Indian Wells Resident Day
Indian Wells Residents receive free museum admission today only! Show your resident card / driver's license or utility bill at the ticket counter.
Open Daily 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & Feb. 8, 2025
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Before the Tuskegee Airmen, Came the National Airmen Association of America
Hear the true story of the group of fore-sighted, concerned, and dedicated individuals who came together in the mid 1930’s in the Chicago area to form an organization that actively pursued and set the stage for the participation of African Americans in the fields of aviation and aeronautics. These prescient men included Chauncey E. Spencer, […]
Open Cockpit Saturdays: SBD Dauntless
Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:00-12:00 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer questions and provide the historical back drop for […]
Canada Military Tribute Day
Canada participated in many ways during WWII, more than people realize. Canadian forces landed on Juno beach on D-day and played a large part in the Battle of the Atlantic. By the end of the war, Canada had the 4th largest allied air force in the world. The Canadian military has fought alongside the United […]
Open Cockpit Saturdays: P-47 Thunderbolt
Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:00-12:00 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer questions and provide the historical back drop for […]
Sink the Bismarck! by Dr. Ed Gordon
The clash and subsequent sinking of two behemoth ships, the HMS Hood and the German battleship Bismarck, in May 1941 had decisive consequences for the future of naval warfare in World War II. At the Battle of the Denmark Strait on May 24, 1941, gunfire from the Bismarck rapidly sunk the HMS Hood, long the […]
Open Cockpit Saturdays: F-104 Starfighter
Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:00-12:00 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer questions and provide the historical back drop for […]
Open Cockpit Saturdays: Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV
Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:00-12:00 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer questions and provide the historical back drop for […]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) by Michael Carra
Few people realize 1038 women pilots served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII. These intrepid groundbreaking women came to be known as the WASPS or Women Air Force Service Pilots. This presentation is a look at the history of the WASPS and some of the 38 women pilots who lost their lives in the […]
Masters of the Air – Featuring the Author, Donald Miller
BUY TICKETS HERE: https://palmspringsairmuseum.shop.koronaevent.com/en/offers/38143 Historian/Author Donald Miller, alongside Producer Kirk Saduski, will be featured in an evening program on Saturday, 3/22/25, at 6 pm, here at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The program will last one hour, moderated by Fred Bell, followed by a Q&A session and book signing. Food & Drinks will be available […]