{"id":4834,"date":"2016-04-23T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=4834"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:05:39","slug":"flying-leatherneck-aviation-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/flying-leatherneck-aviation-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum<\/strong> is a military aviation museum dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of Marine Corps aviation. Originally located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in <strong>San Diego, California<\/strong>, the museum has recently moved to a new location in <strong>Inland North County San Diego<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Diego<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California 92145<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingleathernecks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.flyingleathernecks.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (858) 693-1723<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><b>Temporarily closed pending move to a new location<\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>The target date to reopen to the public is Fall 2026.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/FlyingLeathernecks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-3562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/youtube.png\" alt=\"youtube\" class=\"wp-image-3562\"\/><\/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!1d294782.6227116194!2d-117.33081258856356!3d32.89143712022601!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xad8a6c98d8521562!2sFlying+Leatherneck+Historical+Foundation!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1461415452172\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a 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<p>Grumman F9F-8P Cougar<\/p><br><p>McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+(R)<\/p> <p>McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harrier<\/p> <p>McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18A Hornet<\/p> <p>McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18A Hornet<\/p> <p>McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II<\/p> <p>McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II<\/p> <p>McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee<\/p> <p>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15<\/p> <p>North American FJ-3 Fury<\/p> <p>North American OV-10D Bronco<\/p> <p>North American PBJ-1J Mitchell<\/p> <p>North American SNJ-5 Texan<\/p> <p>Northrop F-5E Tiger II<\/p> <p>Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever<\/p> <p>Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion<\/p> <p>Sikorsky H-34D Sea Horse<\/p> <p>Sikorsky CH-19E Cickasaw<\/p> <p>Vought F-8E Crusader<\/p> <p>Vought RF-8G Crusader<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum<\/strong> is comprised of an outdoor area, displaying an average of twenty-five vintage aircraft, and an indoor display of memorabilia and artifacts dating to the earliest days of Marine Corps aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><b>Temporarily closed pending move to a new location<\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>All of the aircraft and artifacts will be moving to a new location in Great Park, the former MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) El Toro in Irvine, California. 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