OAM logs the first donation to its Endowment Fund

Thanks to the generosity of Conway Jones, Jr. Col. USAF (Ret.), OAM has received its first contribution to the Endowment Fund!

Mr. Jones has been a supporter of the Oakland Aviation Museum since its early days.  During that time, he has been on the OAM Board of Trustees, including as Chair.  His contribution to this fund comes from a deep love of aviation, history and the desire to see every generation educated about the significant role aviation, and Oakland has played in modern society.

Please read more about Conway and his vision as a major force in our community at the Fundraising page of this site.

Thank you again Conway for helping to begin a new chapter of success at OAM.

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 The OAM 2012 Event Schedule is here!!

Please see our Events page for more information.

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SOLENT DINNERS ARE HERE!!!

Join us on a flight back in time when air travel was a luxury and the food onboard was equally luxurious.

Experience the splendor of B.O.A.C.s Silver Service menu from the 1949 England to South Africa route.

Our exclusive "Dinner on the Solent" is available the 2nd Saturday of each month.

For more information about the Solent MkIII tour times, admissions and dinner reservations, click on the poster above.

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Now you can purchase or renew your membership online! 

Click here to see how easy it is.

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HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE MISSION?

Now you can donate your old car to help support the museum.  OAM is a now a preferred charity with Car4Causes.  Car4Causes is a nation-wide organization which teams up with non-profits to take in your old vehicle (cars, boats, RVs) and resell them.  Seventy cents of every dollar from the resale of your used vehicle will go to the Oakland Aviation Museum.  Now you can help us while we help you clean out your garage and get a tax deduction.  Please use the link at the left of this page or at our Fundraising page.

The Oakland Aviation Museum always appreciates it many supporters.  To make supporting OAM easier we have added our Fundraising page to the website.  This feature is powered by PayPal and allows visitors to the website to make donations to the museum's three funding areas while saving paper, stamps and time. 

Please follow the Fundraising page link to the left or click HERE and see how easy it is now to support the Oakland Aviation Museum.

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Mission of the Oakland Aviation Museum

●Educate about the role of historic North Field at Oakland International Airport, Oakland and the Bay Area in the development of aviation on the West Coast and in the US by collecting, preserving and interpreting aircraft and aviation artifacts that reflect this proud heritage.

●Celebrate the history and technological achievements of aviation.

●Inspire individuals by linking aviation’s past to the future.　

Background

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.

We are proud to be a continued partner with the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport in preserving and presenting the East Bay's history of flight.

For more information on the Museum as an organization, please click HERE.