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POSTPONED – Bearcat Restoration Update September 13th, 2025
We regrettably had to postpone this event until 2026. Please check back next year when we post our Living History event schedule. In 2018, the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing at the Camarillo Airport began a comprehensive ground-up restoration on its Grumman F8F Bearcat. Stalled due to COVID, the restoration team resumed the projec [...]
Presentation Jun 28th 2025 – Game of Drones
Living History Presentation Game of Drones by Rich Martindell Saturday, June 28th, 2025 Author Rich Martindell, a former Air Force fighter pilot, transitioned to “fly” MQ-9 Reaper drones, and captured in his book Game of Drones, his experiences and impressions along the way. The Wing hosted Rich, who compared his experiences of flying the F-4 and [...]
Presentation: Shot Down, April 26, 2025
Come out and join us for our next presentation: Shot Down by Steve Snyder Author and speaker Steve Snyder’s father, Howard Snyder, was a B-17 pilot stationed in England during World War II. On February 8, 1944, his plane was Shot Down over the French/Belgium border after a mission to bomb Frankfurt, Germany. On Saturday November [...]
Presentation: Spitfire 80th birthday, February 22, 2025
Spitfire 80th Presentation - look for a video replay coming soon February 1945, one of only 957 production Mk XIVs is delivered to number 33 Maintenance Unit at RAF Lyneham for combat preparations. Missing the war in Europe, serial number NH749 is assigned to the RAF Southeast Asia Command, ultimately being sold to the Indian Air Force in 19 [...]
Presentation: POSTPONED – Shot Down, November 9, 2024
Living History Presentation Saturday, November 9, 2024 Postponed Until Further Notice. Due to the Mountain Fire and its significant impact on Camarillo and nearby communities, the CAF Southern California Wing at Camarillo Airport is postponing the “Shot Down” [...]
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