The Palm Springs Air Museum is a living history museum dedicated to educating the public about the role Air Power played in preserving American liberties and way of life. The Museum preserves, exhibits, and flies aircraft from World War Two, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror. A good portion of the aircraft in the collection are in flyable condition.
In addition to flyable and static aircraft, the Museum uses permanent and temporary exhibits, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources to perpetuate American History.
Many of our docents are veterans and are willing to share their experiences and sacrifices for the education of future generations.
Palm Springs
California
92262
United States
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From Trip Advisor…
F117. Need I say more.
Oct 2023 • Couples
Wow. An F117 up close. Amazing. The docents at this museum are very knowledgeable. DeeAnn in the F117 pavilion was very knowledgeable. They also have the century series fighters and two B17s. If you are anywhere near this museum, it’s worth a visit.
Written October 22, 2023
And yes, I am THAT DeeAnn!
WOW. Ain’t shameless, just great info…. F-117. I was at the Lockheed facility in Palmdale when they would fly them in at night and roll them into a hanger. I know I worked in Hanger 610 and the other hanger was two hangers down. I’d love to see one again…. Hugs
Yes, for a long time none of the planes were left outside in order to avoid showing up in satellite photos. They built 64 planes and the first 5 were test aircraft. The initial testing was at Groom Lake, or commonly known as Area 51. Our Hangar Chief, Regina, was the Program Manager for the weaponry systems in the Skunk Works from ‘99 to ‘06 and there are still things that she cannot talk about. These planes were pretty simple, in the physical sense. About 2/3 of the plane was aluminum and was pretty straightforward. I don’t what the R&D… Read more »