After a decade-long hiatus, Santa Monica Airport’s Museum of Flying, which was originally founded in 1974, opened its doors last weekend. Located on the south side of the runway adjacent to a large DC-3 monument maintained by the City of Santa Monica, the exhibit area houses a theater, several interactive displays and about two-dozen airplanes and replicas.
“There will be a rotating display of aircraft,” said Museum of Flying Managing Director Daniel Ryan. “The only ones that will be permanently stored at the museum are the ones that are hanging right now.” One of those airplanes, displayed right above the entrance door to the museum, is the BD-5 micro jet from the James Bond movie “Octopussy.”
