Aerospace Museum of California,
Sacramento McClellan Airport, Sacramento

The museum was started by the USAF as McClellan Aviation Museum on what was then McClellan Air Force Base. The Air Base closed in 2001 and the museum was given its current name in 2005. There's a spacious hangar and a quite a spacious ramp, crowded in places. There's also a nice shop. We visited on 8th May.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Allison V-3420 24-cylinder engine   This 2,600hp (1,940 Kw) beast powered several experimental planes including the huge Fisher P-75 Eagle fighter.
Beech SNB-2 (C18S UC-45J) Expeditor '42-51291' False markings, ex USN 51291, N11248.
Boeing 727-200F Adv N466FE FedEx
Composite Engineering (Kratos) BQM-167 Skeeter   USAF target drone, rail launched with RATO, parachute recovery.
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1140 USAF, false markings as '55431 FC-431'.
Convair QF-106A Delta Dart 59-0010 USAF
Convair VC-131D Samaritan 54-2822 Ex N8455H
Dassault HU-25B Guardian 2118 USCG ex N423F
Douglas A-1E Skyraider 132463 USN false markings as '32-463 EC'
Douglas C-53D (DC-3A) Skytrooper 42-68835 CU-W Ex NC19924 (N19924)
Douglas C-54Q (DC-4) 42-72449 2449 USAF ex USN R5D-3 50874, N27MA
Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II 76-0540 USAF
Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar 22114, N155024 False USAF markings, ex Canadian AF 22114, N15502
Fairchild PT-26 Cornell 42-82694 N46387 False USAF markings as '83234'
General Dynamics F-111G Aardvark 67-0159 USAF
Grumman F-14D Tomcat 163897 210 USN
Grumman HU-16B Albatross 7209 USCG ex 51-7209
Grumman TS-2A Tracker N412DF Tanker 78 CDF (Cal Fire) ex USN 133251
Gyrodyne QH-50D DASH DS-1660 USN
Hunting Jet Provost T3A N69RT 69 Ex RAF XN472
Lancair Sentry N806EY Military trainer project - just two were built.
Lockheed EC-131K Warning Star 141309 USN as 'USAF 54-0552 03-0552'
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 53-5205 USAF
Lockheed F-80B Shooting Star 45-8704 USAF
Lockheed F-104B Starfighter 57-1303 USAF ex NASA 819 N819NA
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 57-0427 USAF
McDonnell F-4C Phantom II 64-0706 USAF
Mig-17PF (WSK-Mielec Lim-5P) 4721 Ex Indonesian AF as 'Chinese AF 4721'
Mig-21F (Aero S-106) Fishbed-C 0201 Czechoslovakian AF
North American CT-39A Sabreliner 61-0660 USAF
North American F-86F Sabre 51-13982 USAF
North American F-86L Sabre 51-2968 FU-968 USAF
North American F-100D Super Sabre 56-3288 USAF as '55-777 CB'
North American T-6G Texan 51-15124 TA-124 USAF
North American T-28B Trojan 138327 USN as 'USAF 38327'
Pereira GP-3 Osprey 2 N3GP George Pereira is a Sacramento resident.
Pereira GP-4 N59GP  
Pitts Special Racer N382SJ 21 Earl Allen's Class Action, 'The Worlds fastet Pitts'. Reno National Champ 1994 & 1997.
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 51-1772 FS-772 USAF
Republic F-105D Thunderchief 62-4301 ZA USAF MyKarma
Rutan Quickie Unknown  
Sikorsky CH-3E Jolly Green Giant 65-5690 USAF
Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper N53792 US Army ex 43-26433
Vertol (Piasecki) CH-21C Shawnee 51-15886 USAF ex N68788, N48082
Vought A-7D Corsair II 70-0998 PR USAF

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