Southern California Wing Camarillo, CA

B-25 Mitchell Semper Fi More Semper Fi Info

The PBJ-1J “Mitchell” flew into Camarillo from Midland, Texas in April, 1993.

After inspection, the aircraft was put into our long restoration process, and at the conclusion this “Mitchell” is as brand-new as it was when it came off the assembly line.

The B-25 Mitchell is painted in the colors of a Marine Corps PBJ-1J, named “Semper Fi” with Globe and Anchor painted on the starboard nose.

F6F Hellcat Minsi III More Minsi III Info

The F6F Hellcat was one of World War II's most successful carrier-based fighters, designed and built by Grumman Aircraft to replace the F4F Wildcat. Introduced in 1943, the Hellcat was powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine, delivering 2,000 horsepower. It combines power, durability, and ease of handling, making it ideal for seasoned and novice pilots. The Hellcat quickly proved its dominance in the Pacific Theater, playing a critical role in gaining air superiority over Japanese forces. With a top speed of over 380 mph and rugged construction, it could withstand heavy damage and safely return to its carrier. Its six .50-caliber machine guns and capability to carry bombs and... ...

F8F Bearcat More Info

Mk XIV Spitfire Spitfire More Spitfire Info

the CAF’s Spitfire N749DP was built at the Aldermaston factory in Berkshire, England and then delivered to the Royal Air Force. The aircraft was shipped to Karachi, India in July 1945 to serve with the RAF's Southeast Asia Command (SEAC) squadrons. Rendered surplus following Japan's surrender in August 1945, it was placed in storage and sold to the Indian Air Force in late 1947. In 1978, it was rediscovered and transported to England by the Hayden-Bailey brothers. After being restored to flying condition, the Spitfire was sold to Keith Wickenden under a civil registration and later sold to David Price's Museum of Flying in the United States, which operated from 1985 to 2005, when it was... ...

A6M3 Zero Zero More Zero Info

The CAF’s A6M3 Zero, N712Z, was initially delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Air Group #3. Recovered from Babo, New Guinea, in 1991, it underwent partial restoration in Russia using components from various A6M3s before being brought to the U.S. for final completion. It was re-registered in 1998 and displayed at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying until it was acquired by the CAF and assigned to the Southern California Wing. Now airworthy, it operates with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine instead of its original Nakajima Sakae engine.

ME-108 Taifun Taifun More Taifun Info

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FI-156 Storch More Storch Info

SNJ-4 texan BlueBird More BlueBird Info

SNJ-5 Texan More Info

24R Fairchild F24R More Fairchild F24R Info

The Fairchild Model 24, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft that was used by the United States Army Air Corps as the UC-61 and by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft. Sherman Fairchild withdrew from The Aviation Corporation in 1931, but retained control of the subsidiary Kreider-Reisner Company of Hagerstown, MD, which he renamed Fairchild Aircraft Corporation in 1935. The F-24’s lineage goes back to the 1933 Kreider-Reisner three-seat Model 24C. The four-seat Model 24J was introduced in 1937 and was built with both Ranger and Warner engines. The... ...

YO-55 More Info

C-46 Comando China Doll More China Doll Info

L-17 Navion More Info

PT-19 More Info

This beautifully-restored antique training plane is owned by Capt. Charles Plumb, USN (Ret.), of Calabasas, CA. Charles flew F-4 Phantoms during the Vietnam conflict, and was shot down on his 75th mission. He spent 5 years and 9 months in a communist prison, and learned how to survive and come out of it stronger than when he went in.He now gives motivational speeches all over the country on how one can survive in adversity. Take a flight, open cockpit down the Ventura shoreline, in this wonderful flying World War II trainer.

Crew Chief: Mike Perrenoud Crew: Robert Blair