{"id":4543,"date":"2016-04-04T20:22:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T18:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=4543"},"modified":"2025-01-06T22:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:08:58","slug":"saxon-aerospace-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/saxon-aerospace-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxon Aerospace Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Saxon Aerospace Museum<\/strong>, also known as the <strong>Boron Aerospace Museum<\/strong>, is a volunteer-run institution located in <strong>Boron<\/strong>, <strong>California<\/strong>. The museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich history of aerospace research and <strong>experimental flight testing<\/strong> conducted in the surrounding desert region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saxon Aerospace Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">26922 Twenty Mule Team Road<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Boron<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">California 93516<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a class=\"widget-pane-link\" data-href=\"tel:+17607626600\">+1 (760) 762-6600<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Vernon-P-Saxon-Aerospace-Museum-777583335606950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d418360.77008807135!2d-117.9313044395471!3d34.99919859735198!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80c3c751c8358689%3A0x7fafa0c8d758f6cf!2sSaxon+Aerospace+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1459794091741\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/saxon-aerospace-museum\/bensen-x-25a-gyrocopter-68-10770\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bensen-X-25A-Gyrocopter-68-10770.jpg\" alt=\"Bensen X-25A Gyrocopter 68-10770, Saxon Aerospace Museum\" class=\"wp-image-4544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>68-10770<p><\/p>\n<p>66-7716\/ED<\/p>\n<p>AT-153<\/p>\n<p>N115ET<\/p><\/td><td>Bensen X-25A Gyrocopter<p><\/p>\n<p>McDonnell NF-4D Phantom II<\/p>\n<p>Saab F35 Draken<\/p>\n<p>Turner T-40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saxon Aerospace Museum<\/strong>, there are exhibits about test pilot and sound-barrier cracker <strong>Chuck Yeager<\/strong> (a bronze statue of him is at the base); and female pilot Pancho Barnes (who ran the local watering hole &#8212; The Happy Bottom Riding Club &#8212; where each day&#8217;s surviving test pilots would hang out).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Collections:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aircraft Displays:<\/strong> Prominently featured outside the museum is a McDonnell NF-4D Phantom II, offering visitors an up-close view of this iconic aircraft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interactive Exhibits:<\/strong> Inside, the museum houses a variety of flight memorabilia, plane models, and parts. Notably, there is a fighter cockpit section that visitors can sit in, providing a hands-on experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical Artifacts:<\/strong> The museum recounts milestones in experimental flight testing in the surrounding desert, including the first breaking of the sound barrier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saxon Aerospace Museum, also known as the Boron Aerospace Museum, is a volunteer-run institution located in Boron, California. 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