Boron Aerospace Museum
 McDonnell F-4D Phantom II in front of the museum entrance | |
  Location within California | |
Former name | Colonel Vernon P. Saxon Jr. Aerospace Museum |
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| Location | Boron, California |
| Coordinates | 34°59′57″N 117°39′05″W / 34.9993°N 117.6513°W |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
| Website | www |
The Boron Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum located in Boron, California.
History
[edit]Background
[edit]The idea for the museum came from the Boron Chamber of Commerce. Planning to establish a museum began in 1996 with an effort to acquire an F-4 for display. It was also decided that the museum should be named for a local aviator and Colonel Vernon P. Saxon Jr., the Vice Commander of the nearby Air Force Flight Test Center was selected.[1]
Establishment
[edit]A groundbreaking was held on 13 September 1997 and the Colonel Vernon P. Saxon Jr. Aerospace Museum opened on 5 September 2003[1]
Beginning in 2010, the museum recovered a number of disused rocket engines from the area. Then, following a dispute in 2017, Colonel Saxon's collection was removed from the museum and it was renamed the Boron Aerospace Museum. Around the same time, the museum acquired three aircraft from the closed Milestones of Flight Air Museum.[2]
Exhibits
[edit]Exhibits at the museum include skis and seats from an airplane used by the Byrd Antarctic expedition, a J 35 flight simulator, a Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour jet engine, an XLR-8 rocket engine, an R-2800 radial engine and a P-38 instrument panel.[2][3] A veterans wall is located on the interior of the west wall of the museum.[4]
Collection
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Orr, Patti (22 June 2022). "History of the Saxon-Boron Aerospace Museum". Mojave Desert News. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lerner, Preston (April 2018). "Where the Wild West Meets the Cosmos". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Collection". Boron Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Veterans Wall". Boron Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - SkyStar XL Kitfox, c/n HCX012, c/r N31LP". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II". Boron Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4D-31-MC Phantom II, s/n 66-7716 USAF, c/n 2337". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Pietenpol Air Camper, c/n 001, c/r N22EZ". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Saab J-35 Draken". Boron Aerospace Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Aircraft N167TP Data". Airport-Data.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Turner T-40, c/r N115ET". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Location Dossier - Colonel Vernon P. Saxon Jr. Aerospace Museum". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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