The museum's collection of Japanese aircraft is the largest of its type in the world.
This collection includes the only authentic airworthy example of the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter in the world, with its original Sakae engine and an Aichi D3A featured in the movie Tora!
Tora!
Tora!.

Many other rare aircraft are maintained in flyable condition, such as a North American P-51A Mustang, a Boeing P-26A Peashooter, a Lockheed P-38J Lightning, and a Republic P-47G Thunderbolt.

Many of the museum's roughly 150 aircraft were built in Southern California, and about 30 are flyable.
Others are under restoration in the full-time restoration facility.
They include:
North American L-17A Navion
B-17G, Piccadilly Lilly II
Bell P-59A Airacomet
Hispano Aviación HA-1112 Buchon (a Spanish-built Bf 109 with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine)
North American O-47
Aichi D3A2 "Val"
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
Lancair 235
Bachem Ba-349 'Natter'
Boeing B-50A 'Superfortress'
Douglas D-558-II 'Skyrocket'
The museum's collection of Japanese aircraft is the largest of its type in the world. This collection includes the only authentic airworthy example of the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter in the world, with its original Sakae engine and an Aichi D3A featured in the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!.
Many other rare aircraft are maintained in flyable condition, such as a North American P-51A Mustang, a Boeing P-26A Peashooter, a Lockheed P-38J Lightning, and a Republic P-47G Thunderbolt.
Many of the museum's roughly 150 aircraft were built in Southern California, and about 30 are flyable. Others are under restoration in the full-time restoration facility. They include:
North American L-17A Navion
B-17G, Piccadilly Lilly II
Bell P-59A Airacomet
Hispano Aviación HA-1112 Buchon (a Spanish-built Bf 109 with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine)
North American O-47
Aichi D3A2 "Val"
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
Lancair 235
Bachem Ba-349 'Natter'
Boeing B-50A 'Superfortress'
Douglas D-558-II 'Skyrocket'
Planes of Fame Air Museum