9th of February, 2023
PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE ⏐ February 9, 2023
The Planes of Fame Air Museum has announced that its Valle, Arizona (aka Planes of Fame Grand Canyon) facility is closed to the visiting public. The facility, which opened in 1995 and housed an assortment of aircraft and historical memorabilia, has been converted to a facility for “return to flight” restoration.
Artifacts, memorabilia, and other items have been transferred to the Chino headquarters location. Many of these items will be placed on public display at the Chino facility. Others will be held in storage and possibly put on display at the Museum’s new expansion facility being constructed at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, California when that facility opens.
Questions or inquiries about the Planes of Fame Arizona facility can be directed via email to Brian Finnegan at brian.finnegan@planesoffame.org.
Every day at Planes of Fame Air Museum, you can experience history - both the reliving of it and the making of it. When one of our planes flies, for most it is a rare and wonderful thing to witness. Planes of Fame Air Museum has maintained a fleet of flyable historic aircraft for over 60 years! The Museum has operated these types of aircraft longer than the Army Air Corps or Air Force did. Planes of Fame Air Museum truly is where aviation history lives.
You too can experience history through Planes of Fame Air Museum. Maybe you live too far to visit, but we hope this website gives you a taste of what we try to do here every day. And maybe someday, you will hear the roar, look up in the sky and see one of our planes overhead!
