CAF Airbase Arizona

CAF Airbase Arizona The official page of the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona.

The CAF is dedicated to Honoring American Military Aviation through Flight, Exhibition and Remembrance. The CAF was founded to acquire, restore and preserve in flying condition a complete collection of combat aircraft which were flown by all military services of the United States, and selected aircraft of other nations, for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans

. More than just a collection of airworthy warplanes from the past, the CAF's fleet of historic aircraft, known as the CAF Ghost Squadron, recreate, remind and reinforce the lessons learned from the defining moments in American military aviation history.

Early bird gets the bombardier's seat. 😎Reserve your seat at azcaf.org/tour 📸 Eric Mason
06/19/2026

Early bird gets the bombardier's seat. 😎

Reserve your seat at azcaf.org/tour

📸 Eric Mason

06/18/2026

Here's a quick to WWII Weekend when superfan Jm Pender caught this great video of SJ taking off. Watching SJ fly just never gets old, does it?

Aircraft need certain scheduled maintenance and inspections based on how many hours they have flown, so when we go on bi...
06/17/2026

Aircraft need certain scheduled maintenance and inspections based on how many hours they have flown, so when we go on big tours each season, we have to plan that maintenance into the tour schedule. Our tour hosts are hospitable and generous with their time and facilities, accommodating us. For example, it's time for an inspection on Sentimental Journey while we're in Hagerstown, and the Hagerstown Aviation Museum was kind enough to let us use their facilities. She looks snug as a bug in there, doesn't she?

📸 Nick Clark ( on Instagram)

06/16/2026

SJ start-up from the bombardier's seat. Anyone out there lucky enough to have experienced this firsthand?

You can if you catch us on tour: azcaf.org/tour

06/15/2026

SJ's been getting so much attention, that Maid in the Shade was feeling a little left out. So here's a dramatic takeoff video for you. What would you give to be standing in Dale Williamson's place when he shot this???

Join us in wishing a happy birthday to the USA that's older than the USA! 😉Established as the Continental Army on 14 Jun...
06/14/2026

Join us in wishing a happy birthday to the USA that's older than the USA! 😉

Established as the Continental Army on 14 June 1775, the US Army predates the Declaration of Independence by more than a year, making it older than the nation it would help create.

Just two weeks after its 132nd birthday, the Army would begin an aviation lineage that carries through to the present day:

✪ 1 Aug 1907: Creation of the Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps
✪ 18 Jul 1914: Aviation Section, Signal Corps
✪ 20 May 1918: Division of Military Aeronautics
✪ 24 May 1918: Air Service, U.S. Army
✪ 2 Jul 1926: United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
✪ 20 Jun 1941: United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)

Even after the independent US Air Force was created in 1947, the Army retained an Aviation Branch, which today operates over 4300 aircraft, roughly 4000 of which are helicopters. In fact, the Army operates more helicopters than the air forces of most nations operate aircraft of all types combined. Army Aviation is one of the largest aviation organizations in the world.

Any Army Aviators in the audience?

06/13/2026

Some great shots in this video, courtesy of Justin Fortier, who seems to have quite the knack for this! Check out all his stuff on Instagram at .

Find out where the B-17 and B-25 are going next at azcaf.org/tour

Your inpiration for the weekend, courtesy of Brennen Tse. 😍Who recognizes the skyline?
06/12/2026

Your inpiration for the weekend, courtesy of Brennen Tse. 😍

Who recognizes the skyline?

One of the things that makes WWII Weekend different from most of our tour stops is the number and accuracy of the re-ena...
06/10/2026

One of the things that makes WWII Weekend different from most of our tour stops is the number and accuracy of the re-enactors. It makes for some fantastic photos like this one from Nick Chismar. He took a bunch, do you want to see more???

Address

2017 N Greenfield Road
Mesa, AZ
85215

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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(480) 924-1940

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