force B-25 medium bombers as they rampaged at
very low altitudes across the Southwest Pacific from 1943 onward. Given
the leeway by accommodating leadership to test and evaluate different
tactics and armament configurations in the field, that’s just what they
did. Come experience living history as CAF SoCal conducts a presentation
on the varying tactics and armament used by PBJ units as they constantly
adjusted to operational needs and enemy counter-tactics. We’ll also open
our magnificent PBJ-1J, which took 23 years to restore to flying condition,
so you can tour the inside of the aircraft.

Col Will Cunningham2022-09-19T17:23:37-07:00June 19th, 2022|News|

Memorial Day 2022

Memorial Day 2022

In celebration of Memorial Day for 2022, we have chosen this video to share – we hope you like it

Col Will Cunningham2022-06-06T18:31:08-07:00May 25th, 2022|News|

F6F Hellcat Presentation June 4 2022

F6F Hellcat Presentation June 4 2022

Thank You to all who joined us at 11am on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 for our Hellcat presentation!

This time we broke down the short and violent life of the Hellcat. With the highest recorded kill ratio of any fighter ever, this presentation was not to be missed.

Here is the full video of the presentation:

Col Will Cunningham2022-06-20T15:20:53-07:00May 19th, 2022|News|

Presentation – F8F Bearcat

Presentation – F8F Bearcat

Living History Presentation – F8F Bearcat Restoration

Thank you for all those who came out to hear all about our beloved Bearcat and the complete restoration currently being performed.

History, aircraft specifics, and restoration breakdown – very interesting stuff!

Col Will Cunningham2022-04-13T21:11:38-07:00March 6th, 2022|News|

Now Open at the Reagan Library

Now Open at the Reagan Library

We are excited to announce our participation in the NOW OPEN exhibit at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.

Secrets of WWII – running April 2nd to October 9th, 2022

Click here for more information

Col Will Cunningham2022-05-19T19:58:29-07:00March 1st, 2022|News|

Update to the A6M3 Zero page

Update to the A6M3 Zero page

We would like to thank Newsweek for keeping the history alive with this article published a few years ago about the A6M3 Zero aircraft and about our Zero specifically. Newsweek interviewed Steve Barber who helped the CAFSOCAL acquire this rare warbird. Read all about it by clicking here.

Steve Barber and the Zero

Col Will Cunningham2022-03-06T16:52:18-07:00January 13th, 2022|News|

Gone West – Steve Barber

Gone West – Steve Barber

There are many, many volunteers that contribute to the Commemorative Air Force, and many of those are members of, and work hard to enrich the Southern California Air Wing here in Camarillo. Few, however, can match the dedication, time involved, and effort in building a strong foundation of volunteers, aircraft, and facilities. It is very safe to state that the CAFSOCAL would not be what it is today without Steve Barber.

As a dedication to his memory, we are posting his memorial video here for the public to enjoy, as many of us have enjoyed remembering Steve. Please feel free to email membership@cafsocal.com with any additional stories, photos, or videos of Steve that other friends and family of Steve would like to see.

Thank you Steve for all that you have done for our organization and wing – you will be dearly.

Col Will Cunningham2022-03-01T20:03:17-07:00January 8th, 2022|News|

Sale in the Gift Shop

Sale in the Gift Shop

To celebrate the happy holiday season, we are offering a 10% off discount in the PX (gift shop) – online orders only, shop now so we can ship quickly!

Use the code: px2021 at checkout to receive your online discount

Click here to go directly to the PX

Col Will Cunningham2022-01-02T14:26:11-07:00December 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|