Lyon Air Museum

Lyon Air Museum
Established	2009
Location	Orange County, California, United States
Coordinates	33°40′24″N 117°52′24″W / 33.67347°N 117.8732°W
Type	Aerospace museum
Founder	Major General William Lyon
Website	lyonairmuseum.org

a Douglas DC-3 at the Lyon Air Museum

The Lyon Air Museum is an aerospace museum located on the west side of the John Wayne Airport in unincorporated Orange County, California, United States. The museum features military aircraft, rare automobiles, military vehicles and motorcycles, and related memorabilia, with an emphasis on World War II.^[1]

Aircraft[]

Seven airworthy condition aircraft are on display:

1931 Panther motorcycle once owned by actor Steve McQueen

Each year Lyon Air Museum hosts its annual Summer Car Exhibit that features a number of cars that are based on a specific theme.^[10]

^ "About Us Lyon Air Museum". Lyonairmuseum.org. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "Cessna O-1E "Birddog" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "Douglas DC-3 "Flagship Orange County" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" or "Dakota" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "North American B-25 "Mitchell" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "Douglas A-26 "Invader" | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ wendy (2013-08-02). "Lyon Air Museum Welcomes a AT-6F/SNJ-6 Texan to the Collection". Lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ "North American AT-6/SNJ-6 | Lyon Air Museum". www.lyonairmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
^ "New Summer Vehicle Exhibit at the Lyon Air Museum". KTLA. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-21.

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