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Wings of History Air Museum, San Martin, CA

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Wings of History Air Museum

Nonprofit aviation museum in San Martin, California, with vintage aircraft, engines, and hands-on activities.

12777 Murphy Avenue, San Martin, CA 95046 · San Martin, CA

About Wings of History Air Museum

A nonprofit museum in San Martin, California, devoted to aviation history through education, preservation, restoration, and flight. Visitors can view vintage aircraft, engines, World War I and II items, model planes, and exhibits on women in aviation. Volunteer-led tours are adjusted to the audience, and guests can try a flight simulator or sit in the cockpits of a Vickers Viscount and a Beechcraft Musketeer. A wooden propeller shop shows traditional repair and manufacturing methods. The museum also runs events such as open houses and drone days.

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  • #vintage aircraft
  • #flight simulator
  • #propeller shop
  • #WWII exhibits

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