Future Address:  3100 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, California 90405

Mailing Address:  2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 650E, Santa Monica, California 90404-4030

Phone:  310-398-2500

The Museum of Flying is temporarily closed and is pleased to announce the kick-off of its capital campaign with a fundraising goal of $2 million.   This campaign will be in support of the remodeling and construction of the building that has been approved by the Santa Monica City Council as the future home to the Museum of Flying.  

“Night at the Museum:  Battle of the Smithsonian" Donates Aircraft  

June 29, 2009

Media Contact: Daniel J. Ryan 310-398-2500 dryan@museumofflying.com

Santa Monica, CA

The Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport is pleased to announce the acquisition of two aircraft through a donation from the recently released Twentieth Century Fox feature film “Night at the Museum:  Battle of the Smithsonian.”  The replica Wright Flyer aircraft  and the replica Lockheed Vega aircraft that were built for the movie will be on permanent display in the soon to be reopened Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport.

“We are delighted with the addition of these aircraft to the Museum’s permanent collection,” stated David G. Price, Chairman of the Board of the Museum of Flying.  “We are very pleased that Twentieth Century Fox reached out to the Museum with this opportunity.”  The Wright Flyer and Lockheed Vega will complement two other aircraft in the Museum collection that have a Hollywood lineage.  The BD-5 Microjet was seen in the James Bond thriller “Octopussy” and the Museum’s Boeing Stearman was featured in the movie “Spacecamp.”  “The two newly donated aircraft are of Museum quality and look fantastic,” commented Museum of Flying Managing Director, Daniel J. Ryan.  “They will complement the exhibit that we are developing on Hollywood in Aviation.”    

The Museum of Flying was originally founded as The Donald Douglas Museum and Library of Santa Monica, Inc. in 1974 by Donald Douglas Jr. to ensure the preservation of the Douglas Aircraft legacy.  The Museum was moved to the north side of the Santa Monica Airport in April 1989 and re-established as the Museum of Flying.  The Museum temporarily closed in July 2002 due to economic challenges.  The Museum recently signed a new lease with the City of Santa Monica for the site located at 3100 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, 90405.  The new Museum project will cost approximately $2 million to complete and construction on the site should begin in the next few weeks.  The Museum plans to reopen as early as December 2009. 

The Museum of Flying is a 501(c)(3) non-profit California corporation – tax ID#23-7412316.  Charitable contributions toward the Museum of Flying building fund may be considered tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.  Contributions may be sent to: Museum of Flying Building Fund, 2425 Olympic Blvd. Suite 650E, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

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The DC-3 Monument

The recently completed DC-3 Monument adjacent to the new Museum of Flying location.  This was a joint project of the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, The Museum of Flying, and the City of Santa Monica.

  Please make a Difference by clicking on the button below to get the Museum of Flying's Building Fund donation form that makes it easy to donate by check or by using your Visa card or Mastercard!

MUSEUM WEBSITE SECURES A LEAD GIFT!

The Museum of Flying website recently received a $2,500 contribution in support of the new Museum building project.  The donation was made in the memory of a family member and the donor has requested to remain anonymous.

You too can honor a loved one, relative, or close friend with a memorial gift to the Museum of Flying.  All contributions of $100 or more will receive permanent recognition in the new Museum.  It's simple, just click on the “Donate Now” button and print out the contribution form.  Simply mail the form in with your check or credit card information. You will receive a donor acknowledgment letter usually in about five business days.

Thank you for your support of this project that will preserve the precious history of Douglas Aircraft and highlight the City of Santa Monica’s role in the advancement of aviation.

For more information, you may call the Museum of Flying message center at 310-398-2500; someone will return your call promptly.

Press Release:

MUSEUM OF FLYING LANDS NEW LOCATION!  

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The Douglas World Cruiser "New Orleans" above at the old Museum of Flying location is one of two Douglas World Cruisers that were the first planes to circumnavigate the World in 1924.  Four of these planes were produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company at the Santa Monica Airport when it was known as Clover Field.

The Museum of Flying is temporarily closed at the Santa Monica Airport.  Please check this website for future relocation updates.