Golden Age Flight Museum

Golden Age Flight Museum

Preserving the legacy and educational value of vintage engineering and design. We are an approved California 501c3 Charitable Organization.

The "Golden Age" of aviation was the quickest era of development between the 1920's into the 1950's. Golden Age Flight Museum seeks to acquire flyable aircraft to demonstrate to the public and excellent examples of artifacts with educational value from this era. The Golden Age Flight Museum is currently looking for a permanent location to base it's activities. Please contact us if you have hangar

02/10/2024
Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 10/18/2023

Here’s a cool size comparison between our 1947 Bonanza and 1977 Antonov An-2 Fat Cat.

04/17/2023

Fat Cat An-2 in Bakersfield getting fixed up for next weekends flying adventures.

Photos from Kern Resource Center's post 02/12/2023

We had an excellent group come out to the airport for a tour!

01/19/2023

Finally flying and type rating completed in our Lockheed - Howard 250! Now where should we go??!!

Photos from EAA Chapter 71's post 11/13/2022
Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 10/25/2022

Here are some of our cool pictures from the Edwards AFB airshow.

10/25/2022

The line to sit in Fat Cat An2 was long all weekend at the Edwards AFB airshow. Where should we take it next?

10/25/2022

At the day. The Fat Cat was popular

10/13/2022

Backseat view from our Howard 250 - Lockheed Lodestar executive conversion. The interior is original from 1961 when it left the Howard Aero hangar in San Antonio.
See it this weekend at the Edwards Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show, & STEM Expo

08/18/2022

Pulled the carburetor off for overhaul. Never ending maintenance on old airplanes, but they sure are cool.

Photos from Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show, & STEM Expo's post 08/14/2022

This will be fun!!

05/20/2022

Come up to Tehachapi and watch a great event and see some of our vintage airplanes!

We are proud to announce Golden Age Flight Museum as a local partner of SoCal STOL!

They will have a few historical aircraft from their collection on static display at SoCal STOL, happening on Saturday, May 28 in the City of Tehachapi, CA at the Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) Be sure to go their page and give them a follow.

For full event details, visit the Husky National STOL Series Website by clicking the link! https://nationalstol.com/socalstol

Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 05/17/2022

Pancho Barnes' original boots and spurs are on display in our museum along with other personally owned artifacts from the famous women aviator and air race pilot. Pancho started the Happy Bottom Riding Club, also known as the Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch, the establishment was a favored hangout for both test pilots and the Hollywood elite during the 1940s, boasting over 9,000 members worldwide at the height of its popularity.

Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 05/08/2022

Took our Fat Cat to the fly in at Bakersfield Municipal airport yesterday and had a nice time letting kids check it out.

05/05/2022

Successful engine run on the Howard 250 / Lockheed Lodestar. Just about ready to fly after an extended maintenance break.

04/09/2022

Come on out to the hangar for Tehachapi Airport display day and see some cool airplanes. 101 Commercial Way, Hangar H. We’ll be there from 10-2.

04/06/2022

Come check out the hangar this Saturday. 101 Commercial Way, hangar H.

Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 04/02/2022

After our first museum open house day, we took a few of the airplanes out for some fun! Photos taken from our An-2.

04/02/2022

Air to Air fun with some of our airplanes. An-2 Fat Cat, BT-13, and Beech 18. Which is you’re favorite?

03/11/2022

Check out some of our cool planes this Saturday at the TSP airport display day. Map to 101 Commercial Way, hangar H.

Photos from Golden Age Flight Museum's post 03/10/2022

New shoes on the Fat Cat getting ready for this weekend in Tehachapi. Working in our restoration shop in Bakersfield

Photos from Discover Tehachapi's post 03/08/2022
03/07/2022

We’ll be there from 10am to 2pm. Come check it out and see some cool airplanes. 101 Commercial Way, hangar H.

02/17/2022

Landing gear retraction test and a quick cabin walkthrough.

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The line to sit in Fat Cat An2 was long all weekend at the Edwards AFB airshow. Where should we take it next?
Backseat view from our Howard 250 - Lockheed Lodestar executive conversion. The interior is original from 1961 when it l...
Open cockpit flying on New Year's Day over Tehachapi, CA in our Schweizer 1-26 sailplane!
Grob Astir CS flying over Tehachapi
Howard DGA formation with Cessna 120
Siai-Marchetti Riviera Taxiing
PT-23 takeoff from El Mirage
PT-23 flying over Bakersfield
Basic Flight Training PT-23
Chasing our friends
Howard DGA-15 over Tehachapi
White Mountain ridge soaring

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101H Commercial Way
Tehachapi, CA
93561

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