The CAF
WWII Aviation Museum in Camarillo has a nice collection of aircraft
artifacts and historical interest, ranging from early flight and WWII
to modern items such as ejection seats. Here are a few of the items of
interest seen this month.
This is the only surviving example of a bombsight from a Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber.
This is part of an Allison Engine recently recovered from a crash sight in the local area.
This is a Link trainer used by the USAAF in WWII to train pilots instrument flying.
An airfield light.
A Continental 40 horsepower aircraft engine.
An Allison V1710 engine used in the P-40 Warhawk and the P-38 Lighting fighters.
A radial engine with cutaways used for training.