Western Aerospace Museum

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Address(1) 8260 Boeing Street Address(2) Building #621 North Field, Oak City Oakland State California Zip 94614 Country USA Contact   Phone 510-638-7100 Fax 510-638-65 Giftshop Yes

Western Aerospace Museum

located on one of the world's most historic airfields. Former home of Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, , Boeing School of Aeronautics, Transocean, World, and Transamerica Airlines, Oakland Naval Reserve Air Station, US Marine Corps and Army Air Corps Reserve Units. departure and arrival point for many historic flights including Hegenberger and Maitland, Smith and Bronte, the , Dole Races, Kingsford smith and crew and Amelia Earhart. currently a very active airfield with private, business, and commercial propeller and jet aircraft including helicopters and blimps.

10 % discount on Otis Spunkmeyer "Sentimental Journey" DC-3 flights

Directions

Interstate 880 to Oakland Airport/Hegenberger Road exit. Follow the signs to Oakland Airport. Cross Doolittle Drive intersection and immediately turn right at the North Field sign onto Earhart Road. Drive 7/10ths mile on Earhart until Hangar #6 (Alaska Airlines) on your left. Turn right at the Museum sign.

General Information

Hours of operation

Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00- 4:00

Admission

$3.00 for adults and children over 12
$2 00 additional for Short Solent flying boat tour

Press Releases

1/1 8/1997 - Amelia Earhart Symposium

7/2 0/1996 - The Ford Trimotor 70th Anniversary

1/2 9/1996 - New board members elected.

1/0 9/1996 - Howie Keefe, Air Racing, and "Miss America"

Exhibits - By Primary role

Anti-Submarine - 'S' 1946-1962   Grumman S2F-1 (Tracker) Serial No: Unknown   Attack - 'A' 1962-Present   Douglas A-4M (Skyhawk) Serial No: 158195     Douglas KA-3B (Skywarrior) Serial No: 147666     Douglas TA-4J (Skyhawk) Serial No: 154332     Grumman A-6A (Intruder) Serial No: 152910     Grumman KA-6D (Intruder) Serial No: 152910     Hawker-Siddeley TAV-8A (Harrier) Serial No: 159831     Vought A-7E (Corsair II) Serial No: 159301   Commercial Transport   Akron-Funk B Serial No: n9000     Douglas DC-6B Serial No: N444SQ     Lockheed L.10A (Electra) Serial No: Unknown       Lockheed L.10A (Electra) Serial No: n38bb     Short Bros. SolentMk III Serial No: N9946F   Fighter - 'F' 1922-1962   North American FJ-3 (Fury) Serial No: 139396   Fighter - 'F' 1962-Present   Grumman NF-14A (TOMCAT) Serial No: 160666   Homebuilt (USA)   Rutan Vari-Eze Serial No: N77NS   Patrol - 'P' 1962-Present   Lockheed RP-3A (Orion) Serial No: 150520   Pioneer (Pre WW-I) (USA)   Wright EX Serial No: Unknown     Primary Trainer - 'PT' 1925-1947   Stearman PT-13 (Kaydet) Serial No: Unknown       Stearman PT-13D (Kaydet) Serial No: 42-17298   Spedial Purpose   Bedeubishi BD-5B Serial No: n325a   Torpedo Bomber - 'TB' 1935-1946   Eastern (GM) TBM-3E (Avenger) Serial No: Unknown     Trainer / Utility Transport (Czech) (Czechoslovakia)   Zlin 526F Serial No: N29RW   Trainer, Ground (USA)   Link Trainer Serial No: Unknown     Utility Transport (USA)   Curtiss RobinC-1 Serial No: N389K   [Not yet classified]   ARRSPORT Serial No: n17093   [Not yet classified] (USA)   Glasair SH-2 Serial No: n4473w   [Not yet classified]   MON-110 Serial No: n18629

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