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Museum Hours:
Closed until further notice.
Free Admission and Parking
Free Events & Exhibits
Family Friendly
Location
9400 Activity Road, Suite C,
San Diego, CA 92126
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.
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Latest from the Blog
John Glenn’s “Project Bullet” F8U Crusader
John Glenn became a national hero by setting a new transcontinental airspeed record on July 17, 1957…sixty-four years ago this week. Although Glenn’s accomplishments as a Marine aviator, astronaut and senator are well documented, little is known about the subsequent history of the Crusader flown on that record-setting flight in 1957.
In today’s podcast we explore the rest of the Crusader’s story.
Art Contest Winners 2020-2021
Winners of the 2020-2021 “Marines in Flight” Art Contest have been announced by the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation.
Notable Flying Leathernecks: Charles “Sly” Magill
Charles “Sly” Magill scored the last recorded air-to-air victory by a U.S. Marine Corps pilot on January 17,1991.
Notable Flying Leathernecks: Robert Hanson
The Alvis Grant portrait reproduction of Robert Murray Hanson as well as his Medal of Honor Citation are displayed on the Wall of Honor at the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation.
A leading Marine Corps ace during the Second World War, he is famous for shooting down 20 Japanese planes in six consecutive days. Hanson is credited with 25 total “kills,” including four Zeros, six torpedo bombers, and several other Japanese aircraft.
In addition to the Medal of Honor, Hanson also received the Navy Cross for his courage and extraordinary airmanship between January 5, 1944, and February 3, 1944, two Purple Hearts and the Air Medal.
First Lieutenant Hanson was killed in action on February 3, 1944, just one day short of his 24th birthday.
2021 Marine Wife Recognition Awardee: Jennifer Beckwith
The staff and volunteers of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation take great pride in announcing that Jennifer Beckwith is the 2021 awardee of the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award.
Volunteer Profile and Tribute: Justin Whitney
In this special volunteer profile episode, we congratulate Justin Whitney; today, June 11, 2021, as we celebrate his graduation from high school and express our profound thanks for the tremendous support he has provided the Foundation.
