I discovered this treasure after hearing...then seeing, a B-17 Flying Fortress with a yellow tail, flying over Orange County one day. After a few minutes of searching on the internet, I found that the WWII bomber "Fuddy Duddy" was part of the exhibit at Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport. Having not been previously aware of this museum, I... More

Unlike the two Smithsonian air museums, the planes and cars and motorcycles at the Lyon Air Museum are all set up to work, not just look pretty. There are drip pans beneath the airplanes, because they are all oiled up and ready to fly or being made ready to fly, the jeeps have a whiff of gasoline about them and... More

Lyon Air Museum has a nice smaller collection of planes and vehicles including cars, motorcycles, even a bread truck. ** Though right on the airport, it is a little difficult to find, GPS helped a lot. There are several volunteers that like to help describe the exhibits. The grounds are exceptionally clean and all the exhibits are well maintained. You... More

I have flown into John Wayne several times over the years and always noticed WWII planes off to one side of the runways. At my hotel lobby, I saw a brochure for the Lyon Air Museum. I am a aircraft buff, especially of planes from WWII. I had a free afternoon and decided to find the Museum. It is inside... More

My friend and I took her parents here and we really enjoyed it. The facility is very clean and all the planes and vehicles inside have been restored very well. There is a small movie theatre were you can watch a short film on the War; it was informative. Although this isn't a huge place with tons of things to... More

A hidden gem in OC! Beautiful planes, lots of historical items and docents to answer questions and share stories. More

Hidden treasure in OC. If you like planes this is a must go. More

We visited when there was a Dusenberg exhibit. The Dusenburg exhibit was great. The normal exhibits were nice but very few to see considering admission was $12 each. It looks like there is 20 cars/planes that are normally there. The building is very nice but the displays are weak. More

This Museum has been open since 2009, but appears to be a still hidden treasure in Orange County. Part of this appears to be its location on Ike Jones Road; it's behind the Orange County Airport. Even knowing it was there I found it a little confusing to find. But if you follow the road around the bend and behind... More