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Location
Visitor tip
Book warbird flights in advance if interested - the B-17 'Sentimental Journey', B-25 'Made in the Shade', and SNJ T-6 Texan flights are highly popular experiences. Multiple reviewers highlighted these as life-changing but require separate booking beyond general admission.
Best time
Visit during cooler months - reviewers noted the hangars can become uncomfortably hot in summer when AC is insufficient, with only fans for relief. Spring and fall visits will provide better comfort for exploring the exhibits.
Visitor tip
Take the Open Cockpit Tours for hands-on access - reviewers highly valued being able to go inside the aircraft like the B-17 and C-47. These tours (small additional fee) transform the experience from viewing to interactive learning and are worth the investment.
About Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum
Combat aircraft exhibits & plane rides. This venue with displays & rides in historic warplanes features a 1944 B-17G bomber & an F4 Phantom.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Air Force Museum
- Hours
- Wednesdays - Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM
- Highlights
- Open Cockpit Tours in fighter aircraft, torpedo bombers, and helicopters
- Special Feature
- Virtual tour available online
What visitors say
Absolutely fantastic museum covering pretty much all of the years of military flight. Starting with a First World War display, including a model of the interrupting mechanism for German machine guns. A great display highlighting Falcon…
If you are a fan of militaria or old warbirds, you HAVE to stop here. For my $20, I was free rein of their campus, including self guided tours of their B17 “Sentimental Journey” and their C47. They also have a MiG-15, MiG-21, two F16s,…
Visiting Arizona CAFAB is a worldclass once in a lifetime informative incredible breathtaking experience. All museum and warbird rides volunteers are amazing and super knowledgeable. Their war bird rides pilots, crews, flight…
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Did You Know?
- The museum houses a 1944 B-17G bomber named 'Sentimental Journey' and a B-25J Mitchell named 'Made in the Shade' that are actively flown and available for paid aerial experiences
- The museum features a bulkhead from the USS Arizona and honors 23 RAF cadets who died during World War II training at Falcon Fields and are buried in Mesa Cemetery
- The collection includes rare aircraft such as a Fokker DR1 (German WWI fighter), Nieuport 15 (French WWI fighter), MiG-15, MiG-21, and multiple F-16s spanning aviation history from World War I through modern era
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