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The '''Palm Springs Air Museum''' (PSAM), is a [[aviation museum]] in [[Palm Springs, California]] focused on World War II aviation. Many of these aircraft have been used by motion picture companies in movies.
'''Palm Springs Air Museum''' is an aviation museum in [[Palm Springs, California]]. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit leases from the city 17 acres abutting [[Palm Springs International Airport]]. Volunteers serve as docents throughout the visitor center and hangars.


In addition to aircraft displayed inside and out, exhibitions include vintage vehicles; models of planes and ships; turrets and engines; military uniforms, medals, arms, and survival gear; reconnaissance cameras; photographs, drawings, and paintings (including murals); memorabilia, and documentary coverage accompanying items grouped in topics.
Located on the north-east side of the [[Palm Springs International Airport]], the museum is made up of three main display hangars, theater, gift shop, ramp and airport access for flight demonstrations and visiting planes, research library, simulator and education center.


On Saturdays, the museum opens the cockpit of one of its aircraft (selected in rotation) and, from November through April, offers a one-hour presentation on a specific subject (past lecturers include astronauts [[Wally Schirra|Walter Schirra]] and [[Sally Ride]]).[[Image:Bobs Bear.jpg|right|thumb|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat]] at Palm Springs Museum]]
The museum also houses an extensive collection of aviation art by [[Stan Stokes]].
[[Image:Bobs Bear.jpg|right|thumb|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat]] at Palm Springs Museum]]
[[Image:Corsair Fg-1u.jpg|right|thumb|Goodyear FG-1D Corsair]]
[[Image:Corsair Fg-1u.jpg|right|thumb|Goodyear FG-1D Corsair]]


==History==
==Beginnings==
Dated January 5, 1994, the museum's Organizational Certificate of Incorporation was signed by Harold N. (”Pete”) Madison, Charles H. Mayer, and Bill Byrne — the former two being members of the city’s airport commission. A former P-38 pilot, Madison contacted his friend, Robert J. Pond, a Navy Air Corps World War II veteran who had been collecting and rebuilding warbirds and classic cars and helped established the Planes of Fame East Museum (closed in 1997) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2005 |title="Bob Pond and the Palm Springs Air Museum" |url=http://airportjournals.com/bob-pond-and-the-palm-springs-air-museum/ |website=Airport Journal}}</ref> The museum opened on Veterans Day (November 11) in 1996.
The museum was founded by Bob Pond and Pete Madison. It opened to the public on 11 November 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goolsby |first1=Denise |title=Dining buddies dreamed up Palm Springs Air Museum |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2014/05/25/history-palm-springs-air-museum-dining-couple/9564051 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Desert Sun |date=24 May 2014}}</ref> Originally operating in concert with the [[Planes of Fame]] East Museum in [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota]], following the closure of that museum the aircraft were moved to the Palm Springs Air Museum.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Ben |title=Robert Pond, avid aviator collected World War II planes |url=http://www.startribune.com/robert-pond-avid-aviator-collected-world-war-ii-planes/12928961 |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=StarTribune |date=25 June 2008}}</ref> The museum opened a new hangar, named for Major General Ken Miles, in May 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Descant |first1=Skip |title=New hangar opens at Palm Springs Air Museum, ready for an educational mission |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2017/05/26/new-hangar-opens-palm-springs-air-museum-ready-educational-mission/343310001 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Desert Sun |date=26 May 2017}}</ref>

The museum announced plans to renovate its entrance and add a large classroom in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barkas |first1=Sheey |title=Palm Springs Air Museum entrance will get a $2.5 million makeover to accommodate growth |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/palm-springs/2022/03/26/palm-springs-air-museum-entrance-slated-2-5-million-makeover/7180831001 |access-date=15 September 2022 |work=Desert Sun |date=26 March 2022}}</ref>


==Collection==
==Collection==

Revision as of 14:49, 15 May 2024

Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs Air Museum is located in southern California
Palm Springs Air Museum
Location within southern California
Established1996
LocationPalm Springs, California
Coordinates33°49′57″N 116°30′17″W / 33.8325°N 116.5047°W / 33.8325; -116.5047
TypeAviation museum
Collection size29 aircraft
FounderBob Pond & Pete Madison
DirectorFred Bell
ChairpersonDan Gilbertson
Websitewww.palmspringsairmuseum.org

Palm Springs Air Museum is an aviation museum in Palm Springs, California. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit leases from the city 17 acres abutting Palm Springs International Airport. Volunteers serve as docents throughout the visitor center and hangars.

In addition to aircraft displayed inside and out, exhibitions include vintage vehicles; models of planes and ships; turrets and engines; military uniforms, medals, arms, and survival gear; reconnaissance cameras; photographs, drawings, and paintings (including murals); memorabilia, and documentary coverage accompanying items grouped in topics.

On Saturdays, the museum opens the cockpit of one of its aircraft (selected in rotation) and, from November through April, offers a one-hour presentation on a specific subject (past lecturers include astronauts Walter Schirra and Sally Ride).

Grumman F8F Bearcat at Palm Springs Museum
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Beginnings

Dated January 5, 1994, the museum's Organizational Certificate of Incorporation was signed by Harold N. (”Pete”) Madison, Charles H. Mayer, and Bill Byrne — the former two being members of the city’s airport commission. A former P-38 pilot, Madison contacted his friend, Robert J. Pond, a Navy Air Corps World War II veteran who had been collecting and rebuilding warbirds and classic cars and helped established the Planes of Fame East Museum (closed in 1997) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.[1] The museum opened on Veterans Day (November 11) in 1996.

Collection

See also

References

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