February 24, 2024
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
The Oakland Aviation Museum proudly honors Black History Month with a presentation on the history of African-American aviators.
This lively, one-hour talk will feature video and stories about famous black aviation pioneers including Bessie Coleman, Eugene Bullard, the Tuskegee Airmen, Ensign Jesse Brown, General Benjamin O. Davis, Commander Donnie Cochran, Major Christina Hopper, astronaut Mae Jemison, and many others.
Oakland has a rich history of aviation and has been home to a number of these black pilots and heroes, including Bessie Coleman and Tuskegee Airman Clyde H. Grimes. Join us and hear their inspirational stories.
Admission: Adults $18; Seniors (55+) $15; Military/Teen $13; Children 5-12 $10; Children Under 5 – Free
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us.
$10 – $18
Free with Admission
Image credit/image: Steven Dos Remedios/Oakland Aviation Museum
March 3, 2024
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12:00 pm
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4:00 pm
A Special Day of Fun at Oakland Aviation Museum.
Sit in a Korean War MiG-15 and feel what it would have been like to fly for the “other side” in America’s first war of the Jet Age.
Get a glimpse of the training involved for Naval Flight Officers in the 1970s in our Navy A-6 simulator trailer.
Imagine yourself taking off and landing on a carrier deck in the Navy A-3 Sky Warrior.
Activities during Open Cockpit Day include*:
Flying Boat Tours*
Flight Simulators*
Live music by The Friends of Ken Band
BBQ Booth hosted by Liberty Masonic Lodge of Santa Clara (proceeds benefit local charities)
Diablo Pacific Short Line Model Railway exhibit
ORCH Ham Radio exhibit and demonstration
R.C. Aircraft display by Southern Alameda County Radio Controllers
*Activities are tentative and may change.
Open Cockpit Hours: 12 Noon – 4pm
Admission: Adults $18; Seniors (55+) $15; Military/Teen $13; Children 5-12 $10; Children Under 5 – Free
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. Let us know about any changes at events@celebrate-family.com
Image credit/image: Steven Dos Remedios/Oakland Aviation Museum
$10 – $18
