Shafter, CA, 93263
805-393-0291
URL : http://www.minterfieldairmuseum.com
overview : Statement of Purpose: To commemorate the Minter Field training base of WWII and document the roll of aviation in the lives of the people of Kern County and Southern California. - The Museum is housed in the original fire station, built at Minter field in 1941. It is the last examples of this architecture left on the field. The base was a major basic training facility where nearly 12,000 pilots received basic training in BT-13s, UC-78's, AT-6s, P-38s and B-25s.
collections : The Museum houses artifacts and photographs of the men and women who were stationed here. Artifacts include a period fire truck, 1944 Ford jeep, military uniforms, radio equipment, Echelons (Class Books), Snap Roll Newsletters, and hundreds of photographs.
topics : aviation
