The Yanks Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Chino Airport in Chino, California, established in 1972.

Mission Yanks Air Museum is dedicated to exhibiting, preserving and restoring American aircraft and artifacts in order to show the evolution of American aviation.

History A pair of F-14s at the museum were seized by the U.S. Navy in 2007 over concerns that the aircraft were not sufficiently demilitarized before being acquired.

2024 plane crash On 15 June 2024, a twin-engine Lockheed 12 Electra owned by the museum crashed on take-off during a Father's Day event. Two people, including the operator of the museum, Frank Wright, were killed. According to the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.

Facilities Chino facility and exhibits Yanks Air Museum houses one of the largest and most historically significant collections of American aircraft including the World War II fighters, dive and torpedo bombers. The aircraft collection begins with the 1903 Wright Flyer (only replica in collection) and continues through the 1980s era represented by the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet. The collection exceeds 190 aircraft, with some being the last survivors of their type. Yanks restores all aircraft to airworthy condition, and in the restoration of these rare aircraft only original factory specifications and materials are used.

The Chino facility encompasses under roof and covers . In addition to the display hangars, public access is permitted, on a supervised basis, to the main restoration hangar and boneyard where historic aircraft are in various stages of restoration. Some of the aircraft will not be flown due to their rarity, but are restored to fully airworthy condition.

Greenfield project Work is now underway to create a second Yanks Air Museum facility in Greenfield, California. The facility will include , the campus will be centered on the new museum facility. An active airport will support both museum flight operations and the private aviation needs of museum visitors and local aviators. Other features include an advanced-technology education center, a hotel and spa, winery, restaurants, service facilities, shops and a recreational vehicle park.

The project was announced in March 1992 and an environmental impact statement was presented to the county planning commission in 1997. However, it was delayed until 2002 when the museum reached an agreement with the county. The county then granted the museum a second extension on construction in 2008. After further delays, the museum announced it was restarting work on the project in 2019.

Collection A total of 190 aircraft are displayed, covering the period from 1903 through 1984 including the Inter-War period that includes the Ryan Brougham, American Eagle A-101 and Swallow TP.

Rare types on display from World War II include the P-51A Mustang, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-47M Thunderbolt, North American B-25 Mitchell, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and Grumman F6F Hellcat. Many of them were built in Southern California.

Aircraft collection

Aeronca C-2 Sport N647W Aeronca C-3 N15287 Aeronca K Scout N18877 Aeronca 65CA Super Chief N33853 American Eagle A-101 Beechcraft D-17S Staggerwing (UC-43) Beechcraft Bonanza Beechcraft BQM-126 Bell AH-1F Cobra Bell OH-13E Sioux Bell P-39N Airacobra Bell P-63A Kingcobra Bell UH-1H Huey Bellanca 300-A Viking Boeing B-52F Stratofortress (cockpit section only) Brunner Winkle Bird BK Canadian Home Rotors Safari Canadair Sabre 6 (N/A F-86E) Canadair Sabre 6 (N/A F-86F) Cessna 172A Skyhawk Cessna AW Cessna T-37 Tweet Cessna T-50 Bobcat (UC-78) Chotia Gypsy Command-Aire 3C3 Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (Navy version of the B-24 Liberator) Consolidated PBY Catalina Convair C-131 Samaritan (R4Y-1) Convair F-106B Delta Dart Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Curtiss JNS Jenny Curtiss C-1 Robin Curtiss C-2 Robin Curtiss C-46F Commando Curtiss CW-1 Junior Curtiss O-52 Owl Curtiss P-40E Warhawk Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver Douglas A-4A Skyhawk Douglas A-4C Skyhawk Douglas A-4E Skyhawk Douglas AD-4N Skyraider Douglas C-47A Skytrain Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless Ercoupe 415-D Fairchild C-123K Provider Fairchild PT-26 Cornell Fieseler 103 V-1 Rocket Fleet 7B Fawn General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon General Dynamics F-111D Aardvark Grumman A-6E Intruder Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Grumman F-11F Tiger Grumman F-14A Tomcat Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Grumman F9F-2 Panther Grumman F9F-6 Panther Grumman F9F-8P Cougar Grumman FM-2 Wildcat Grumman G-21A Goose Grumman G-44 Widgeon Grumman HU-16B Albatross Grumman TBF-1C Avenger Hawker P.1101 Hunter T-7 Hawker Siddeley GR.3 Harrier Kellett KD-1 Autogyro Kreider-Reisner C-2 Challenger Learjet 23 Lockheed EC-121T Super Constellation Lockheed F-5G Lightning Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Lockheed F-104A Starfighter Lockheed F-104C Starfighter Lockheed T-33A Lockheed UC-40D Electra JuniorDestroyed in a plane crash on 15 June 2024 LTV A-7B Corsair II Martin 4-0-4 (cockpit section) McCulloch HUM-1 (MC-4A) McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II McDonnell Douglas F-4J/S Phantom II McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (cockpit section) Moth Aircraft DH.60GMW Gipsy Moth Noorduyn Norseman Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 North American B-25J Mitchell North American F-100C Super Sabre North American FJ-1 Fury North American P-51A Mustang North American P-51D Mustang North American T-6D/SNJ-5 Texan Northrop T-38A Talon Northrop F-5 Tiger II Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever Porterfield 35-70 Flyabout Republic F-84E Thunderjet Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Republic F-105D Thunderchief Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Republic YP-47M Thunderbolt Ryan B-1 Brougham N6956 Schultz ABC Schweizer SGS 2-12 Sikorsky CH-3E Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly Sikorsky S-58B Standard J-1 Stearman 4D Stearman YPT-9B Cloudboy Stinson L-5E Sentinel Swallow TP Taylor J-2 Cub Thomas-Morse S-4C Scout Travel Air 2000 Vickers PBY-5 Super Catalina Vought F4U-4 Corsair Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher Vultee BT-13B Valiant Waco 10 GXE Waco CG-4A Hadrian Waco UEC Wright Flyer (replica) Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka 11

See also Planes of Fame Air Museum, another air museum located at Chino Airport List of aerospace museums

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