Event

We are proud to announce that our home airport in Camarillo is one of three locations chosen for the 2017 AOPA  Regional Fly-In.

Four states, four fly-ins. And the first stop is Camarillo (KCMA), April 28-29, 2017

The event will feature two full days of activities, including an expanded roster of learning opportunities and workshops on a range of topics such as mountain flying or owner-performed maintenance. The goal is to help make flying more fun, affordable, safe, and accessible.

We are very excited to have this event take place at our home airport and are preparing for the increased exposure and attendance this will bring to our museum facilities.

Join us at the CAF SoCal hangars on April 15, 2017 and learn about the P51 Mustang, the air superiority fighter of WWII.

On 15 April 1944, the 8th Air Force began Operation Jackpot, attacks on Luftwaffe fighter airfields. Adolf Galland, commander of the Luftwaffe fighter force is quoted to have said that “the day when the Allies took their fighters off the bombers and put them against the German fighters, that is, went from defensive to offensive, Germany lost the air war.”

Join us in the museum hangar to hear a panel discussion on the P51’s historic importance and flight characteristics. The panel will be opened to a question and answer session followed by a walk-around the CAFSoCal’s own P51-D Mustang “Man’OWar” and a flight demonstration (weather and maintenance permitting)

Experience Living History
Saturday, April 15, 2017, 11am-2pm
Commemorative Air Force Hangar
455 Aviation Dr.
Camarillo, CA
805-482-0064

We’re excited to have the CAF Air Power History Tour coming through Camarillo and staging at our ramp an museum  April 17 thru 24th .

Aircraft tours, historical Q&A and warbird rides!

see you here!

We are excited to kick off the 2017 Airshow season at the El Centro Airshow on March 11.

Our fighters and the PBJ bomber will depart for the Airshow on  Thursday March 9th and will be gone until after the Yuma airshow on March 18.

Once again, scale model enthusiast from the area will gather at the CAF SoCal Museum Hangar for Modelfest 2017.

Sunday, February  26th

Show Hours 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

ADMISSION IS $10.00 PER PERSON
Enter your models in the Fairest Model Contest anywhere. First entry is $4.00, each additional entry is only $2.00. There are 43 different categories to enter including 8 junior categories. Bring your models and show them off or just come and see the neat and interesting models that have been entered.

See the Ventura Hobbies website for details.

We’re pleased to announce the next installment of our Experience Living History presentation series, this time on the Grumman F8F Bearcat.

Saturday, February 18th, 11AM-2PM

CAF SoCal Hangars at the Camarillo Airport.

Focussed on the development and production of the legendary US Navy fighter, the presentation will also include a “walk around” question and answer session followed by a flight demonstration (weather and maintenance permitting)

Be sure to check our website calendar for up-coming presentations and events

BENEFITING: COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE
EVENT: 12 Planes of Christmas

THE STORY:

The SoCal Wing’s Navy/Marine B25-PBJ, Semper Fi, is the only flying PBJ in the world.

SoCal Wing obtained this warbird in May of 1993 and after 23 years of meticulous restoration it flew for the first time in May of 2016.

In its debut season, the unit has done a tremendous job of flying the PBJ to air shows, memorial fly overs and other venues for public display of this historic aircraft, in flight and in static display and tours, to carry on the important mission of preserving and bringing to life what our “greatest generation” flew.

The aircraft still needs some items to “finish the job” and present a more accurate display. Practical items such as new windshields, and interior lining, as well as those “finishing touches” such as replica rockets and 50 cal. machine guns.

Your generosity will help us maintain this one of a kind aircraft on its important mission to thrill and educate future generations as well as preserve history.

North American PBJ/B-25 Mitchell N5865V on Crowdrise

In commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, CAF SoCal will be showing documentaries of the historic even in the museum hangar next to the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the F8F Bearcat warbirds and the B-25 PBJ-1J Mitchell bomber staged on the ramp  just outside the hangar doors and available for up close viewing by the public.

Additional docents will be available to conduct tours and answer questions.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend an event at CAF SoCal facilities commemorating the 80th anniversary of the legendary Spitfire with a presentation on the history and impact of this warbird, the lineage of the CAFSoCal Spitfire mark XIV followed by a “walk-around” tour of the aircraft and a flight demonstration.

The Summer of 1940 was a critical time in the early stages of World War II. Britain stood alone against the German armed forces and Germany had its sight set on the U.K.

Enter this airplane, the Supermarine spitfire. The Spitfire along with its air defense cohort, the Hawker Hurricane, held back the mighty German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, which raged  from July to October of 1940.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire. One of the most recognized and beloved and iconic aircraft of all time.

Welcome to the commemorative Air Force’s Southern California wing at Camarillo Airport.

On Saturday, October 22 CAF SoCal is hosting an event on  honoring the Spitfire.

Come hear Steve Barber our very own CAFSoCal Hall of Fame member talk about the development of spitfire, the Battle of Britain, and what it’s like to fly this  international treasure.

Ron Fleishman, our Unit Historian will outline the history of CAFSoCal’s own Mark XIV Spitfire, and we’ll conclude the event, weather and maintenance permitting by flying the Spitfire for you.

We’d love to see you on Saturday October 22nd for our Spitfire Event. Come experience living history.