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Joe Davies Heritage Airpark

Today we hit the high desert to visit the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale.  Although the open-air museum is free, it’s jam-packed with a priceless collection of beautiful and important airplanes. The park is owned by the City of Palmdale. It’s named after Joe Davies, a local who commanded Building 42 in the mid-60’s,Continue reading “Joe Davies Heritage Airpark”

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

The variable-geometry F-14 Tomcat first left the ground in December of 1970, and served all the way through to September of 2006. The big fighter took it’s first tour aboard the USS Enterprise in 1974, replacing the wing of aging F-4 Phantoms. The twin-engine, supersonic, two seat carrier fighter was a natural match for theContinue reading “Grumman F-14 Tomcat”

Point Mugu Missile Park

Naval Air Road, Port Hueneme, CA This free air and space museum is easy to find, easy to get to, easy to get in and out of, and, well, genuinely easy. The museum is quite small, containing just three aircraft and a fascinating assortment of air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air missiles. The three aircraft are quiteContinue reading “Point Mugu Missile Park”