The Estrella Warbirds Museum has always been known for its constant change and quality of the displays. If you have not been to the museum in a while, there is no better time then this summer to catch up on the latest aircraft, military vehicle or automotive display that has become part of the museum since the last time you visited.
If you have a little bit of extra time on your hands and are looking for a new hobby or willing to share your knowledge or even learn something new, we are always looking for docents or volunteers in the restoration or maintenance areas. We are all family and would like you to join us! It's fun! There are plenty of new friends to meet and enjoyable times to be had.
Contact us today! We'd love to hear from you.
"JB" James E Brown III
F117 Test Pilot, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
No Host Bar starts at 6:00 p.m.,
Dinner starts at 7.p.m.
Jim Brown graduated "With Distinction" from the Virginia Military Institute in 1976 with a BS Degree in Civil Engineering, earned a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University and completed graduate study in Mechanical Engineering with California State University, Fresno.
Following two European tours flying the F-4 and F-5 he was selected to attend the USAF Test Pilot School where he graduated with Class 86A in December of 1986 and was presented the Onazuka Propwash Award by his classmates. Following graduation he tested the A-7, F-15 Eagle and then performed flight trials on numerous prototype aircraft which remain classified. Leaving the USAF in 1992, he spent 2 years flying the 737 for United Airlines. In 1994 he was hired by the Lockheed Skunk Works as an Experimental Test Pilot in the F-117 Stealth Fighter.
After flying the Stealth for eight years and serving at the Chief Test Pilot, he was selected to test the F-22 Raptor. He served as the Lead Test Pilot for the Raptor Program at Edwards Air Force Base, CA and in July 2011 took over as the F-22 Chief Test Pilot.
In April 2012 he surpassed 1,000 flight hours in the Raptor. In June 2013 JB left the high performance cockpit to become the Chief of Flight Operations at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Projects - the "Skunk Works".
He now maintains his currency (and sanity) in a vintage Cessna 195. JB is a Fellow and Past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He has logged over 8,800 flight hours in 134 different models of aircraft and is the world's highest time Stealth Fighter pilot
For more information about James Brown III and view pictures from the February dinner click here.
Dinner is catered and open to the public ($17/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either On-line HERE or call 805 296-1935.
Warbirds Wings & Wheels 7 Only One Month Away
Woodland Choice of Show WWW6 1933 Ford Roadster
Only one month left to get your vehicle registered for WWW7. Check out the James Eckford's winning entry as the Woodland Choice of Show for last year's event. If you haven't registered yet, there is still time. There is still space if you want to be a vendor at this busy spring time event which is already attracting cars from Chico to San Bernardino, California! We are always looking for a few good volunteers to help make the busy day go smoother. It will be an open house day which means the crowds will be there! Plenty of family fun. For more information follow this link or click on auto picture above.
Monte Mills & the Lucky Horseshoe Band
First Annual Sock Hop Car show participants and museum members not showing cars, are invited Friday night May 8th for an old fashion SOCK HOP to start the car show festivities off with dinner and dancing to the tunes of Monte Mills and the Lucky Horseshoe Band. Dig out that old poodle skirt, bobby socks, jeans, white tee shirts and tennis shoes for a night of good old time rock n roll music. Special parking for hot rods. Including dinner: $30/person
Reservations are required.
Click on Monte's picture for link to more information and to purchase tickets.
Retired EA-6B Prowler Joining Estrella Fleet
EA-6B Prowler
Gary Corippo, Estrella Warbird Museum Acquisition Manager has announced the upcoming arrival of a recently retired Naval EA-6B. It's final flight is scheduled to be on Monday, May 11th, when it lands in Paso Robles to take its final berth at Estrella Warbirds Museum. Click on picture at the right for more information on the aircraft. We will be posting times and more information as it becomes available.
Estrella Warbirds Museum named Keith Dekker "Grunt of the Year" for 2014. Now Keith is calling upon all available wanna be "grunts "to join him the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at the museum for an old Navy traditional FOD Day... that is, "Foreign objects on Deck." You might be more familiar with a "clean-up call" for the museum grounds. Join us for an hour or a day. Make new friends, help keep the grounds maintained. We appreciate your assistance!
Are You a Member?
Membership has its benefits! Why become a member? The museum is supported solely from private sources. Minimal membership dues go a long way in helping to preserve history for tomorrows generation. Membership gives you free access to the museum and our wonderful research library. Individual memberships are pro-rated at $50/year or $100/year for families. We have six different categories. You can find more information on membership and how to sign up the the link listed below.
