Upcoming – Take Action – Save The Date
2021 Student Essay Contest
“Who is your hero? Why?”
The 2021 essay contest is now open! Entries are due April 14th, 2021.
Annual essay contest for all public, private, and home school students in grades 6 through 8 and grades 9 through 12 in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Goal is to encourage students to develop and improve their thinking and writing skills as they address core values of the US Marine Corps and our society.
Student and Teacher Awards given for entrant winners!
Click here to learn more and enter!
Save The Museum
Help Us Save the Museum – Updates and News
Stay tuned to this page as we will be adding news and press releases, information on how you can help us Save The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
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Museum Hours:
Closed until further notice.
Free Admission and Parking
Free Events & Exhibits
Family Friendly
Location
4203 Anderson Ave
San Diego, CA 92145-0316
Phone: 858-693-1723
Events- Exhibits
- Picnic with a Pilot - Events
- Open Cockpit Days - Events
- Military Working Dogs Events
- Military Art- NASA Logos-Exhibit
-Student Art-Exhibit
Displays
Explore the Marine aircraft and artifacts at our family friendly museum.
We look forward to sharing our love of USMC Aviation history with you.
Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation – Online Aviation Museum
Latest from the Blog
Introducing the Digital Version of the Flying Leathernecks Log Book
One way that the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation preserves and shares the legacy of USMC aviation is through the member publication, Flying Leathernecks Log Book. The Log Book features original articles and interviews about USMC aviation history. You can...
Moving Forward after Closing the Gates at MCAS Miramar
March 28, 2021, marked a sad day for all of us as we closed the gates of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. After more than 20 years of calling MCAS Miramar our home, we have lost the fight to keep the museum and its priceless collection of Marine Corps aircraft...
Leaving MCAS Miramar and Moving Forward
To all our Supporters and Friends of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Yesterday, March 28, 2021, marks a sad day for all of us as we prepare to permanently close the gates of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. After more than 20 years of calling MCAS...
Save the Museum: More of Your Stories and Testimonials
We have received hundreds of moving testimonials and stories about why the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is important to you, San Diego, the Marine Corps and the nation. Thank you. We will continue to update you on progress in our podcasts and blog posts....
Nominations Now Due for Marine Wife Recognition Award
The Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award honors and highlights the resiliency, strength and dedication of women married to active duty Marines as they support our military, communities and nation. In today's podcast we delve into the purpose of the award and...
Save the Museum: Update
In a previous episodes we announced that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) plans to permanently close the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum on March 31, 2021. In today's podcast we give you an update on efforts to save the museum. The response from our world-wide...
