Warplanes of the USA: California, Oakland Aviation Museum

California Warplanes, Oakland Aviation Museum

Oakland Aviation Museum, 8252 Earhart Road, 94621.

The Oakland Aviation Museum was founded in 1981 as a non-profit organization under IRS Code 501 C (3) under the name of Western Aerospace Museum.  The museum’s first home was a small room at Hangar 5 at Oakland International Airport’s historic North Field.  In 1988, the Museum was granted use of the historic Boeing School of Aeronautics hangar built in 1939.  The hangar serves as the primary facility of the Museum, providing indoor and outdoor exhibition space, an education room, a History Flicks room, a research library and aircraft restoration work areas. In 2007, Western Aerospace Museum was renamed Oakland Aviation Museum with the historical mission refocused on the important legacy of flight at North Field and the surrounding area.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Aeronca 7AC Champion, c/n 7AC-6338, Reg. No. NC2758E.

Aero Sport Model F (Serial No. 13), Reg. No. N17093.

Arrow/Aerocycle Penguin/Aerosport Model F (Serial No. 13), Reg. No. N17093.

Appli-mation Inc. KA-3B Low Cost Cockpit Procedures Trainer (Serial No. FIRST ART), YR 1982-83, c/n N61339-82-C-003, Device # 2C63A.

Balloon Works Fire Fly Hot Air Balloon (Serial No. A7145-S), Reg. No. 1531P.

Bede BD-5B (Serial No. 3555), Reg. No. N325A.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Central States Aero Co., Monocoupe 110 (Serial No. 6W00), Reg. No. NC18629.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Cessna O-2A Skymaster (Serial No. 68-11042), c/n 337M-0318, A46, Reg. No. N474DF.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Douglas DC-6B (Serial No. 45320), nose, 44, Reg. No. N444SQ.

(Bill Larkins Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk (Serial No. 154332), 040, “Ladyhawk”.

Douglas A-4M Skyhawk (Serial No. 158195).

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo. 147666), c/n 12430.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C, c/n 2795), Reg. No. N2172H.

Emulation Systems ES200 Plus Cessna 172/182 Flight Simulator.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Glasair SH-II RG, c/n 595, Reg. No. N94XR.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Glasair SH-2, c/n 385), Reg. No. N4473W.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Grumman S2F-1 Tracker (BuNo. 136624), cockpit procedures trainer.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Grumman KA-6D Intruder (BuNo. 152910), c/n I-214, NL-520.

Goodyear Aerospace Corp.  KA-6D Intruder cockpit procedures trainer (Serial No. 97-25142).

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo. 160666), c/n 28, F-14A-100-GR.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Hawker-Siddeley TAV-8A Harrier (BuNo. 159381), 701 NASA.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Hiller Model 1099 (Ten99) Helicopter, c/n 1, Reg. No. N3776G.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Ison (MiniMax) 1650R Eros (Serial No. MK703), Reg. No. N464BB.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Jurca MJ.77 Gnatsum, c/n 34P51B-01J.R.M, “Magnificent Obsession II”, 3/4-scale Mustang, Reg. No. N751JR.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Kitfox Classic IV-1200 (Serial No. JCU117), Reg. No. N10EF.

Link Trainer, ca. 1942, ANT-18.

Link Trainer 1968 GAT-1.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

LTV A-7E Corsair II (BuNo. 159301), (Serial No. 70-945), MB.

Mauro (UFM) Ultralight Easy Rider.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

McDonnell GAM-72 Quail (Serial No. 60-374).

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Fagot (Jian-2), previously in Chinese Navy service as 2292, Reg. No. NX90589.

(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)

North American YF-86H-5-NA Sabre (Serial No. 52-2090), restoration project.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

North American T-39 Sabreliner (Serial No. 60-3504), Reg. No. N030504.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (Serial No. 53-7524), project.

Rutan 33 Vari-Eze homebuilt, (Serial No. 315), Reg. No. 35EZ.

Rutan 33 Vari-Eze homebuilt, (Serial No. 1491), Reg. No. N45LE.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

(Bill Larkins Photo)

Short Solent Mk. III Flying Boat, G-AKNP, Reg. No. N9946F.  Originaly built as an RAF Short Sunderland IV/Seaford I S-45, (Serial No. NJ203), this aircraft was comverted to a civilian Short Solent 3 by Short Bros Belfast in 1947.  In 1949 it went to BOAC as Reg. No. G-AKNP, "City of Cardiff".   In 1951 it was taken over by Trans Oceanic Airways of Australia as Reg. No. VH-TOB "Star of Papua".   In 1953 it went to South Pacific Air Lines as Reg. No. N9946F, "Isle of Tahiti".  It was last flown in 1958 and then went to the Howard Hughes and the Hughes Tool Company.  G-ALKNP has been with the museum since 1990.

Sparrow Hawk (Serial No. 860106), Reg. No. N23SH.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Thorpe Model T3B, c/n 1, built in 1933, Reg. No. NX6497C.

(Bill Larkins Photo)

Vultee BT-13A Valiant (Serial No. 121218), E524, Reg. No. N59842.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Wright EX Vin Fiz, replica, 1975, Reg. No. NIVF.

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