March Field Air Museum, March Air Reserve Base, Riverside |
| This museum started on March Air Force Base in 1979, but later moved to land outside the airfield, which in 1996 became March Air Reserve Base.
It has two display hangars and plenty of land for well-spaced display of their many aircraft.
There are many interesting exhibits and a well-stocked shop. We visited on 2nd May. |
| Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Commander YL-26 (U-9A) | 52-6218 |
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One of three Aero Commander 520s tested by the US Army. |
| Antonov (PZL-Mielec) An-2R | CCCP-19736, NX22AN (N22AN) |
 An-2R Aeroflot CCCP-19736, NX22AN (N22AN) as Polish AF 6550 1.jpg)
 An-2R Aeroflot CCCP-19736, NX22AN (N22AN) as Polish AF 6550 2.jpg) |
Ex Aeroflot as 'Polish AF 6550'. |
| Beech UC-45J Expeditor | 44588 |
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USN ex N9657 |
| Bell AH-1F Cobra | 69-16416 |
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US Army |
| Bell P-39Q Airacobra | 42-2000 |
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USAF |
| Bell P-59A Airacomet | 44-22614 88 |
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USAF |
| Bell UH-1B Iroquois | 62-12537 |
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US Army |
| Bell UH-1F Iroquois | 63-13143 |
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USAF ex N32281 - at the front of the museum. |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | N140SP |
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San Bernadino County Sheriff's Office ex 66-00925 with tail of '00-5588' |
| Bell OH-58 69 Kiowa | 16168 |
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US Army |
| Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | 44-6393 |
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USAF Starduster. Used as a transport around the Med from 1944 by Gen. Ira Eaker. Ex CP-627, CP-891. |
| Boeing B-29A Superfortress | 44-61669 Z-49 |
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USAF ex N3299F |
| Boeing B-47E Stratojet | 53-2275 |
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USAF |
| Boeing B-47E Stratojet front cockpit | Unknown |
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USAF |
| Boeing B-52D Stratofortress | 55-0679 |
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USAF |
| Boeing AGM-86 ALCM |
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Air Launched Cruise Missile for launching by B-52. | |
| Boeing AGM-86 ALCM |
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USAF | |
| Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter | 53-0363 |
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USAF |
| Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | 55-3130 |
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USAF Old Grandad. Served from 1957 to 1992. |
| Boeing Minuteman II (LGM-30F) ICBM |
 ICBM 2.jpg) |
USAF InterContinental Ballistic Missile - at the front of the museum. | |
| Boeing Stearman PT-17 (A75N1) Kaydet | N49379 |
 Kaydet N49379 ex 42-16388, N54661 3.jpg)
 Kaydet N49379 ex 42-16388, N54661 4.jpg) |
USAF ex 42-16388, N54661 |
| Cessna 152 | N94469 |
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USAF markings |
| Cessna 337B (O-2A) Super Skymaster | N475DF |
 Super Skymaster N475DF ex 68-11067 1.jpg)
 Super Skymaster N475DF ex 68-11067 3.jpg) |
Cal Fire ex USAF 68-11067 |
| Cessna O-2B Super Skymaster | 67-21465 |
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USAF |
| Cessna A-37B Dragonfly | 71-0790 EK |
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USAF |
| Cessna T-37B Tweety Bird | 57-2316 |
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USAF |
| Convair F-102A Delta Dagger | 56-1114 |
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USAF |
| Convair VC-131D Samaritan | 54-2808 |
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USAF ex N8425H |
| Curtiss 35 P-6E Hawk flying scale replica | N90DS |
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7/8 replica as 'USAF 32-240' |
| Curtiss JN-4 Jenny flying scale replica | N593JN |
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USAF as '41986' |
| Douglas A-26C Invader | 44-35224 |
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USAF My Darling Ramona ex N9421Z, N6240D |
| Douglas AD-5W (EA-1E) Skyraider | 132789 RR-704 |
 Skyraider USN 132789 RR-704 1.jpg)
 Skyraider USN 132789 RR-704 3.jpg)
 Skyraider USN 132789 RR-704 4.jpg) |
USN |
| Douglas VC-47A (DC-3A) Skytrain | 43-15579 |
 43-15579 1.jpg)
 43-15579 4.jpg)
 43-15579 6.jpg)
 43-15579 7.jpg) |
USAF |
| Douglas R5D-3 (C-54Q DC-4) Skymaster | 56514 |
 Skymaster 42-72636 USN 56514 ex N67062 1.jpg)
 Skymaster 42-72636 USN 56514 ex N67062 2.jpg)
 Skymaster 42-72636 USN 56514 ex N67062 3.jpg) |
USN ex 42-72636, N67062 Tanker 148 |
| Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk | 154342 04 |
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USN aggressor markings |
| Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | 22122 |
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Canadian AF ex N8091 |
| Fairchild C-123K Provider | 54-0612 |
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USAF |
| Fairchild PT-19B Cornell | 42-83011 29 46ED |
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USAF ex N54270 |
| Fleet (Consolidated) Model 7 YPT-6A | 30-0385 |
 Model 7 YPT-6A 30-0385 ex N13933 2.jpg)
 Model 7 YPT-6A 30-0385 ex N13933 3.jpg)
 Model 7 YPT-6A 30-0385 ex N13933 5.jpg)
 Model 7 YPT-6A 30-0385 ex N13933 6.jpg)
 Model 7 YPT-6A 30-0385 ex N13933 7.jpg) |
USAF ex N13933 |
| Folland Gnat F1 | E1076 |
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Indian AF |
| General Atomics MQ-1B Predator | 05-3144 |
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USAF |
| General Dynamics FB-111A Aadvark | 68-0245 |
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USAF |
| Grumman HU-16E Albatross | 1293 |
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USCH |
| Grumman YF-14A Tomcat | 157990 NE-100 |
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USN |
| Hughes OH-6A Cayuse | 68-17252 |
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US Army |
| Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar | 12473 |
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USN ex N3968B, N1210, N1210L, N505R |
| Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star | 58-0513 |
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USAF |
| Lockheed F-104C Starfighter replica | '56-0755 FG-755' |
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USAF markings |
| Lockheed C-141B Starlifter | 65-0257 |
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USAF Spirit of the Inland Empire |
| Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird | 61-7975 |
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USAF |
| Lockheed D-21B | 537 |
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USAF in the car park. |
| Martin EB-57B Canberra | 52-1519 |
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USAF |
| McDonnell F-4C Phantom II | 63-7693 FP |
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USAF |
| McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II | 63-7746 |
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USAF |
| McDonnell F-101B Voodoo | 59-0418 |
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USAF |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II | 68-0382 |
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USAF |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle | 76-0008 ST |
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USAF |
| MiG-15 (Aero S-102) | 273 |
 Polish AF 273 1.jpg)
 Polish AF 273 3.jpg)
 Polish AF 273 4.jpg) |
Polish AF |
| MiG-17 (PZL-Swidnik Lim-5) | 1605 red |
 Russian AF 1605 red ex N170MG 1.jpg)
 Russian AF 1605 red ex N170MG 3.jpg)
 Russian AF 1605 red ex N170MG 4.jpg)
 Russian AF 1605 red ex N170MG 5.jpg) |
Soviet AF ex N170MG |
| MiG-19S Farmer-C | 0409 |
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Czechoslovak AF |
| MiG-21 (Aero S-106) Fishbed-C | 1101 |
 Fishbed C Czechoslovak AF 1101 ex N1101E 2.jpg)
 Fishbed C Czechoslovak AF 1101 ex N1101E 3.jpg) |
Czechoslovak AF ex N1101E |
| MiG-23BN Flogger-H | None |
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Ex Czechoslovak AF 5744, Iraqi AF markings |
| MMIST CQ-10A SnowGoose | 11 |
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Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Company cargo UAV with a parafoil wing. |
| Nieuport 11 (Bebe) scale replica | 'N437' |
 scale replica as 'N437' 3.jpg)
 scale replica as 'N437' 4.jpg) |
7/8 scale replica |
| Nieuport 11 (Bebe) scale replica | 'N1256' |
 scale replica as 'N1256' 4.jpg)
 scale replica as 'N1256' 6.jpg) |
7/8 scale replica |
| North American B-25J Mitchell | 44-31032 |
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USAF ex N3174G |
| North American F-86H Sabre | 53-1304 FU-304 |
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USAF |
| North American F-86L Sabre | 50-0560 FU-560 |
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USAF |
| North American F-100C Super Sabre | 54-1786 SK |
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USAF |
| North American SNJ-4 Texan | 51360 |
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USN |
| North American TC-39A Sabreliner | 62-4465 |
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USAF - in the car park. |
| Northrop F-89J Scorpion | 52-1949 06 |
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USAF |
| Northrop GT-38A Talon | 60-0593 |
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USAF - in the restoration hangar. |
| Northrop YA-9A | 71-1368 |
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Loser of the A-X attack aircraft competition won by the Fairchild A-10. Two were built - the other's stored at Edwards AFB. |
| Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse | 53-4326 |
 1.jpg)
 2.jpg)
 3.jpg) |
Abandoned by drug runners in 1985 and donated by the Riverside Sheriff's department. |
| Republic F-84C Thunderjet | 47-1595 FS-595 |
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USAF |
| Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | 51-9432 FS-432 |
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USAF |
| Republic F-105B Thunderchief | 57-5803 HI |
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USAF |
| Republic F-105D Thunderchief | 62-4383 RM |
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USAF - at the front of the museum |
| Schweizer SGS 2-8 | N54301 |
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| Sikorsky HH-34J Seabat | 48943 |
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USAF ex USN 148943 |
| Stinson L-5 Sentinel | N63085 |
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Origin unknown |
| Teledyne-Ryan AQM-81A Firebolt |
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USAF - supersonic hybrid-engined target drone. | |
| Vought A-7 Corsair II | 69-6188 |
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USAF |
| Vultee BT-13A Valiant | 41-1414 |
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Modified as Japanese Navy Aichi D3A Val 'AI-235'. Ex N54865. |
| Vultee BT-13A Valiant | 41-21487 65 |
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USAF |
| Wright Flyer I replica | None |
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Strengthened replica for wind tunnel testing by NASA. |
