Carson City is a community rich with residents fascinated by aviation. Cactus Air Force aircraft will be performing flyby’s during the event and visitors will be allowed to view and touch these amazing machines.ĭoug Thorngren, Cactus Air Force Director of Public Relations and Operations, said, “We couldn’t be more pleased with the new location for our proposed museum at the Carson City Airport. The museum’s vision is to house all their restored aircraft at the new Carson City Airport location.Ĭactus Air Force will be showcasing the museum design as well as displaying over a dozen historic military aircraft and vehicles as this year’s Carson City Airport Open House “Flight Plan for the Future” to be held on Saturday, Jfrom 8 am until 3 pm. Currently, Cactus Air Force operations and aircraft are scattered amongst various hangars and buildings in Carson City, Dayton and Silver Springs and are not available for public viewing except when they are participating in air shows. Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (Image Credit: Cactus Air Force)Building is scheduled to commence in Fall 2013. Also, there will be several outside, covered static display areas as well as a large, outdoor tarmac area with static aircraft and vehicle displays. The planned museum facility will be comprised of an enclosed 12,000 Square Foot exhibit/event space and museum store. CAF’s North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco (Image Credit: Cactus Air Force)The Cactus Air Force has received approval from the Carson City Airport Authority to build a military aircraft and vehicle museum at the Carson City Airport in Nevada.
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