Miramar’s commanding officer from the United State Marine Corps announced the decision.
Typically, Marine aviation historians and veterans pool together their efforts to keep the museum running.
Museum operators are imploring citizens to call their local members of U.S. Congress to take action and save this landmark local museum.
Links and contact information are available here.
As of now, the museum is open to the public Fridays through Sundays from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. until March 28.
Parking and admission are free.
Retired Brigadier General Mike Aguilar, Executive Director at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, joined KUSI to discuss the aviation wonders of this museum.
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Aguilar said there were discussions about an agreement that would absolve MCAS Miramar and the Marine Corps of the overhead, but much to the museum foundation’s disappointment, the two parties were unable to make an agreement to the satisfaction of the Marine Corps.
According to MCAS Miramar director of communications Capt. Matt Gregory, the base s commanding officer, Col. Charles Dockery, decided to close the museum due to budgetary constraints. Over the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve tried various different strategies to align all those rules, regulations, and get that into a coherent strategy for the museum to move forward, and we were just never able to get there, Dockery said.
MCAS Miramar Flying Leatherneck Museum to close permanently
Museum operators cite finances for closing
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and last updated 2021-03-12 15:04:57-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Miramar s Flying Leatherneck Museum is set to close permanently due to budget constraints, according to the museum and MCAS Miramar.
It wasn t immediately clear when the museum will close its doors for good, but retired Reserve Marine Corps Colonel Victor Bianchini, Chairman of the Board of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation, told ABC 10News that the decision was made based on finances.