Pelican Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park Oakland International Airport September 17, 2009

Four Birds Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Pelican and his reflection Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Two Birds Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Pelican Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

In Flight Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

A view from the other side Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

At the corner of Cooke and Boeing in a back alley by the airport is the Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Not all the planes are in tiptop shape! In fact, what I liked about the Museum is that most of the planes have not been all gussied up to their former glory. These were real planes that had worked for a living. Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Renovation underway... the entire airplane is at the Museum, just not all in one place. The guy said it had been used for target practice before being donated. Evidently a rare military fighter converted to a reconnaissance aircraft. Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Under renovation, Part Two Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

The City of Cardiff... a 4 engine Short Brothers Seaford S-45 built originally for the RAF and then converted to civilian use... hasn't flown in years. Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

The City of Cardiff... a rare 4 engine Short Brothers Seaford S-45 built originally for the RAF and then converted to civilian use... hasn't flown in years Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

The planes at the Museum show definite signs of their age... they were rode hard and then discarded when no longer of use. I liked the old markings. Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Rescue... Pull here! Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Old Air Force markings never die, they just fade away Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Beware of Blast Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

The guys who did all the work. This looks suspiciously like it was added by the Museum Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

The historic old hanger that houses the indoor part of the collection. Interesting, but not near as much fun for a photographer because most of the hanger contained traditional airplane exhibits. Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009

Inside the hanger Oakland Aviation Museum Oakland International Airport September 17. 2009