Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum
The Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum (PAFAM) is a military museum that features the rich history and culture of the Philippine Military Aviation. The Aerospace museum presents the history of the Philippine Air Force since its inception during the time of the Philippine Army Air Corps in the 1920s. The museum houses exhibits regarding the important milestones in the Philippine Air Force as well as important battles that the PAF has participated on. The garden of the museum houses several historical aircraft used by the PAF through the years.
Museum Events
Open Cockpit Tour
Jul 22 to Jul 24
Mustang Week
Aug 15 to Aug 21
Jesus Villamor Day
Nov 7
PAF 75th Anniversary
Whole of July
Museum Hours:​ 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Saturday
The rescue of
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda
SPECIAL
FEATURE
Philippine Air Force Task Force "ONODA"
March 11, 1974. Lubang Island, Mindoro
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, who was one of the last Japanese straggler, did not surrender at the end of the World War II. He was born on March 19, 1922 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
At the age of 18, he joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942 and was sent to the attend the Nakano School where he trained to be an intelligence officer. In late 1944, Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in Mindoro, where he received orders to spy on enemy around the area and conduct sabotage activities against incoming American forces.
When the US Army arrived on the Island in 1945, he was ordered by his superior, Major Taniguchi Yoshimi, to stay on the island and hold off the Americans for as long as possible. Onoda and three other enlisted personnel began to retreat to the mountains despite having leaflets dropped announcing that the war is over.
