Castle Air Museum

We could not believe our ears when Joe Pruzzo told us the command headquarters building at the former Castle Air Force Base had been demolished. If there was ever a historical landmark which many local Air Force veterans identify with, this was one. Without so much as a public notice, the building at the main entrance…

The very first Korks & Kegs event at the Castle Air Museum was back in 2007, but then it was a “Wine and Cheese tasting.” Breweries were not added for…

A crowd of aviation enthusiasts gathered outside of the restoration hanger at Castle Air Museum on an early Friday morning to witness the arrival of the…

The long-awaited arrival of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth attack aircraft to the Castle Air Museum is expected early this Friday morning, July 29. The military aircraft is scheduled to be offloaded at approximately 8AM at the Museum's Restoration Hangar at 3040 A Street, at the Castle Airport complex. Castle has the distinction of…

Castle Air Museum in Atwater, which houses a world-renowned collection of 74 military aircraft on its grounds, will hold two fun outdoor events you won’t…

The old-fashioned small town Atwater 4th of July concert and fireworks show returned from its absence last year due to COVID, and community…

Castle Air Museum, located at 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater, received a former U.S. Army UH-1 “Huey” Helicopter on March 22. The “Huey” is one of the most iconic aircraft from the Vietnam War, and will join the other 74 aircraft on the air museum’s grounds in the future. Currently, it’s in the maintenance area of the museum since it is…

Castle Air Museum, located at 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater, one of the largest aerospace museum displaying vintage aircraft in the Western U.…

Castle Air Museum in Atwater has been chosen as one of a handful of aviation museums in the nation to receive a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft, a…

Community members gathered under the canopies set up on the front patio of Castle Air Museum on the morning of Sept. 5 for the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Pinning hosted by the Merced River Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Masks were worn during the event, and everyone practiced…