Castle Air Museum The Castle Air Museum
5050 Santa Fe Drive
Atwater, CA 95301-5154
Office: (209) 723-2178
FAX: (209) 723-0323
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Overview

When the closure of Castle Air Force Base was announced in 1994, a group of dedicated enthusiasts in the Atwater-Merced area formed a non-profit organization called the Castle Air Museum Foundation, Inc. Their purpose was to assume custody of the collection of aircraft. It was their dream to build a museum in which faithfully restored historic aircraft could be exhibited for public enjoyment. Today that dream is a reality!

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Presently the museum has 49 aircraft on display ranging from a 1937 Douglas B-18 to a 1992 Grumman F-14D "Tomcat including" rare aircraft such as the Lockheed SR-71A "Blackbird," Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" and the Convair RB-36. They are representative of aircraft that served from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War to the present conflicts. All restored and maintained by their devoted volunteer staff, these aircraft are a tribute to the men and women who designed, built, maintained or flew them.

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Aircraft Static Displays

• Avro B.2 "Vulcan" Mk.II (RAF XM605)
• Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.V "Canuck" (RCAF 100504)
• Beech C-45G "Expeditor" (AF 51-11897)
• Beech YT-34 "Mentor" (AF 50-0735)
• Bell GAM-63 "Rascal"
• Boeing B-17G-03-BO "Flying Fortress" (AF 43-8635)
• Boeing B-29A-75-BW "Superfortress" (AF 44-70064)
• Boeing (Douglas-Tulsa) B-47E-25-DT "Stratojet" (AF 52-0166)
• Boeing WB-50D-170-BO "Superfortress" (AF 49-0351)
• Boeing B-52D-80-BO "Stratofortress" (56-0612)
• Boeing KC-97L "Stratofreighter" (AF 53-0354)
• Boeing KC-135A-BN "Stratotanker" (AF 55-3139)
• Cessna O-2A-CE "Super Skymaster" (AF 67-21413)
• Cessna U-3A-CE "Blue Canoe" (AF 57-5849)
• Consolidated B-24M-05-CO "Liberator" (Converted USN PB4Y-1 "Liberator", BuNo 901165)
• Convair RB-36H-30-CF "Peacemaker" (AF 51-13730)
• Convair F-102A-70-CO "Delta Dagger" (AF 56-1413)
• Convair F-106A-100-CO "Delta Dart" (AF 58-0798 displayed as AF 57-2456)
• Convair HC-1312A "Samaritan" (1949 Convair Model 240-11, N1018C, displayed aas USCG CG-5785)
• Curtiss C-46D-10-CU "Commando" (AF 44-77575)
• de Havilland Canada U-6A-DH "Beaver" (AF 54-1707, L-20A-DH/DHC-2 Mk.2)
• Douglas B-18 "Bolo" (AF 37-029)
• Douglas B-23 "Dragon" (AF 39-045)
• Douglas A-26B-35-DL "Invader" (AF 41-39472 displayed as AF 44-35648)
• Douglas C-47A-90-DL "Skytrain" (AF 43-15977)
• Douglas R5D-4 "Skymaster" (BuNo 90407)
• Fairchild C-119C-17-FA "Flying Boxcar" (AF 49-199)
• Fairchild C-123K "Provider" (AF 55-4512, converted C-123B-12-FA)
• General Dynamics FB-111A "Aardvark" (AF 69-6507)
• Grumman F-14D-170-GR "Tomcat" (BuNo 164601)
• Grumman HU-16B "Albatross" (AF 51, 7163, SA-16B)
• Kaman HH-43B "Huskie" (AF 62-4513)
• Kawasaki KAQ-1 "Target Drone"
• Lockheed C-56 "Lodestar" (SAAF1373_
• Lockheed P-80B-1-LO "Shooting Star" (AF 45-8490)
• Lockheed T-33A-5-LO " Shooting Star" (AF 58-0629)
• Lockheed F-104D-15-LO "Starfighter" (AF 57-1330 displayed as AF 57-1312, F-14B-15-LO)
• Lockheed SR-71A "Blackbird" (AF 61-7960)
• Martin EB-57E-MA "Night Intruder" (Canberra, AF 55-4253)
• McDonnell F-101B-100-MC "Voodoo" (AF 57-0412)
• McDonnell F-4E-31-MC "Phantom II" (AF 66-0289)
• North American "Harvard Mk.II" (s/n 2684 displayed as mid-1950s AT-6 "Texan")
• North American B-25J-30/32-NC "Mitchell", AF44-86891 displayed as B-25B (AF 40-2344) Mitchell Toko Raider
• North American B-45A-1-NA "Tornado" (AF 47-008)
• North American F-86H-10-NH "Sabre" (AF 53-1230)
• North American F-100C-1-NA "Super Sabre" (AF 53-1709) displayed as F-100D-50-NH (AF 55-2879)
• North American B-77/GAM-77/AGM-28 Hound Dog (Air-to-Ground Missile)
• Northrop F-89J-NO "Scorpion" (AF 52-1927, converted F-89D-45-NO)
• Republic (General Motors) F-84F-30-GK "Thunderstreak" (AF 51-9433)
• Republic F-105B-20-RE "Thunderchief" (AF 57-5837)
• Vultee BT-13B "Valiant" (AF 42-89678)