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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 projects. 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.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Torrance Unified Walteria School third graders participated in Kids Love Aviation Science “KLAS” program and exp...
10/14/2026

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Torrance Unified Walteria School third graders participated in Kids Love Aviation Science “KLAS” program and explored a supersonic fighter jet, learned about the principles of flight with instructors from Sling Pilot Academy, experienced the Women in Aerospace exhibit and learned about the opportunities that await them, and received instruction in the space gallery about the solar system. 🎉Special thanks to Southern California Edison for providing grant money to purchase Easy-Build model aircraft for each child as a take home project. 👏🏼

🔘Enhanced Stealthy Radar? - Join us to learn more on Saturday, October 17th🔘
10/07/2026

🔘Enhanced Stealthy Radar? - Join us to learn more on Saturday, October 17th🔘

🤑💸Attention young people!!! Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 5:45pm for pizza, museum exploration, and financial lite...
09/27/2026

🤑💸Attention young people!!! Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 5:45pm for pizza, museum exploration, and financial literacy education by the Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union.💰

Jim Ueda, having retired from a highly successful career in advanced programs development at Northrop Grumman, has now t...
09/18/2026

Jim Ueda, having retired from a highly successful career in advanced programs development at Northrop Grumman, has now turned his talents to the preservation of aerospace history at the Western Museum of Flight. Here he addresses the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) including a photo alongside his favorite aircraft, the YF-23. 🩶

🎃Bring the kiddos for an afternoon of Halloween fun! Join us for a Trick or Treat at the Western Museum of Flight from 1...
09/18/2026

🎃Bring the kiddos for an afternoon of Halloween fun! Join us for a Trick or Treat at the Western Museum of Flight from 11am-2pm on October 4th! 👻

☑️ 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⭐️

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3315 Airport Drive
Torrance, CA
90505

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+13103269544

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