The Oakland Aviation Museum, located near the Oakland International Airport, is a hidden gem dedicated to aviation history. It features a variety of aircraft, including a replica of the Wright Brothers Model B Vin Fiz and a Mustang P-51 fighter from WWII. The museum highlights the importance of Oakland's airport in the early 1900s and contains exhibits within two quonset huts that previously housed the Boeing School of Aeronautics, illustrating pivotal moments in aviation progress.
"The Oakland airport was far more significant at the dawn of aviation in the early 1900s than San Francisco's..."
"Another plane in the museum's collection is a two-thirds-scale replica of one of World War II's most notable warriors, the Mustang P-51..."
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