Holiday Hours 2024
Happy Holidays! Holiday Hours!
From all of us at the CAFSoCal, we wish you a very happy holiday season.
We will be open regular hours this holiday season.
Thank you and we hope you have a safe rest of 2024!
Veteran’s Day 2022
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
Spitfire Presentation – Replay
Spitfire Mk XIV Presentation September
10, 2022 – Thank you for joining us! Here is a replay of that presentation:
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.
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.
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.
Memorial Day 2022
In celebration of Memorial Day for 2022, we have chosen this video to share – we hope you like it
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:
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!
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
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