We accidently stumbled upon this museum when returning a rental car. We had time to kill so we went in and was pleasantly suprised. It's a great museum. Very clean and well organized. Lots of important WWII memorablilia. One of the docents was actually a pilot that was featured in one of the exhibits. You can tell that the exhibits...
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Lyon Air Museum, Santa Ana
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Lyon Air Museum
19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana, CA 92707
714-210-4585
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Ranked #2 of 9 attractions in Santa Ana
Type: Museums
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Lyon Air Museum (LAM) is a 30,000-sq.ft. facility based at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. Founded by Maj. Gen. William Lyon, USAF (Ret),...
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Lyon Air Museum (LAM) is a 30,000-sq.ft. facility based at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. Founded by Maj. Gen. William Lyon, USAF (Ret), the museum houses a fleet of superbly conditioned, operational and historically significant World War II-era aircraft and vehicles. Docent-led tours take visitors for a walk through history as they stroll among machines and artifacts that helped define the 20th century. Interactive educational exhibits intended to inspire viewers provide in-depth narratives about the history of each aircraft.
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Golden, Colorado
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So I had seen this small museum when taking off from Orange County airport and thought it might be worth checking out for 30min. I was wrong - we spent two hours there and could have stayed longer, it is small but packed with great planes, old WW2 bikes and even Hitlers old Limo.
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Irvine Ca
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A must see for all aviation lovers. Excellent WWII B-17 and B-25 that are actually still air worthy.
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La Habra, California
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This place is of great historical value, the docents are very knowledgeable, a must stop for plane enthusiasts!
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Earth, Texas
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Fantastic small private museum focused on WWII airplanes and historical cars (Packard and WWII vehicles) close to John Wayne Airport. It was a real find and worth the time despite the fact that the admission is 12$. We could easily spend half a day here. Our guide Gerry was fantastic and explained everything in great detail. Hope to return in...
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Huntington Beach, Calif
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Right next to Orange County Airport it has a lot of cool stuff, including some great classic cars. Three blocks to the south is the Crevier Classic Car Museum and they don't charge for admission but no planes.
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We were looking for something to do with our son who is 13 and currently "into" cars ( he is a BBC Top Gear fanatic). I read about the Lyon Aur Museum on tripadvisor, and decided to give it a go. We were very impressed by the aircraft and automobiles on display, and how carefully they have been refurbished. We...
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Central Coast
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Excellent place for families. Lots of large planes for kids to look at. Great exibits for all to see
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Orange, California
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I discovered this treasure after hearing...then seeing, a B-17 Flying Fortress with a yellow tail, flying over Orange County one day. After a few minutes of searching on the internet, I found that the WWII bomber "Fuddy Duddy" was part of the exhibit at Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport.
Having not been previously aware of this museum, I...
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Champaign, Illinois
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Unlike the two Smithsonian air museums, the planes and cars and motorcycles at the Lyon Air Museum are all set up to work, not just look pretty. There are drip pans beneath the airplanes, because they are all oiled up and ready to fly or being made ready to fly, the jeeps have a whiff of gasoline about them and...
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