Santa Maria Museum of Flight

06/23/2024

06/23/2024

The Aircraft Exhibition on Saturday was even more enjoyable thanks to the presence of the fantastic California Hotdogs team. You can find them at their new hotdog stand next to Cool Hand Luke’s or on weekends at Avila Beach.

05/22/2024

Come visit the Santa Maria Museum of flight; we have Early Aviation displays, Movie Memorabilia, Mil

05/22/2024

Big Changes at the Museum 🛩️✨

A HUGE thank you to for bringing new life, both inside and out, to the Santa Maria Museum of Flight! 🎨✈️ Our beloved museum is looking fresher and more vibrant than ever, and it’s all thanks to Hector and Abraham their hard work and incredible talent. 🌟

The colors and meticulous details truly capture the spirit of aviation history and make the exhibits pop in ways we never imagined. 🚀❤️

Come visit and see the transformation for yourself. It’s a whole new adventure at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight!

05/18/2024

Shoutout to our amazing volunteer Omar for giving our A4 Skyhawks some much-needed TLC! The fresh coat of paint truly brings this iconic warbird back to life. Come visit the Santa Maria Museum of Flight and chat with our awesome docents about our incredible aircraft collection. We can’t wait to share these historic treasures with you! 🛩️🎉✨

05/28/2023

This weekend (Monday) is a day to honor and revere the heroes of the Armed Forces who fell in service to our nation.

The Santa Maria Museum of Flight hopes we all can find some time to show our gratitude for their service. I know my team and I will. #

04/25/2023

Thank you to Warbirdnews.com for a great article of our The Santa Maria Museum of Flight https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/profile-report-santa-maria-museum-of-flight.html

Adam Estes reports on Santa Maria Museum of Flight

04/10/2023

04/06/2023

A must read and wonderfully story of preservation.

Glacier Girl is a Lockheed P-38F Lightning, restored to flying condition after being buried beneath the Greenland ice sheet for over 50 years.

04/03/2023

Fleet Model II - this is a restored 1929 fleet model 2 biplane. A typical primary trainer of the day, Allan Hancock personally flew this type of aircraft on numerous occasions and included the Fleet Model II in his training aircraft fleet. However, the overall training fleet was composed primarily of P.T.- 13 Stearman. The Fleet biplane trainers came into existence in 1928 as the Consolidated Model 14. It is a civilian trainer loosely based on the military P.T. -3 and NY-1 trainers. In 1929, Consolidated turned production over to a subsidiary company named after Consolidated's president Ruben Fleet. All the Fleet models are identical, with the only difference being the engine installed on each model. The Fleets proved to be very popular trainers throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. Approximately 1,250 Boeing Fleet Model II of all versions were built. The Fleet Model was not incredibly popular in the U.S. as the Canadian-manufactured aircraft was mostly used in Canada and other foreign countries.