The Chico Air Museum is a nonprofit aviation museum located at the Chico Municipal Airport in Chico, California. Its mission statement is to "collect, preserve, document and display aircraft, and aviation and space artifacts. The museum’s primary purpose is to educate and inspire people of all ages about aviation and the history of flight".
History A BT-13 left the museum in late 2024.
Exhibits
The museum has a number of aircraft, artifacts and exhibits on display in a WW II era hangar that was originally part of the Chico Army Airfield (and once owned and operated by Aero Union). There is also an outside static display area, a large collection of scale models, and an extensive aviation research library. The museum's hangar is located next to the Chico Air Attack Base (CAAB). During fire season, visitors can watch air operations of multiple types of air tankers that use this base to re-load and re-fuel.
Airman Docent Program In 2016, the museum launched the Airman Docent Program, which allows children under the age of 18 to volunteer as museum docents
Improvements In addition to aircraft restoration, the museum is currently working on a space exhibit and is planning to improve the entrance to the hangar, including a "walk of honor".
Aircraft on display Below is a partial list of aircraft the museum has on display, as of September 2018.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle North American F-86 Sabre LTV A-7 Corsair II Vultee BT-13 Valiant SPAD S.XIII Grumman AF-2S Guardian Aero L-29 Delfin Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Lockheed P-2 Neptune Piasecki H-21 Workhorse Bell 47 Antonov AN-2 Thorp T-211 Taylor Titch Pitts Model 12 Schreder Airmate HP-11 Rotary Air Force RAF 2000 Link Trainer
Photo gallery
See also List of Aerospace Museums Chico Army Airfield
References
External links
Official website Museum's Facebook page