Castle Air Museum Needs Some Help
Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:28 am
While doing my homework for a potential CA trip I game across a notice on the Castle Air Museum site...
http://www.elite.net/castle-air/index.htm
They have acquired 4 airframes. Two of which are at the museum and they need help with the costs associated with the move of the other two.
Mike
http://www.elite.net/castle-air/index.htm
They have acquired 4 airframes. Two of which are at the museum and they need help with the costs associated with the move of the other two.
Mike
Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:13 am
The F-102 is the ex- Planes of Fame example.
Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:46 pm
What about the F-100? Where did it come from?
Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:54 pm
I visited Castle back in early 2002:
Their B-36 was nice to see.
If you can visit, Merced and Madera also have gate guardians.
And I believe that there was a B-17 on Hwy 99, near Castle AFB.
Also, possibly in Lodi, on an airfield close to Hwy 99, there were several DC-3s.
Saludos,
Tulio
Their B-36 was nice to see.
If you can visit, Merced and Madera also have gate guardians.
And I believe that there was a B-17 on Hwy 99, near Castle AFB.
Also, possibly in Lodi, on an airfield close to Hwy 99, there were several DC-3s.
Saludos,
Tulio
Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:12 pm
Castle has a B-17 but the one that Tulio mentions along Highway 99 is much further south past Fresno near the town of Tulare. It is at an airfield called Mefford Field. I've attached a link with some interesting info on the field: http://www.ghostbase.org/mefford/
PS. The B-17 has been broken twice by semi trucks running off of the highway into the plane.
PS. The B-17 has been broken twice by semi trucks running off of the highway into the plane.
Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:28 pm
Surprising that no one has got to that B-17 and restored it to flying. Someone's been slacking off! 