Next to the runways at Sonoma County's airport, retired fighter jets are parked on the ramp.
The museum
The Pacific Coast Air Museum was founded in 1989 by a group associated with EAA Chapter 124, according to Wikipedia. Late the following year, three members died when the PV-2D they were flying crashed into Clear Lake. The museum kept growing, adding an Il-14 and an F-8 in 1993, an A-6E in 1994, an F-16N and an F-14 in 1995, and a UH-1H in 1996. It merged with the Redwood Empire Aviation Historical Society in 1999. In December 2010 it acquired an F-15 Eagle that took off from Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts and was one of the first fighters over New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Its collection now numbers more than 30 aircraft.
Today
The museum's site says it has been preserving aviation history for more than 35 years with dedicated volunteers. It runs youth education programs and school field trips, and its events have included Open Cockpit days, a Wheels and Wings car show and Family Hot Dog Thursdays.