{"id":5205,"date":"2016-05-16T13:04:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=5205"},"modified":"2025-01-12T13:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:42:44","slug":"western-museum-flight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/western-museum-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Museum of Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Western Museum of Flight (WMOF)<\/strong>, located at <strong>Zamperini Field<\/strong> in <strong>Torrance<\/strong>, <strong>California<\/strong>, is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing Southern California&#8217;s rich aviation heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\"><strong>Western Museum of Flight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">3315 Airport Drive, Red Baron #3<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Torrance<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">California 90505<\/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:\/\/www.wmof.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wmof.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@wmof.com\">info@wmof.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (310) 326-9544<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday &#8211; Sunday 10:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Closed New Years Day, Easter Sunday, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas 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\/pages\/Western-Museum-of-Flight\/130363370386561\" 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:\/\/twitter.com\/wmof1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"wp-image-1512\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/wmofschaf\" 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!1d848857.9324147722!2d-118.89957992255604!3d33.801213!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xb2f2c665b6185b91!2sWestern+Museum+of+Flight!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1463396484837\" 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-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/western-museum-flight\/northrop-yf-23a-black-widow-ii-87-0801-northrop-usaf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF.-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Northrop YF-23A Black Widow II 87-0801 Northrop USAF, Western Museum of Flight\" class=\"wp-image-15326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF.-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF.-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF.-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF.-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-Northrop-YF-23A-Black-Widow-II-87-0801-Northrop-USAF..jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop YF-23A Black Widow II 87-0801 Northrop\/USAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>N12K<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>142227\/CF<\/p>\n<p>N760<\/p>\n<p>159830\/NE-201<\/p>\n<p>52-9239<\/p>\n<p>69-18007<\/p>\n<p>52-1870<\/p>\n<p>207<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>72-1569<\/p>\n<p>87-0801<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N963NA<\/p>\n<p>55-3937\/FU-401<\/p>\n<p>NX61429\/A4-2<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>Acme Siera S-1<p><\/p>\n<p>Bede BD-5<\/p>\n<p>Douglas A-4A Skyhawk<\/p>\n<p>Douglas DC-3 Skytrain<\/p>\n<p>Grumman F-14A Tomcat<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed T-33A<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed YO-3A QuietStar<\/p>\n<p>Northrop F-89 Scorpion<\/p>\n<p>Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter<\/p>\n<p>Northrop RF-5E Tiger<\/p>\n<p>Northrop YF-17A Cobra<\/p>\n<p>Northrop YF-23A Black Widow II<\/p>\n<p>Northrop JB-1 Bat<\/p>\n<p>Northrop KD2R-5 Target Drone<\/p>\n<p>Northrop RP-76 Drone<\/p>\n<p>Northrop SD-1 Drone<\/p>\n<p>Northrop T-38N Talon<\/p>\n<p>North American F-86F Sabre<\/p>\n<p>North American P-51D Mustang<\/p>\n<p>Radioplane RP-5A Target Drone<\/p>\n<p>Regallo Sail Wing hang glider<\/p>\n<p>Teledyne Ryan AQ-34K&nbsp; Firebee<\/p>\n<p>1883 Montgomery Glider (replica)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/western-museum-flight\/northrop-t-38n-talon-n963na-nasa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Northrop T-38N Talon N963NA NASA, Western Museum of Flight\" class=\"wp-image-15328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-Northrop-T-38N-Talon-N963NA-NASA.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop T-38N Talon N963NA NASA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Features <strong>Western Museum of Flight (WMOF)<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aircraft Collection:<\/strong> The museum&#8217;s collection includes notable jet and propeller-driven airplanes, many of which were built in Southern California. Visitors can explore historic aircraft, prototypes, target drones, piston and jet engines, and an extensive model aircraft collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educational Programs:<\/strong> <strong>Western Museum of Flight (WMOF)<\/strong> offers programs that allow children and visitors to engage with the airplanes that made aviation history, providing an interactive learning experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos Johan van der Hoek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Museum of Flight (WMOF), located at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California, is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing Southern California&#8217;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-5205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5205","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=5205"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31877,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5205\/revisions\/31877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}