The San Diego Air & Space Museum‘s Gillespie Field Annex, located in El Cajon, California, serves as an extension of the main museum in Balboa Park. This facility functions as both an exhibit space and a restoration center for the museum’s expanding collection. Visitors can explore a variety of aircraft, including military jets, private sport planes, and small racing aircraft.
San Diego Air & Space Museum-Gillespie Field Annex
http://sandiegoairandspace.org/visit/gillespie-field-annex
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 08:00 – 15:00
Free admission (Donations Accepted)
The Annex is located on the north side of Gillespie Field. 17 Miles / 20 Minutes East of Downtown San Diego. The restoration facility is about a mile walk from the Orange Trolley Line stop at the Gillespie Field Station.
Aircraft collection
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1268/FC-268 USAF
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N90859 60-3614 140795 140872 N1AE – 56-1268/FC-268 148517/NM-201 N119DR 125485 – 163269/42 N169MB/69 NC11336 162195/XE-505 159631/NG-201 N16V N601NA 52-9692 154554/NG-031 142260 159239/WH-02 161963/1 N16V 70201 3026 9099 64 N82RX N21PC N116TG 51-12958/FU-958 N3768Q N24RW N47843/41-20692 161554 NC416Y N48LS N32KM N881RV/8 438/42-3 150297/AH-213 NC17713 – – | Adams-Wilson XH-1
Bee Aviation Honey Bee Bell UH-1B Iroquois Beech T-34B Mentor Beech T-34B Mentor Cangie WC.1 Sundancer Convair Atlas ICBM Convair F-102A Delta Dagger Douglas A-4C Skyhawk Douglas A-26B Invader Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark General Dynamics AGM-129 General Dynamics F-16N Viper Gilbert DG-1 Great Lakes 2T-1A Sports Trainer Grumman A-6E Intruder Grumman F-14A Tomcat Kreimendahl Shoestring Lockheed S-3B Viking Lockheed T-33A (cockpit) LTV A-7B Corsair II McDonnell F-4A Phantom II McDonnell Douglas AV-8A Harrier II McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Mercury Air Shoestring Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF Monett Sonerai II Monett Sonerai II Monett Sonex North American F-86F Sabre Pietenpol B4-A Air Camper Rutan 33 Vari-Eze Ryan ST3KR Recruit Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Stinson SM-8A Junior Thorp T-18 Vans RV-4 Vans RV-8A Vertol 44B Vought F-8E Crusader Waco YKS-7 Wright EX Vin Fiz Flyer (replica) Zenair CH-200 Zenith |
Situated at the northeastern corner of Gillespie Field, the annex offers a unique opportunity to observe ongoing restoration projects and view aircraft not displayed at the main museum. Notable exhibits include an Atlas ICBM rocket and a recently restored F-102A Delta Dagger.
Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125485 US Navy
Vought F-8E Crusader 150297/AH-213 VF-162 US Navy
General Dynamics F-16N Viper 163269/42 US Navy
Grumman A-6E Intruder 522 US Navy
Grumman A-6E Intruder 162195/XE-505 US Navy
Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159631/NG-201 VF-24 US Navy
Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159631/NG-201 VF-24 US Navy
LTV A-7B Corsair II 154554/NG-031 US Navy
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 70201 Chinees Air Force
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis 9099 Hungarian Air Force
North American F-86F Sabre 51-12958/FU-958 USAF
North American F-86F Sabre 51-12958/FU-958 USAF
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 161554 US Navy
Vertol 44B CF-NVC Spartan Air Services Ltd
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0200 Northwest Orient Airlines (USAF)
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0200 Northwest Orient Airlines (USAF)
Restoration Hanger for the Air & Space Museum includes More than Two Dozen Aircraft and an Atlas Missile.
Vans RV-8A N881RV/8 private
Wright EX Vin Fiz Flyer (replica)
Convair Atlas ICBM
Photos Johan van der Hoek
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