Castle Air Museum

North American F-100 Super Saber

The Castle Air Museum is an aviation museum in Atwater, California . Opened in 1981, the museum exhibits over 70 restored military aviation aircraft.

Exhibits (selection)

The open-air museum extends over 45,000 m² and is attached to the former Castle Air Force Base . The museum was named after Frederick Walker Castle , an American brigadier general in World War II. Exhibition highlights include a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, and a Convair RB-36H Peacemaker.

An indoor museum displays equipment, photos, uniforms, war memorabilia, and aircraft engines. A group of volunteers is restoring and servicing the aircraft on display. The museum regularly hosts an open house where visitors can tour the interior of certain aircraft.

• Convair RB-36H Peacemaker
• Convair B-58 Hustler

See also

• List of aviation museums

Web links

Commons : Castle Air Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Castle Air Museum. Retrieved September 9, 2018 (English, Museum Official Website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Our Collection. Castle Air Museum, accessed January 17, 2020 . 

Coordinates: 37 ° 21 ′ 53.1 ″  N , 120 ° 34 ′ 40.6 ″  W.