CSUF contributes to the oral stories of the planned aviation museum in Irvine | Newswise – Newswise

Newswise – Cal State Fullerton Oral History, documenting the military history of Orange County at the former El Toro Air Station, will soon be available to visitors to the future Leatherneck aviation museum. Set will be opened in the large park in Irvine back in the fall of 2026, the mission of the Aviation Museum of Flying Currence is to preserve the history of marine aviation. His new building will show military artifacts and planes.

CSUF’s Lawrence de Graaf’s oral and public history center will celebrate the donation of a copy of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station project – containing more than 500 interviews – from 11:30 to 1:00 pm on Monday, in the Grand Park In Ervine in support of the museum’s research and exhibitions. The event will include a walking tour of the artifacts of the museum, the aircraft and the restoration facility.

When

11:30 to 1:00 pm on Monday, February 10th.

Where

The event will be held near the future of the Aviation Museum of Flying Leather in the Grand Park in Irvine, 8065 Marine Way, Irvine, CA 92618.

Directions from CSUF

• I-5 south to the sandy canyon Avenue exit.
• Turn left (east) on Sandichen Canyon Street and continue along the I-5 Bridge.
• Turn right (south) by sea road. Continue south by sea for about one mile. Pass the football and athletic fields and the great balloon on the left.
• Continue straight (south) along the sea road along Skyhawk Road. Look forward and slightly to the left to see the very big old aircraft hangars.
• Continue straight (south) by the sea until you reach the Great Crossroads. This intersection will have a very big white sign with “TVI”, which means Tierra Verde Industries, with large black letters.
• Turn left (east) to this intersection and continue with a slight slope. The Big Park Park is directly ahead, and on the left you will see the two very big old hangars.
• At the eastern end of the most sowing hangar turn left (north) and continue past the two hangars.
• Immediately along the second hangar (the northern hangar) turn left (west) and continue to the middle of the hangar (there will be parked vehicles).
• Park and enter the hangar through a small blue door.

More information

The event will include a walking tour and remarks from Cal State Fullerton and Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation Leaders:

• Natalie Fushekis, Director of Lawrence de Graf’s Lawrence Center and Public History
• Jessica Jirush Stern, Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Retired the American Marine Braig. General Michael Agilar, President and CEO
• Retired US Marine Corps General Terry Robling, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Retired US Marine Corps Colonel Patrick Goff ’80 (Bachelor History), Vice -President of the Board of Directors

The oral stories that document the former El Toro Air Station will give as many people as possible to learn from them, said Stern, Dean of the CSUF Humanities and Social Sciences College.

“We are grateful for this partnership with the museum, which will help the stories we have collected from people located at the El Toro Air Station, they come to life,” Stern said. The museum also participates in the transition of the college to the future program.

“What distinguishes this collection from other military collections is that we spent more time on the human element. We have focused on the whole life of a person, so you feel the stories of men and women who worked at the El Toro base, “Fushkis said.

Lieutenant Robling, for example, is represented as one of the oral stories.

Interviews of the EL Toro Marine Corps air station project can also be used as a reference material for students and graduates.

The roots of the museum begin at the former Air Station of the El Toro Marine Corps, where the museum is housed, while the El Toro Air Station officially closed in 1999. The museum was housed at the Miramar Air Station until 2021.

In 2022, the city of Irvine, the Marine Infantry and the historic Facing Leitnek Foundation signed a memorandum to understand the creation of the Aviation Aviation Museum in the Big Park.

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