The Minter Field Air Museum is an aviation museum located at the Shafter AirportinShafter, California focused on the history of Minter Field Army Airfield.
Location within California | |
Location | Shafter, California |
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Coordinates | 35°30′11″N 119°10′56″W / 35.5031°N 119.1823°W / 35.5031; -119.1823 |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | www |
The museum acquired a B-25 in 1977.[1] It opened five years later.[2]
The museum attempted to save the Blue Moon auditorium in 2007.[3] In December of that year, it broke ground on a new hangar.[4]
The museum building received a new roof in March 2021 and was repainted in October 2023.[5][6]
Exhibits at the museum include original copies of the Japanese surrender documents.[7]
The museum holds an annual Wings and Wheels event.[19][20] It previously held an annual Warbirds in Action Air Show.[21]