This section of the website is dedicated to our March Field diorama and shows the many steps involved in creating this beautiful exhibit.

It is an authentic recreation of March Field circa 1942‑43, and was built by our own Howard Ramshorn, Lowell Stacy and the late Stan Jones.

It took over a year to build, and the attention they paid to even the tiniest detail is one of the things that makes it so amazing to see.

The photos cover the project from beginning to end, with the full exhibit being put on display in our P‑38 Museum, which is located across the runway from the present-day March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, CA.

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P‑38 March Field, circa 1942‑43

In Howie's Backyard	Beginning Stages
Moving into Museum	Admin Building with a few people around about P-38 Crew hard at work
Many WWII Pilots received their first training in a Steerman.	Lineup of hangars
Water tower at the end of the field	Attention to detail. Mountains in the background actually exist.
Two Lightnings taking to the air	Uh-oh. Pilot running to safety after a crash. Cue the fire trucks.
Nice aerial shot	Diorama designer, Howard Ramshorn, explaining exhibit to visitors
View of completed diorama.

March Field played a very important part in the history of the P‑38.

The first P‑38 (the XP‑38) was assembled at the Lockheed plant in Burbank, partially disassembed, and then transported secretly in the dead of night to March.

It was reassembled and rolled out for its first flight on January 27, 1939.

This diorama covers the period when P‑38s were in full swing at March.

All Dioramas

Romanian Rescue

Yippee (In progress)

P-38 Support (In progress)