California Aviation Museums Question

Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:01 pm

Norton AFB is now San Bernadino International Airport and there are no aircraft on display there.

Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:40 pm

Thanks! Knowing where something isn't, is just as helpful as knowing where something is.

On another subject...
David Talichet's "Proud Bird Restaurant" located at 33 56 07.45 N 118 22 41.66 W has a number of replica airframes displayed. Are any of them real airframes?

Also...
Is there anything aviation wise of interest in Goleta?

Mike

Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:24 pm

mrhenniger wrote:I read a website indicating there was an F-102 on display outside of the terminal. It was moved about 2-3 years ago. I am having trouble finding the website now. I think I am remembering this correctly.

Mike,

All I know is that it was s/n 57-00905 and it has been missing longer than 2 to 3 years as we went looking for it in 1999 during a visit to Calif. and it was not at the Ontario airport.

Jim

Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:06 pm

AirJimL2 wrote:Mike,

All I know is that it was s/n 57-00905 and it has been missing longer than 2 to 3 years as we went looking for it in 1999 during a visit to Calif. and it was not at the Ontario airport.

Jim

Thanks Jim. I am still looking for that webpage. I am sure I read something about it being moved.

The California list has been updated. The link is also new...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.html#USA_CA

Mike

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:28 pm

mrhenniger wrote:David Talichet's "Proud Bird Restaurant" located at 33 56 07.45 N 118 22 41.66 W has a number of replica airframes displayed. Are any of them real airframes?

Also...
Is there anything aviation wise of interest in Goleta?

I think the jets are real, the piston engined aircraft are fiberglass.

Goleta is actually Santa Barbara airport. There used to be a lot of interesting stuff there, but probably nothing of interest now.

Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:07 am

I am getting closer to finding the F-102 that was on display at the Ontario Airport. It is s/n 57-905.

The F-102 at the Planes of Fame is 56-1413. Yanks has a F-106.

So in conclusion, the F-102 at the Ontario Airport was not moved to Chino. I am still looking for that web page that indicates where it was moved.

Now that I have the s/n 57-0905, does anyone know where it is?

Mike

Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:46 am

And the F-102 at Planes of Fame was returned to the USAF in the past year so it is no longer in Chino.