Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum

Happy 245th Birthday Marines!

November 10, 2020, is the 245th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. https://flyingleathernecks.org//happy-245th-birthday-mari/

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will conduct a final flight with six F/A-18 A/B/C/D Legacy Hornets, Nov. 0...4 from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. The final flight of the Legacy Hornets signifies the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform. https://www.dvidshub.net//blue-angels-conduct-final-flight #BlueAngels #USNavy #USMC

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar reopened to the public after six months yesterday! We were honored to welcome our first visitors to learn about the history and legacy of Marine Corps aviation! Special thanks to the Hyde family from Perth, Australia for being our first guests! We welcome one and all. Stop by, love to see those smiling faces!

The Crash, Fire Rescue Marines took the P-19A for some detailing. Looks amazing. The Marines even repainted the vehicle number and added maintenance markings on the truck!!

The Crash, Fire Rescue Marines took the P-19A for some detailing. Looks amazing. The Marines even repainted the vehicle number and added maintenance markings on the truck!!

23, October 1983, 37 years ago today - At around 6:20 a.m., a yellow Mercedes-Benz truck drove to Beirut International Airport, where the 1st Battalion 8th Marines under the 2nd Marine Division had set up its local headquarters. The truck was not the water truck they had been expecting, but a hijacked truck carrying the explosives. The truck turned onto an access road leading to the compound and circled a parking lot. The driver then accelerated and crashed through a barbed w...ire fence around the parking lot, passed between two sentry posts, crashed through a gate and drove into the lobby of the Marine headquarters. The sentries at the gate were operating under rules of engagement which made it very difficult to respond quickly to the truck. Sentries were ordered to keep their weapons at condition four (no magazine inserted and no rounds in the chamber). By the time the two sentries were able to engage, the truck was already inside the building's entry way, armed. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives, which were equivalent to 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds) of TNT. The force of the explosion collapsed the four-story building into rubble, crushing many inside. killing 299 American and French servicemen. The organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing. SEMPER FI - REST IN PEACE - YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

Just launched - The Inside Loop Podcast. Subscribe to our latest educational initiative. We field questions from kids of all ages, check out Episode 1 Why the inverted gull wing on the Corsair? https://flyingleathernecks.org/.../inside-loop-podcasts/

Back to celebrating amazing Marines and their accomplishments! Marine history continues to grow

Our latest episode of The Inside Loop. The museum is now open. Stop by and say hello to Justin on Sundays 9:30 am. - 12:30 pm.

Thank you all for your patience while we prepare to re-open! We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow! Be sure to look for our new banners at our entrance gate off Miramar Road! Questions? https://flyingleathernecks.org

Check out the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum's new entrance banners!

Opening tomorrow

Episode 2, more.from Bob Cramsie about the SBD-1 DAUNTLESS restoration project

Episode one....Restoration of the World's only SBD-1 Dauntless. Bob Cramsie will tell you how it is done!

Unique items on display at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum

Stand By! Just a heads up we will be posting two videos this week! We will have a Mr. Bob Cramsie talking about the restoration of the world's only SBD-1 Dauntless and a video on the F-8U Crusader. Stay tuned and keep checking in!

Why is there a tank at an Aviation museum? LtCol. A.J. "Juice" Ward, USMC, ret, will explain!

Welcome to episode three of the Inside Loop featuring Foundation Board Member Dr. Joe Bassi. In this episode, Dr. Bassi responds to a students question about Space Force.