Open Again!
Our free, family-friendly museum is now open to the public Thursdays-Sundays from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Covid safety protocols are in place.
We look forward to welcoming you back!
2020 Marine Wife Awardee: Kailee Norris
KAILEE NORRIS is the 2020 recipient of the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award. She is being honored for her steadfast commitment to her family, the community and the Marine Corps. Kailee has distinguished herself as a mother, an educator, a team leader with VMM-163’s (Evil Eyes) Family Readiness Program, and as a volunteer with St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the Delta Gamma Sorority Alumni Association.
Celebrating 20 Years at MCAS Miramar
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum opened 20 years ago this month at its current location. Forty-one aircraft were moved 75 miles down Interstate 5 (with just one mishap) from El Toro. The move was envisioned and overseen by Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation Chair Emeritus, Major General Bob Butcher.
Marine Wife Awardee, Lauren Huff, Interviewed by KUSI about Program
2016 Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Awardee, Lauren Huff, who also serves as chairwoman of the committee choosing the 2020 nominee was interviewed about the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award by KUSI on January 30, 2020.
December Aircraft Spotlight TA-4J Skyhawk
The basic role of the TA-4J Skyhawk was a two-place, lightweight, high-performance trainer capable of operating from an aircraft carrier or shore base. The TA-4J Skyhawk entered production in June 1969. It became the longest-serving of the Skyhawks as the US Navy’s...
See the Museum at the Miramar Air Show on September 27-29, 2019
See Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum aircraft and vehicles on display at the Miramar Air Show, September 27-29, 2019. Museum staff and volunteers are especially proud to exhibit the collection’s World War II -era TBM “Avenger.” It spent a year being restored by a...
USMC Humanitarian Missions
Aviation Heritage Professor and author of “High Flight”, George Haloulakos, spoke to a very enthusiastic crowd at the museum on July 27, 2019. Below is a summary of his lecture about the humanitarian missions that the USMC has completed making use of some...Help Us Preserve History
