Western Museum of Flight

Western Museum of Flight We are a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to preserving SoCal's aviation legacy.
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The Western Museum of Flight is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to preserving and displaying aircraft history and artifacts of Southern California's aviation heritage. The Air Museum's educational programs give children an opportunity to see and touch the airplanes that made aviation history. The Air Museum offers an inside look at completed and in-progress aircraft restoration pro

jects. The Western Museum of Flight's collection includes numerous Warbirds, aircraft and target drones, piston and jet aircraft engines, aircraft components, aircraft ejection seats, World War II instruments, aircrew accessories, and an extensive model aircraft collection.

☑️ Join us on Saturday, September 19th at 11am for a Celebrity Lecture by Doug Shane, Director of Aircraft Development A...
09/01/2026

☑️ Join us on Saturday, September 19th at 11am for a Celebrity Lecture by Doug Shane, Director of Aircraft Development Anduril Industries

In memory of her father, Caren Brownlie made a very generous donation to the museum.  Her father was a long time aviatio...
08/22/2026

In memory of her father, Caren Brownlie made a very generous donation to the museum.  Her father was a long time aviation enthusiast. Pictured with Ms. Brownlie is her son, Scott Brownlie, who owns and operates an aircraft maintenance facility on Torrance Airport, along with Cindy Macha, Director of WMOF, and Docent Fred Peitzman. 💙

⭐️Join us on Saturday, August 15th at 11am for a lecture by Mike Rabens, Top Gun Graduate Captain USN (ret) Northrop Gru...
08/04/2026

⭐️Join us on Saturday, August 15th at 11am for a lecture by Mike Rabens, Top Gun Graduate Captain USN (ret) Northrop Grumman. ⭐️

🛫At our Patron Events, exclusive members enjoy a delicious lunch and experience an engaging speaker on emerging technolo...
07/27/2026

🛫At our Patron Events, exclusive members enjoy a delicious lunch and experience an engaging speaker on emerging technology, like our most recent event with Torrance aerospace company FlightWave.

Special thanks to FlightWave Aerospace President Mitch McDonald for his fantastic lecture. 👏🏼

🎉As always, we are grateful for City of Torrance CA Councilmembers Asam Sheikh Asam Sheikh , Betty Lieu Betty Lieu , Dr. Jeremy Gerson and former Council Member Mike Griffith Mike Griffiths for supporting the Western Museum of Flight.🎉.
❔Interested in becoming a Patron? Check out the link in our bio or email [email protected].

⭐️“From the Seas to Outer Space” will explore the amazing experiences of Kenneth Cockrell, USN (ret) Astronaut Engineer ...
07/06/2026

⭐️“From the Seas to Outer Space” will explore the amazing experiences of Kenneth Cockrell, USN (ret) Astronaut Engineer of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and his five orbital flights on Saturday, July 18th at 11am⭐️

06/28/2026

We feel so lucky to have USAF Colonel (ret.) and former Chief Test Pilot for Northrop Grumman Roy Martin hosting ✈️Flight Test Day Camp again this year. These are magical moments with young people discovering the freedom of flight 🇺🇸

🚨Patron Members🚨 Exclusive event coming soon! Please RSVP via email at cm@wmof.com or by phone at (714)300-5524.
06/26/2026

🚨Patron Members🚨 Exclusive event coming soon! Please RSVP via email at [email protected] or by phone at (714)300-5524.

Join us on June 20th at 11am for “The Impossible Factory: The True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works” ...
06/05/2026

Join us on June 20th at 11am for “The Impossible Factory: The True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works” by journalist and podcast host ! He will be selling his book “The Impossible Factory” at the Lecture. You can also listen to his other pods at and now also , with .

Join us on June 20th for "The Impossible Factory: The True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works" by journ...
06/05/2026

Join us on June 20th for "The Impossible Factory: The True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works" by journalist and podcast host Josh Dean! He will be selling his book "The Impossible Factory" at the Lecture. Follow him at and now also , with .

It was a privilege for WMOF to serve as the Armed Forces Day Mixer venue for Senior Ranking Flag Officers 🇺🇸
05/25/2026

It was a privilege for WMOF to serve as the Armed Forces Day Mixer venue for Senior Ranking Flag Officers 🇺🇸

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3315 Airport Drive
Torrance, CA
90505

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+13103269544

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