Oakland International Airport pioneering once again
It may come as news to most readers, even in the US, that early in the 20th century Oakland was considered one of the nation’s premier airfields. None other than Charles Lindbergh called it the “most advanced” when he dedicated the field in 1927. Additionally, it was the first airport in the San Francisco area and though SFO dates to roughly the same time, Oakland was the airport until after WWII.
