Planes of Fame Museum
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We visited this museum in nearby Chino in 2003. Since that time they have
opened a few new hangers. The museum now has about 150 planes of which 50 are
flyable. Because of that it is not unusual to see a drip pan underneath to
catch oil. Not only does the museum have an excellent collection of US built
planes they also have the largest collection of Japanese built WWII planes in
the world. |
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They also have a second museum in Valle Arizona, just south of the Grand
Canyon. There were over 300,000 aircraft produced by the allies during the
war. After WWII was over people wanted to put the war behind them and forget
it. Most of the planes that saved the free world ended up being sold for the
scrap value of the aluminum. Many of the planes at the museum are the sole
survivors of their type. |
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In October of 2009, another new hangar was dedicated. It was built by the
famous 475th Fighter Group to store their memorabilia, as well as house the
Museum’s rare Lockheed P-38 Lightning. it is in the picture in the lower
left corner. The day we were there the place was crawling with people
working on planes and all happy to share information. There were even a few
pilots who had flown missions in WWII there. It turns out it was their
volunteer appreciation day and they had a lunch for them. |
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