{"id":18811,"date":"2026-06-30T04:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18811"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:03:47","slug":"former-presidential-helicopter-displayed-at-nixon-library-on-trip-to-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18811","title":{"rendered":"Former presidential helicopter displayed at Nixon Library on trip to restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>The Sea King helicopter \u2014 which served as a flying Oval Office from 1961 to 1976 \u2014 took to the skies Monday, June 29, but not for another flight.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18799\">Speeding driver charged with murder in 405 freeway crash that killed LAPD sergeant and another motorist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The helicopter was lifted out by crane from where it\u2019s displayed at the Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum in Yorba Linda to be transported to the March Field Air Museum just outside Riverside for a two-year restoration that will return the historic aircraft to its glory days when presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford used it for travel.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Visitors a presentation of the history of the presidential helicopter...\" class=\"wp-image-18801\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759-1024x612.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759-1024x612.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759-1536x918.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3d08283420180c9cfe1927832e31759.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Visitors a presentation of the history of the presidential helicopter at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter that will be completed at March Field Air Museum in Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Visitors take photos as the presidential helicopter leaves the Nixon...\" class=\"wp-image-18802\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107-1024x587.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107-1024x587.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107-768x441.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107-1536x881.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1e355bf78bd94515eec74a5e6b0f107.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Visitors take photos as the presidential helicopter leaves the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter that will take place at March Field Air Museum in Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda prapare the...\" class=\"wp-image-18803\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e11274e6e3ee059aa5ad649cb9c73596.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda prapare the presidential helicopter for transport to March Field Air Museum in Riverside on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Some of the controls and displays in the cockpit of...\" class=\"wp-image-18804\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e-1024x696.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e-1024x696.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e-1536x1044.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93c0c62d675b1ab48c5c043d75b49e8e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Some of the controls and displays in the cockpit of the \u201cSea King\u201d presidential helicopter, on display at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, are among the features that will be refurbished during a 2-year restoration project, lead by Gordon Ponsford, that will see the former aircraft return as the centerpiece of a new building and exhibit in 2028. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The US Army Honor Guard presents the colors during the...\" class=\"wp-image-18805\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-683x1024.webp\" width=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4a1a57a3ecd085a33dfc99b0a5215e7-scaled.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>The US Army Honor Guard presents the colors during the announcement of a new educational center and the restoration of the presidential helicopter at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. The helicopter was loaded onto a truck and transported to March Field Air Museum in Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda load the...\" class=\"wp-image-18806\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86580f6b9290b737b848b907ccb80d18.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda load the presidential helicopter onto a truck for transport to March Field Air Museum in Riverside on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charles Keller takes a photo at the Nixon Library in...\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5-1024x645.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5-1024x645.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5-1536x968.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/798b0fd9226531815ef036028ba232b5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Charles Keller takes a photo at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda as officials load the presidential helicopter onto a truck for transport to March Field Air Museum in Riverside on Monday, June 29, 2026. Keller\u2019s gift to the Richard Nixon Foundation\u2019s American Civics Campaign made the restoration of the helicopter possible. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda load the...\" class=\"wp-image-18808\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3371faafdf136cc266dd233272c65869.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Workers at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda load the presidential helicopter onto a truck for transport to March Field Air Museum in Riverside on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The presidential helicopter at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda...\" class=\"wp-image-18809\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574-1024x653.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574-1024x653.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574-768x490.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574-1536x980.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43ab8c60181b0891f61f4096c5185574.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>The presidential helicopter at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda leaves for March Field Air Museum in Riverside on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Nixon Foundation, speaks...\" class=\"wp-image-18810\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e-1024x612.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e-1024x612.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e-1536x918.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ca8db72a39d8a2ec8762266ba72ae44e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Nixon Foundation, speaks during the announcement of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the presidential helicopter. The helicopter was loaded onto a truck and transported to March Field Air Museum in Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Visitors a presentation of the history of the presidential helicopter at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officials announced the construction of a new educational center on the campus and the restoration of the helicopter that will be completed at March Field Air Museum in Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Once completed, the restored helicopter will return to the Nixon Library and become the centerpiece of a new education building breaking ground next year.<\/p>\n<p>As part of an initiative to advance American citizenship, education and literacy, the new Center for American Civics Education will house interactive educational programs, including a situation room for eighth-grade students to roleplay a contemporary issue alongside their peers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican civics is the story of all of us, and the story of our country,\u201d said Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, which is undertaking the expansion. \u201cWe look forward to opening this new building for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to middle school programs, the center will feature additional galleries and a new cafe open to the public. The Sikorsky VH-3A helicopter \u2014 which guests will be able to step inside and tour \u2014 will be at the center of it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be able to have this helicopter opened again, inside and out of the elements, with its doors always open to visitors, that\u2019s really preserving history, which is crucial to our mission,\u201d Byron said.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration of the helicopter is being led by Georgia-based military artifact conservation group Ponsford Ltd. The project will focus on refurbishing the exterior and replicating the interior to preserve the historic materials while allowing guests to explore the aircraft.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Sea King was first restored at the March Field Air Museum 20 years ago after it was rescued from a boneyard in Rhode Island. It has remained outside the Nixon Library as a loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>According to Brig. Gen. Matthew Tracy, commanding general of the Education Command and president of the Marine Corps University, the helicopter was almost transferred to the Smithsonian two years ago for restoration and permanent display.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of Charles Keller, a philanthropist and sole benefactor of the helicopter restoration, the Nixon Library will be able to keep the helicopter as a long-term loan from the Marine Corps.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18797\">Nursing gains \u2018professional\u2019 label for student loans after judge\u2019s ruling, but theology now dropped<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing about this helicopter, or any artifact like this, is it\u2019s not about one moment in time,\u201d Keller said. \u201cIt really represents the place where we\u2019re so lucky to live. In order for us to not repeat the mistakes of the past, we\u2019ve got to learn about the past.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both the helicopter restoration and new building are scheduled to be completed in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gordon Ponsford, founder of Ponsford Ltd., the restoration will take anywhere from 18 to 24 months. The company specializes in military aircraft and has worked on restorations around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do this worldwide,\u201d Ponsford said. \u201cWe\u2019re over in England restoring an AV-6 at one of the Air Force bases at Lakenheath and we were over in Guam doing Japanese shore guns for the National Park Service a few years back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sea King helicopter will remain at the March Field Air Museum until the new civics building is completed.<\/p>\n<p>The museum plans to incorporate the restoration hangar into its general exhibitions so the helicopter can remain on display for people to see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe restoration hangar is at the far end of our museum property, and it is not a part of our exhibit experience at this point,\u201d director of the museum and former director of the Nixon Library Michael Ellzey said. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna change that as a result of having a presidential helicopter in our facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ellzey served as director for the Nixon Library from 2015 to 2022 and oversaw an off-site detailing of the helicopter during that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a partnership that is reconnecting after so many years,\u201d Ellzey said. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful opportunity to do something so consequential as to restore the Nixon presidential helicopter.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18795\">Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It will return from March Field Air Museum in two years as the centerpiece of an education center that breaks ground next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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