CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION

ATWATER, CA

The shaded courtyard at the El Capitan Hotel in Merced Credit: athrasher

The Castle Air Museum Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 in Atwater, California. The museum’s primary mission is to preserve, restore, and display aircraft from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. The foundation also works to educate the public about the history of military aviation and its impact on the United States.

The museum is located on the grounds of the former Castle Air Force Base, which was active from 1941 to 1995. The museum features over 50 aircraft, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator, and a B-29 Superfortress. The museum also includes a variety of helicopters, trainers, fighters, bombers, and reconnaissance aircraft. The museum also includes a collection of engines, missiles, artifacts, and memorabilia.

The museum offers a variety of educational programs, such as tours, lectures, and workshops. The museum also offers flight simulators and a series of interactive exhibits. The museum is open to the public year-round, and admission is free. The museum also hosts various special events throughout the year, such as air shows, fly-ins, and antique car shows.

The Cast Air Museum Foundation is dedicated to preserving the history of military aviation and educating the public about its importance. The museum is a great resource for those interested in learning more about military aviation.

CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in ATWATER CA. US MID #8400602323

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 568,120 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

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Terry Cemetery groundskeeper for 40 years.

Merced County Courthouse goddess \ model of justice? (# 2544) The statue at the peak is of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. The other statues (all wooden) are of justice, and all appear to be women.

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Merced County Courthouse (# 2544) Opened in 1875 and was in use as county courthouse until 1975! It was designed by the same architect who built the California State Capitol, and now serves as the home of the Merced County Historical Society.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced_County_Courthouse" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced_County_Courthouse</a>

Merced / streamline moderne (# 2539) Across from the Bank of Italy building, a streamline moderne buiding. Could not find any history on it.

Merced / El Capitan IH Travelall (# 2541) A nice touch, the van for the El Capital is an International Harvester Travelall from, I believe, 1971. I hadn’t seen one of these in many years, but it was quite common in the 70’s to see them being used to take small groups of students into the field.

Source: <a href="https://www.classic.com/veh/1971-international-harvester-travelall-1110-44-pro-nQmkbrn/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.classic.com/veh/1971-international-harvester-travelal...</a>

Merced / El Capitan classic neon (# 2540) An original neon sign (refurbished) from the original hotel El Capitan.

Merced / El Capitan hotel (# 2529) One of my reasons for exploring through Merced was some recent stories about the reopening of an historic hotel in downtown Merced – the El Capitan.

Per the Merced County Times story, the hotel was constructed in 1911, suffered a major fire in 1931, a remodeling in 1936, and then a very major remodeling in 2018. The hotel is now part of a chain in the Hyatt system designed for boutique hotels.

As this and other pictures suggest, downtown Merced was very orderly and attractive. The streets were most likely quiet because Merced is now the home of University of California Merced (opened in 2005) and this was taken on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

<a href="https://elcapitanhotelmerced.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">elcapitanhotelmerced.com/</a>
<a href="https://mercedcountytimes.com/remodeling-is-nearly-complete-on-historic-el-capitan-hotel/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">mercedcountytimes.com/remodeling-is-nearly-complete-on-hi...</a>

Contact CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION

website: http://www.castleairmuseum.org

CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
5050 SANTA FE DR
ATWATER
CA
95301-5154

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MID #	8400602323
Name	CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Alternate Name	CASTLE AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	942674852
NTEECC	A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	568,120
REVENUE	568,120
LAT/LONG	37.364015, -120.578396
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 047 US Census Tract: 000503 US Census Block: 1142