Open Daily 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & Feb. 8, 2025

Tigercat Open Cockpit

Every Saturday from 10 am to 12 noon, visitors have the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a vintage Warbird inside the hangar. Included with museum admission, Kids 12 and under free with paid adult admission. Some physical restrictions apply. Volunteer docents give the history of the aircraft. $5 donation for souvenir photo. Loose […]

T-34 Mentor Fly In

Welcome back the T-34 Mentor owners!  They will fly in on Saturday, sometime after 10 am, and will fly during the day and also on Sunday.  We expect they will depart the museum sometime Sunday afternoon, perhaps around 3 pm.  Included with regular museum admission.

Wings Over Germany: Allied Bombing of World War II by Ed Gordon

British and American strategic bombing of Germany’s controversial results are still argued about today. It produced some of the highest casualty rates of World War II. In this program historian Edward Gordon tells the story of the gallant Allied airmen who, by laying down their lives, helped shorten the war in Europe. The Allied bombing […]

T-34 Mentor Fly In (and Out)

Welcome back the T-34 Mentor owners for Day 2!  They will fly in formation during the day and we expect they will depart the museum around 3 pm.  Included with regular museum admission. Remember kids 12 and under free with paid adult.

F-104 Starfighter Open Cockpit

Every Saturday from 10 am to 12 noon, visitors have the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a vintage Warbird inside the hangar. Included with museum admission, Kids 12 and under free with paid adult admission. Some physical restrictions apply. Volunteer docents give the history of the aircraft. $5 donation for souvenir photo. Loose […]

Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: Concept, Design & Operation

The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft program was developed in the late 1970s in response to NASA’s need to transport the Space Shuttle orbiter between landing sites in California and New Mexico and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Boeing was selected to modify two existing B747-100 passenger jets to serve as carriers for the […]

Open Cockpit Saturdays: Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV

Every Saturday from 10 am to 12 noon museum visitors have the opportunity to sit inside the cockpit of a vintage Warbird.  Loose clothing and rubber soled shoes recommended for climbing into the cockpit. Included with regular museum admission, and kids 12 and under are free with paid adult admission. $5 for museum provided souvenir […]

When Football Went to War

On December 17, 1944 the Green Bay Packers won the NFL Championship. As America was glued to the radio to escape the news of the war, the game was interrupted by the shocking news the Germans had started a winter offensive we know today as the “Battle of the Bulge.” No professional league in America […]

Air Museum Closed During the Day

The Palm Springs Air Museum is closed during the day, as we prep for our SOLD OUT Annual Gala on Saturday evening, February 8th. The Air Museum will return to regular hours on Sunday, February 9th. Admission

Palm Springs Air Museum Gala 2025

Save the date for this very important event honoring Voices of Valor - Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Ending of World War II. For more info, click here: https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/gala/