Thank you for coming out and seeing the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, our amazing CAFSoCal aircraft, and a ton more – this past March 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday) at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu.
Please check back soon for highlights!
Replay Video Below
The film INTO FLIGHT ONCE MORE brings the history of June 6, 1944 to the present to life through the lens of the C-47 D-Day Squadron and their epic re-creation journey across the North Atlantic to Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. On Saturday March 4th the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing at the Camarillo Airport will host a viewing of this inspirational film, which is narrated by Hollywood star and military supporter Gary Sinise.
Part of our mission is to educate, and we love doing just that with our presentation series. These 1-2 hour events happen every so often at the museum and are really worth trying to make it in person.
Here is the list for 2023 so you can plan ahead:
Happy Veteran’s Day – we honor all Veterans, living and passed on. We are open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – come out and visit us!
To help keep you occupied, here is some history about Veteran’s Day (courtesy of History.com):
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
For more great information, please visit: www.history.com
The performance beast! That’s what seasoned Spitfire pilots called the
Griffon-powered Mk XIV. With a top speed 100 miles per hour faster than
earlier Marks and sporting 50 caliber and 20-millimeter guns the Mk XIV
kept the Spitfire at the forefront of World War II fighter performance and
lethality. On Saturday September 10th the Commemorative Air Force
Southern California Wing at the Camarillo Airport will commemorate the
82nd anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a presentation on the
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV. Weather, operations, and maintenance
permitting CAF SoCal will also fly their Mk XIV for you.
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.
Thank you all who came out to learn about our bomber and support the Commemorative Air Force!
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.
In celebration of Memorial Day for 2022, we have chosen this video to share – we hope you like it
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:
We love seeing all of you at the museum, but we realize that not everyone can travel to Camarillo, California.
So, come see us at an airshow near you – here is the tentative list as of August 15 (changes and cancellations of air shows can happen, check back frequently):
Aug 20-21 Wings Over Camarillo, California https://wingsovercamarillo.com/
Sep 23-25 MCAS Miramar, California https://www.miramarairshow.com/
Oct 1 Sedona, Arizona https://sedonaairport.org/
Oct 1-2 Minden, Nevada https://www.aviationroundup.com/
Oct 1-2 Capital Airshow, California https://californiacapitalairshow.com/
Oct 15-16 Santa Maria Airfest, California https://www.airshowcenter.com/
Nov 4-6 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada https://www.airforce.com/
Nov 11 Wings Over Dallas, Texas https://wingsoverdallas.org/
