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de Havilland F.3 'Vampire'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1947
Remarks: Developed during WWII, the Vampire served over a dozen nations from 1945 until 1979.

Grumman F-11F-1 'Tiger'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1957
Remarks: One of six original F-11F assigned to the Blue Angels in 1957.

Grumman G-32A

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1956
Remarks: Replica built 1956 based on 1942 UC-103 trainer.

Hawker Mk. 58 'Hunter'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Hawker Siddeley
Location: Offsite: Pima Air Museum
Year Built: 1958
Remarks: Export version of the Hunter F.6 manufactured for Switzerland.

Lockheed T-33A 'Shooting Star'

Aircraft Type: Trainer
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1953
Remarks: This jet trainer introduced pilots trained in propeller-driven aircraft to the world of jet aircraft. Over 5,600 T-33 trainers were produced by Lockheed.

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4 'Gustav'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt AG
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1943
Remarks: Actual WWII Combat Veteran of the Luftwaffe's II./JG 51 fighter group.

Mooney M-18C 'Mite'

Aircraft Type: General Aviation
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Mooney Aircraft Company
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1991
Remarks: Intended as single-seat personal aircraft for returning pilots from WWII. 283 Mooney 'Mites' were built from 1947 to 1954.

Republic F-84B 'Thunderjet'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Republic Aviation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1946
Remarks: The Museum’s F-84B was among the first production batch of the straight-wing 'Thunderjets.' The Thunderjet became the USAF’s primary strike aircraft during the Korean War.

Yokosuka D4Y3 Model 33 'Suisei'

Aircraft Type: Dive Bomber
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
Location: Chino
Year Built: 1944
Remarks: Allied code name: Judy

Colomban MC-12 'Cri-Cri'

Aircraft Type: Sport Aircraft
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Michel Colomban
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1973
Remarks: Powered by two 15hp JPX engines and capable of 140 mph maximum speed.

Oldfield 'Baby Great Lakes' (Homebuilt)

Aircraft Type: Sport Aircraft
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Barney Oldfield Aircraft Company
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1999
Remarks: Scaled-down homebuilt of 'Great Lakes Sports Trainer.'

Martin 4-0-4 Airliner

Aircraft Type: Transport
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Glenn L. Martin Company
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1952
Remarks: This aircraft could accommodate 40 passengers in a pressurized fuselage.

Rutan Model 61 'Long-EZ'

Aircraft Type: Sport Aircraft
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Rutan Aircraft Factory
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1983
Remarks: Burt Rutan completely redesigned his innovative 'VariEze' aircraft design to create the 'Long-EZ.' In 1997, he and Mike Melvill flew two 'Long-EZ' aircraft around the world.

Hiller H-23D 'Raven'

Aircraft Type: Helicopter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Hiller Aircraft Corporation
Location: Chino
Year Built: 1951
Remarks: The H-23 'Raven' was used as a utility, observation, and Medical Evac helicopter during the Korean War.

Luscombe 8A Master 'Silvaire'

Aircraft Type: General Aviation
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Luscombe Aircraft Corporation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1948
Remarks: Streamlined, all metal construction with side-by-side seating make this a classic of the Golden Age of aviation.

North American F-86E 'Sabre'

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: North American Aviation
Location: Chino
Year Built: 1952
Remarks: The Museum’s F-86E was assigned to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas until it was involved in an incident and scraped in 1954.

North American T-28C 'Trojan'

Aircraft Type: Trainer
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: North American Aviation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1954
Remarks: Used as a trainer by the US military, the T-28 also served as a combat aircraft for the Republic of Vietnam Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Lancair 235 (Composite Homebuilt)

Aircraft Type: General Aviation
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Lancair International
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1989
Remarks: Two-seat 'kit' aircraft required 600-person hours to build. Just over 50 aircraft were built.

Bede BD-5Vee 'Micro' (Homebuilt)

Aircraft Type: General Aviation
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Bede Aircraft Corporation
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1986
Remarks: Over 5,000 kits of this aircraft were sold by the early 1970s.

Team Mini-Max 1600R (Homebuilt)

Aircraft Type: Ultralight
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: TEAM Mini-Max LLC
Location: Storage
Year Built: 1994
Remarks: This was an award winner in Ultralight Class at multiple Fly-ins.

Boeing P-12E/F4B-3

Aircraft Type: Fighter
Aircraft Status: Static Display
Manufacturer: Boeing Airplane Company
Location: Chino
Year Built: 1931
Remarks: Served both the U.S. Army Air Corps (P-12) and U.S. Navy (F4B) from 1929 until 1932.

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