Palm Springs Air Museum
Among such projects was a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan 50 years after a Navy ensign, in carrier-landing training in 1944, had to ditch the plane when its engine failed.[59] In addition to giving tours to local youth and creating curriculum guides for teachers anywhere on the topics of World War II and women in aviation, the museum runs the following programs: First Flight Experience is geared toward aspiring pilots from 12 to 17 years of age.Because they participate in the pre-flight check and learn about take-off, landing, and in-air maneuvers, their time in the air counts toward the number of hours needed to qualify for a pilot’s license.[60] The museum’s Young Science Professionals Scholarship Fund is for high school seniors and undergraduate students accepted to or enrolled in a four-year college.[8] Clay Lacy’s Learjet 24A is exhibited with photographs showing its inclusion in a wide range of television and movie productions, among which are Dragnet, Magnum P.I., Miami Vice, Airport 1975, and Any Which Way You Can.