San Diego's Aerospace Museum at Gillespie Field
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Join us as we spend the afternoon browsing thru all the historical aircraft and aeronautical artifacts at Gillespie Field in El Cajon California. Much like it's bigger Smithsonian Air and Space brother in Washington DC, the San Diego Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park has so many exhibits that a second museum, at Gillespie airfield, has to handle the overflow. And much like the Smithsonian, the Gillespie field location has a full fabrication and restoration shop.
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Wow, Ive got to take my family down to see this! My grandkids will love it. I love Tom Cruze!!!
Thank ya ma'am!!
This is a great museum, and the most enjoyable that I've been to, because you can get up close to the aircraft, see the restoration, and even look around the junkyard out back, which is actually more interesting than the exhibits, at least to me.
highly recommended!
Agreed and just talking with the volunteers is an education in itself. Some retired techs and fabricators and some engineers. All had great stories to share!
Three aerospace museums in the San Diego area, not bad. Will have to make the time visit this location next spring after the Midway museum.
Absolutely, it's funny how the city of San Diego down plays it's long aviation history. So much to see and the Gillespie field location is only a couple of bucks to get in and kids are free. The main location in Balboa Park charges about $30. Still worth it but with a family it adds up fast.
Enjoy!
Love that Crusader. Have not been there since Pre-covid. They had a PB4Y (B-24 with one big vertical tail). Too bad they dont have the big airshow at Gillespe any more.
Yes that's definitely the 'last gunfighter', or so the old Nam guys called it. It's such a cool design and looks fast just standing still.
They had another overflow area there that was not open to the public, lots of aircraft pieces and parts, waiting to be restored.
That’s where the A2D ended up! It was intended to replace the A-1 Skyraider. As far as I know that’s the only remaining example.
Thanks for the comments!! Yes sir, there are so many 'one offs' in that museum, I am amazed every time I walk through there. San Diego has such a rich aviation history that more folks need to know about!