{"id":5175,"date":"2016-05-15T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T14:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=5175"},"modified":"2025-01-12T00:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:35:17","slug":"minter-field-air-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/minter-field-air-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Minter Field Air Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Minter Field Air Museum<\/strong>, located in <strong>Shafter<\/strong>, <strong>California<\/strong>, is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation history of Minter Field, which was the largest U.S. Army Air Force training base on the West Coast during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\"><strong>Minter Field Air Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">401 Vultee Street<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Shafter<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"> California 93263<\/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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minterfieldairmuseum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/minterfieldairmuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ws12\"><a class=\"TanBG\" title=\"\" href=\"mailto:mfam@minterfieldairmuseum.com\">mfam@minterfieldairmuseum.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 <span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">(661) 393-0291<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ws12\" style=\"color: #241b18;\">Friday &#8211; Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 14:00&nbsp; or by appointment<\/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\/MinterFieldAirMuseum?ref=hl\" 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCniBcSFP6MD_mRDJId6WorA\" 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\">8 miles north-west of Bakersfield off Route 99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d831500.798591127!2d-119.73850433117478!3d35.50304200000002!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x68f3c909df010931!2sMinter+Field+Air+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1463322242169\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/minter-field-air-museum\/vultee-bt-13-vailant-n75789-150\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vultee-BT-13-Vailant-N75789-150.jpg\" alt=\"Minter Field Air Museum Vultee BT-13 Vailant N75789\/150\" class=\"wp-image-5176\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>N48850<p><\/p>\n<p>N153TP\/93<\/p>\n<p>66-15327<\/p>\n<p>N46590<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N3946<\/p>\n<p>N61210<\/p>\n<p>N73580<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>53-6001\/TR-001<\/p>\n<p>138995<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N47708<\/p>\n<p>140122\/RT<\/p>\n<p>NC1141\/FK861<\/p>\n<p>N75789\/150<\/p><\/td><td>Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper<p><\/p>\n<p>Atlas-Aermacchi MB326M Impala I<\/p>\n<p>Bell AH-1F Cobra<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Stearman PT-13 Kaydet<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet<\/p>\n<p>Cessna AT-17 Bobcat<\/p>\n<p>Fokker Dr.I<\/p>\n<p>Hughes OH-6A Cayuse<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed T-33A<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed T-33B<\/p>\n<p>Pietenpol B4-A Aircamper<\/p>\n<p>Ryan PT-22 Recruit<\/p>\n<p>Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat<\/p>\n<p>Stinson L-5G Sentinel<\/p>\n<p>Vultee BT-13 Vailant<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">The <strong>Minter Field Air Museum<\/strong> is housed in the original fire station, built in 1941<\/span>.<\/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>Artifacts and Photographs:<\/strong> The <span class=\"txt\"><strong>Minter Field Air Museum<\/strong><\/span> houses a vast collection of military uniforms, radio equipment, a Link Trainer, a <strong>Norden Bomb Sight<\/strong>, medals, patches, class books, newsletters, and numerous photographs and documents from various military eras.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aircraft and Vehicles:<\/strong> Visitors can explore restored military vehicles, including operational jeeps, a Willys &#8220;Follow Me&#8221; Jeep, and a 1940s-era Plymouth Staff car. The museum is also working on displaying an <strong>OH-6 LOACH helicopter<\/strong> used for reconnaissance in <strong>Vietnam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model Collection:<\/strong> The <span class=\"txt\"><strong>Minter Field Air Museum<\/strong><\/span> features a diverse collection of models representing historic aircraft, ships, and military vehicles, providing insights into aviation and military history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minter Field Air Museum, located in Shafter, California, is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation history of Minter Field, which was the largest U.S&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5175"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31856,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5175\/revisions\/31856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}