Friends and Guests of the museum are invited to attend the 2012 Annual General Membership meeting to be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday February 12, 2012.

As an important part of the Museum’s future, you will have the opportunity to hear our plan for strengthening our current position, building for a sustainable future, and expanding our mission to preserve the history of NAS Alameda and Alameda Point. It’s also an opportunity to provide direct feedback to the Board.

The museum has teamed up with Arcadia Publishing to create a book in their Images of America series titled "Alameda Naval Air Station". The book is available for purchase at the Museum Gift Shop, online, and through select retailers. Click here to order!

If you enjoy our website or visits to the Alameda Naval Air Museum, perhaps you'd like to help by becoming a museum member. Our Annual Membership Drive is now underway with a 2012 goal of 200 NEW MEMBERS. For just $35.00 per year you can help us continue to preserve the rich aviation and naval history of NAS Alameda and Alameda Point. For more information, visit How to Get Involved. Don't wait, please join us today!

Are you a U.S. military veteran who served during WWII, the Korean War, Viet Nam, or perhaps at NAS Alameda? If you are, or you know of a family member or friend who did, we would like to capture your story on video tape for permanent archive at the U.S. Library of Congress. For more information, please see our Veterans History Project page.

Saturday, November 12th, 2011 the Alameda Naval Air Museum held a special Open House featuring live demonstrations by the US Navy and Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security crews and their vessels. Museum staff, including history re-enactors, were on hand to guide guests through the museum’s three floors of exhibits. Films were shown throughout the day in the Mayor “Chuck” Corica Ready Room, and visitors learned about the world’s first transpacific flight in ANAM’s China Clipper Hall.

April 18, 2011 marked the 69th year since Alameda native, General Jimmy Doolittle along with 79 crew members and 16 Army B-25 bombers loaded on the USS Hornet CV-8 sailed from Alameda to attack the homeland of Japan during the early days of WW2 (see Doolittle Raid).

To commemorate this anniversary, the Alameda Naval Museum displayed items of history relating to that event including Photos, News Clippings, Models, Vintage Vehicles, and the Living History Group. Also the film "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" was shown in our Ready Room.

Sunday, November 21, 2010 China Clipper 75th Anniversary Commemoration

The Alameda Naval Air Museum hosted events to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the China Clipper's first commercial flight from its base in Alameda to the Philippine Islands.

Events held on Sunday, November 21, 2010 included: Debut of the new Pan Am Clipper Exhibit Hall, guest speakers, memorial service, live simulated radio broadcast with re-enactors portraying actual participants from the historic flight in 1935, and much more.

Click here for more details, and many thanks to our China Clipper 75 Event Partners.

Saturday, May 8, 2010 A Model Swap Meet was held in the Crows Nest at the Alameda Naval Air Museum featuring RC (radio control), control line, and free flight models and equipment.

February 14, 2010 The ribbon cutting ceremony of the Baack-Davis-Hague Research Library took place at the Alameda Naval Air Museum on Sunday, February 14. The event was as part of the museum's Annual Membership Meeting.