by flyingEdit | Sep 17, 2019 | Miramar Air Show
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...
by flyingEdit | Aug 15, 2019 | Dates in Aviation History, Picnic with a Pilot
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...
by Flying Leathernecks | May 7, 2018 | Hometown Heroes Radio Shows
Major Glenn Ferguson, age 96, talks to Hometown Heroes about starting the Marine Wife Recognition Award in honor of his late wife. Ferguson served in the Marine Corps from 1939 until 1963, retiring as a major, and is the son of a World War I Marine. The interview...
by Flying Leathernecks | Apr 7, 2018 | Hometown Heroes Radio Shows
Major General Bob Butcher (USMC Ret.), chairman of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation’s board of directors, talks about the aircraft he flew, as well as some of the amazing exhibits at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego, CA. See the...
by Flying Leathernecks | Sep 14, 2017 | Miramar Air Show
Don’t miss Flying Leathernecks vintage aircraft at the MCAS Miramar Air Show. (The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum will be closed September 22-24, 2017, Friday – Sunday, during the Show.) A great friend of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, George Haloulakos,...
by Flying Leathernecks | May 31, 2017 | Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum curator Steve Smith tells NBC 7 reporter Steven Luke about the secrets behind the Museum’s historic aircraft and their restoration. (Click the photo below to view the video.)
by Flying Leathernecks | Apr 26, 2017 | Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
(reprinted in part from a story by Sgt. David Bickel at https://www.dvidshub.net/news/229559/leatherneck-legacy-lives-through-aviation.) As an organization, the Marine Corps culture is based on rigid tradition with a rich historical path paved by the Marines of bygone...
by Flying Leathernecks | Jun 8, 2016 | Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is pleased to announce our newest display — the Medal of Honor Stories Kiosk, celebrating America’s Medal of Honor recipients. This interactive exhibit highlights the men and women who have received our nation’s highest...