Aviation Museums

and airworthy collections

USA

Planes of Fame Air Museum

14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino, CA 91710

Founded by Edward T. Maloney on 12th January 1957, initially in Claremont, California, the Planes of Fame Air Museum houses historically important aircraft with several in airworthy condition. With their main base now established at Chino Airport, the museum's mission is "to preserve aviation history, inspire an interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans".

Date of visit: 14th October 2022

Attendance at a local Air show meant that some aircraft were based off site during this visit, namely

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless - 28536 / RNZAF 5062 / N670AM

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger - '46' / N7835C

Grumman F8F-2 / G-58A Bearcat - V-56 / N3025

Lockheed P-38L Lightning - 23 / 162 / N138AM

Mikoyan - Gurevich MiG 15 Fagot - '1051' / NX87CN (ex- Chinese Navy)

North American B-25J Mitchell - 44-30423 / N3675G

North American P-51D Mustang - 607 /  '472861' / NL5441V

North American P-51D Mustang - G4-U /  '413334' / NL7715C

North American F-86F Sabre - FU-834 /  '12834' 'Jolly Roger' / N186AM

Vaught F4U Corsair - K / NX83782

*Airworthy

Edward T. Maloney Hangar

Boeing FB-5 Hawk

A-7104 / 6-F-11 'A-7126'

Boeing P-12E / F4B-3

32-17 / I-F-I / NX3360G

Boeing P-26A Peashooter

23 / NX3378G *

1903 Wright Flyer

Replica

Bob Pond Hangar

Culver PQ-14B Cadet

N-839 / NL15HM

Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk

42-105192 / ex- RCAF 858 / 79 / N85104 *

Curtiss Republic P-47G Thunderbolt

42-25254 / NX3395G '28487' 'UN' *

Curtiss-Robertson Robin J-1

NX9243

Fairchild 24-C8F

3018 / NC16682 *

Laister Kaufman TG-4A

42-43688 / N53612

North American P-51A-10-NA Mustang

43-6251 / 13 / N4235Y *

North American P-51D Mustang

44-13105 / x7 / N71FT 'Strega' / ex- RAAF A68-679 * [ Private ]

North American L-17A Navion

NAV-4-216 / N91161 *

North American AT-6D/SNJ-5 Texan

90790 / R7 / N3375G *

North American SNJ-6 Texan

111966 / N966K

Radioplane OQ-2A (TDD-1)

Target drone

Seversky 2-PA / AT-12 Guardsman

41-17529 / NX55539 *

U.S.S. Enterprise Hangar

Canadair CT-133 Silver Star

21377 / NX377JP *

Cessna O-1E Bird Dog L-19A

51-12129 / N305TA *

Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider

126997 / JC-409 / NX409Z *

ERCO 415-E Ercoupe

4922 / N94809 *

Grumman F9F-5P Panther

126277 / TN-8

Ryan FR-1 Fireball

39657

Friedkin Restoration Hangar

Beech 60 Duke

P-56 / N2GP

Bell P-39E Airacobra

42-19027

Bell YP-59A Airacomet

42-108777

Fairchild Cornell PT-19A

41-14798 / ED-28 (true ID unknown)

Fairchild Cornell PT-26A / M-62A-3

FT683 / N69262

Hispano HA.1112-M1L Buchon

C.4K-77 / '2'

North American O-47A

38-0284

North American P-51D Mustang Air Racer

44-73415 / 5 / N551VC

Vultee Valiant BT-13B

42-90054 / N54822 *

Fighter Rebuilders Shop

North American P-51D-20NA Mustang

44-72145 / N51PT 'Petie 3rd'

P-38 & 475th FG Hangar

Hangar closed

Jet & Air Racer Hangar

Canadair T-33AN Silver Star

T33-157 / N133AT *

de Havilland (FFA) Vampire FB6 (DH-100)

cn 638 / J-1129 / 'WA235'

Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket

37973 / NACA 143-1

Folland Gnat T1

XP538 / NX19GT

Gloster Meteor Mk. IV

VT260

Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star

44-85488 / PN-488

MiG-15UTI (PZL-Mielec Lim-2)

1A02005 / NX687 *

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17PF Fresco-C (PZL-Mielec LIM-5)

'1020' / N117MG

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R  Fishbed-H

'2149' / N30421

North American F-86E Sabre

51-13067 / FU-067 / NX186SE 'Beautious Butch'

PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra

0715 / N715CM

Curtiss R3C-2 Replica

BAPC.140 / '3' 

Deperdussin 1913 Replica

BAPC.136 / '19' 

Granville Gee Bee R-1 Replica

NR2100 / '11'

Hansen WH-1 Thunderchicken

N35TS / '35' 'Sump'n Else 2'

Howard DGA5 Replica

NR56Y / '39'

LeVier Cosmic Wind

N36C 

Macchi M.39 Replica

BAPC.141 / '5'

Mercury Air (Condor) K-10 Shoestring replica

N26C / '16'

1986 Miles & Atwood Special replica

NR225Y

Mong MS1 Sport

 88 / N88J

Orlowski Henri HO1

N426A / '74' 

Rider R-4 'Firecracker' Replica

NX261Y / '7'

Rider R-6

NX96Y / '18' 'Eight Ball'

Foreign Hangar

Bachem Ba349A-1 Natter

Replica

Bristol F.2B Fighter

N34HC / E2624 A-4

Fiesler Fi-103 (V-1)

unmarked

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/N Würger

980574 / N190RF / 14 white *

Fokker Dr.1 Dreidecker replica

NX5596T

Gloster Meteor T.7

NX313Q / WA591 / FMK-Q / ex- G-BWMF *

Duxford Airshow May 2015 [ G-BWMF ]

Goodyear GZ-10A Gondola

N10A

Hanriot HD.1 Scout

A-5624 / 1398 / N5934

Heinkel He-100D-1 replica

'7' whte (Full scale model)

Heinkel He-162A-1 Salamander

120077 / '1' red

Heinkel He-178 replica

 unmarked full scale model

Horten Ho-IVa

N79289

Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-7

3523

Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet

191626 / '11' white full scale model

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero

874 / V-190 

Mitsubishi A6M5-52 Zero

5357 / NX46770 / '6I-I20' *

Mitsubishi J2M-3 Raiden

3014 / ED-1158

Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui

403 / T2-300

Morane-Saulnier MS502 Criquet (Fieseler Fi-156D-1 Storch)

NX57962 / 'CQ+QS' ex- F-BJHP

Pilatus P2-06

62 / N5241M / ex- G-BONE U-142 *

Sopwith Pup F1 Replica

2826 / 'B1795' / 'B'

Supermarine Spitfire 1

'R9612' / 'LC' Full scale model

Yakovlev Yak-3U

533 / NX130AM / '6' white [ Ex- Egyptian AF 533 Let C-11 converted to Yak-3U G-BTHD ] *

Yokosuka (Kugisho) D4Y1 Suisei

7483 / 601-35

Yokosuka (Kugisho) MXY-7 Model 11 Ohka

1049 / 'I-18'

External Exhibits

Aero L-29 Delphin

194150 / 34 red / N88LK

Beech Expeditor TC-45J

89468 / 468 / N4606

Bell X-2

46-674 (replica)

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

44-83684 / N3713G

Boeing B-50A-5-BO Superfortress

46-0010 / 'Lucky Lady II'

Convair 440-41

cn 63 / N138CA

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk

3A419 / 149547

Douglas A-4E Skyhawk

151064 / 10

Douglas A-4L Skyhawk

148316 / VA-205

Douglas DC3C (C-47A-5-DK) Dakota

 12317 / N47TF

Douglas Dauntless

ID unknown

EKW C3605

C-483 / NX360BP

Grumman OV-1A Mohawk

59-2604 / N4235Z

Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat

80382 / 382

Hiller H-23 Raven

N702WA

Hispano Saeta HA.200 A

E.14A-5 / 14-A5 / N5486Y

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II

152673 / NF-300

Lockheed L1329 JetStar 731

N33SJ fuselage

Lockheed L-18-56 / C-60A Lodestar

18-2201 / AM711 / T-AM / N3779G

Lockheed L-18 (C-60A-5-LO) Lodestar

18-2622 / N1000B

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

53-5156

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

FX82

North American T-2A Buckeye

147474 / 2K-123

North American FJ-3 Fury

135867 / L-313

North American QF-86H Sabre

53-1351

North American QF-100D Super Sabre

56-3141 / AD-291

Northrop F-89D Scorpion

53-2517 / '0-32519'

Republic Thunderstreak F-84F

51-1378

Republic GRF-84K Thunderflash

cn 221 / 52-7265 / FS-265

Vought F-8A Crusader

145336 / DW-16

Korean War Memorial

North American Sabre F-86E

True ID unknown - Displayed as FU-539 'Sweet Rose' 

MiG-15bis (PZL Mielec Lim-2)

cn 612 / displayed as '711' / ex- PolAF

M4A1 'Sherman' tank