The museum will be closed from 31 October 2024 to 1 May 2025
Watch the video below that describes the burial at sea for PO2 Loyce Deen who was serving as a TBM Avenger gunner with VT-15 onboard USS Essex during the Battle of Manila Bay
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— The Museum will be open May - October 2025 on Saturdays, 10a - 4p
HARRY MOYER, in the photo above with his North American Apache A-36 is now 100 years old. Harry was instrumental in the founding of our WW II aviation museum. Harry served during WW II in North Africa, India, and China. He was recently featured on CBS News and the AOPA magazine celebrating his long aviation history. Our warmest thanks to Harry for his donations on display at the CAF museum in Heber City.
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CAF AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
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Our Heber Valley Hangar and Museum
The museum and the WW II period aircraft and artifacts are available for events and photo opportunities.
The Museum is Winter closure is from Oct. 31st until April 30th.
Special arrangements for group visits in the winter season can be made by sending an email to CAF.Utah at Gmail.
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ATTU WARRIOR and Dave Hansen
This US Navy PV-2 Harpoon WW II bomber was owned and maintained by Dave Hansen here at Russ McDonald Field. After a long fight with cancer, Dave Flew West on January 12th, 2018. He will be greatly missed by the members of the CAF Wing. 
What was so important about the "Jerry Can" ?
The story of the "BAD ANGEL" P-51
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The Strange WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed
The Almost Forgotten Airman
The GREAT ESCAPE Revealed !Read about the recent discovery of the escape tunnels at Stalag Luft III German POW camp on which the film "Great Escape” was filmed
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WW II Aircraft
The Freeman Airfield project, Operation Lusty:
Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, General Hap Arnold issued a directive calling on the U.S. forces to obtain at least one copy of every aircraft used by the Axis forces. The Freeman Army Airfield in Seymour, Indiana was designated as the location to evaluate each of these airplanes. The Indiana Military Organization maintains an incredibly detailed website that includes a great deal of information about each of these captured WW II aircraft. Some interesting facts about the airplanes of World War II. Video of 1948 Kingman, AZ aircraft storage facility. The story of Koga's Zero..... |
WW II-era Photos from Stearman Flight.org
LIFE Magazine Unpublished WW II Photos
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Utah Wing Commemorative Air Force
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