The museum is part of the Chino Airport and so was easy enough to find. What we didn't expect was there being more than one museum at the airport. The "museum" signs directed us to take the right off the airport drive and we found ourselves at Yanks Air Museum. As we entered the building we had the feeling that the airport held more than one museum and we knew we would need to see the museum quickly so we could be sure to see the museum we had originally targeted for the day.
The Yanks Air Museum has three hangers full of all kinds of planes. The one thing in common for all their planes was they were all American Manufactured. Our $10 admission allowed us to explore all these hangers and the wonderful planes held within. There were quite a few planes on display that neither ARP or myself had seen outside of pictures before. We were also impressed to learn that almost all of the planes on display were fully functional; of which several are taken out regularly for flying. Of particular interest to me was the F-14 Tomcat that was, quite possibly, in the best condition I'd seen.
Photos are allowed for personal use and we enjoyed viewing so many lovely finds.
When we finished with the Yanks Air Museum we found ourselves more than ready for lunch. Originally we were planning on getting In-n-Out again but we didn't see any in the local area. However, seated directly between the Yanks Air Museum and the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport is Famous Flo's Airport Cafe. This place was bustling busy and we were lucky enough to find a table. It was clear that the Cafe has been there fore quite some time and enjoys a good business. We met with friendly service and WONDERFUL food at this place that felt welcoming and homey. We tried their Corn Chowder and knew we had found THE place to have lunch. ARP enjoyed a cheeseburger while I enjoyed the turkey club sandwich. There were several upon several desserts to choose from, however we settled on splitting a serving of strawberry shortcake which was delicious (the waitress was kind enough to split the serving in the back for us). We were delightfully full and the price was extremely reasonable.
We then followed the signs to the Planes of Fame Museum. Here for our $11 Admission we got to traipse through 7 hangers full of planes from every era of aviation. Once again we were thrilled to see planes that we don't often see.
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| From 2010-0420 Planes of Fame |
Most of these planes are also fly-able and while we were there, we had the opportunity to watch one of the volunteers working to restore the engine of one of the planes. Not only are several of these planes fly-able but you can book a flight as a passenger in one of several select planes. Beyond the planes there were quite a few exhibits to show the history of aviation; everything from models to historical articles are on display. Inclusive of a wonderful exhibit showing a "downed plane in the jungle".
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| From 2010-0420 Planes of Fame |
We left the museum feeling fully satiated with what we'd seen.
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