Alameda Naval Air Museum

 

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Christy B.

Oakland, CA

2/21/2008

so, what an interesting experience this was!
i'm a total liberal, but the boy i nanny loves planes, and all things war.  (how very typical of a 5 year old!)  so, we came here one afternoon.

the people running the show were so nice, helpful, friendly, showed us around, let D get up in the cockpit of an old plane, etc.  One guy showed us his favorite parts of the collection, told us stories of when he was in the service, let me pick up an old piece of ammo for the ( I think, not sure) B-52 bomber.  really, cool stuff.  i learned alot.

very interesting, all the stories were very pro military, pro war, and even the talk was pretty pro bush.  but, although none of that appealed to me in any way, i couldn't help but feel a fondness for the people down there, volunteering their time for something they loved and felt strongly about.

they place is run entirely by volunteers, thus the slim hours open.  the place had numerous displays categorized by what method, i didn't quite pick up on.  it clearly is underfunded, and it shows.

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