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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
gift shop workers, 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.
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March Dinner
Special Guest Speaker
Forrest Johnson
Veteran: Korean Conflict
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
No Host Bar starts at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner starts at 7.p.m.
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Longtime Estrella Warbirds Museum member and docent, Forrest Johnson, was born in Pond Creek, Oklahoma during the Great Depression of 1930. At the tender age of 21 he joined the U S Marines and was sent to Korea as part of the United Nations "police action" attempt to prevent North Korean and Chinese Communists from invading the South.
After a year of combat Forrest was shipped back home and found his way to Southern California where he spent 31 years with the Laguna Beach Fire Department; 20 years riding a fire truck and 11 years as training and operations officer. He and his wife Marilyn (married in 1953) moved to Atascadero in 1985 where both became very active in volunteering.
Besides volunteering for our museum, Forrest is a 47 year member of Kiwanis International and a Founder of the Atascadero Veterans Memorial. He is also a licensed private pilot, takes care of a 10-acre walnut grove and raises exotic birds as a hobby.
Forrest remains jovial and optimistic in spite of the horrors he experienced in the frozen mountains of Korea over 65 years ago. He is a true American patriot who did a job his country asked him to do!
Make sure you have signed up on line or have a current reservation. Hope to see you there! More information about Joe Hale and the event plus pictures from the January dinner
can be found at this link.
Dinner is catered and open to the public ($20/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either on-line or call call 805 296-1935
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Dick Rutan Visits Estrella Warbirds Museum!
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| Mr & Mrs Dick Rutan |
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World renown aviator and world record holder, Dick Rutan and his wife took time out of their busy schedules to come check out the Estrella Warbirds Museum and the Woodland Auto Display. He spent time chatting with old friends and members of the board of directors about possible involvement in future museum related activities.
Check out Michael Levine's collection of photographs of the occasion.
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Registrations are now open!
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Make your reservations now! Save the date! One of the largest events held at Estrella Warbirds Museum each year is Warbirds Wings and Wheels. Guess what? This year, we're going bigger and adding a MegaSwap Meet! We're making plans now for over 5,000+ visitors, over 250 cars on display and over 300 automotive swappers! We're expanding to include the MegaSwap on the east-west taxiway adjacent to the museum. And yes, there will a great selection of vendors, live music, raffles, a dinner & barn dance the night before, food, kids zone and more! Full information and registration information
can be found here.
In 2016, Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8 was filmed for TV and featured by Dennis Gage of the show "My Classic Car." It aired on the Velocity channel, NBCSports Channel and others and will re-air in six months. This showing has generated considerable interest from people around the country who want to take part in the event this year. If you missed the video, you can watch it on our website here. Plan now to be part of Warbirds Wings & Wheels 9 & MegaSwap Meet!
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How We Keep On Growing!
Estrella Warbirds Museum is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
We have been funded over the years solely from private sources, benefactors, groups, individuals and members. We receive no funding from your tax dollars. We exist because of your generous support and we are forever grateful. We've continued to grow as more people have seen what can happen when individuals and community seek a common goal - preserving our heritage for future generations. As we continue to grow, our expenses, unfortunately, continue to increase also. We are ever vigilant as to how your donations are spent to insure 100% goes to the support of the museum.
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