Tagged: National Naval Aviation Museum

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June 14, 2023

National Naval Aviation Museum

Photos and article by Del Laughery Situated on Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, is a national treasure of approximately 150 aircraft which make up about 15% of the National Naval Aviation Museum’s collection of historically significant Navy and Marine...

Airshow / museums / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy / warbirds

November 21, 2015

My 2015 Air Show Finale Weekend

The distance “as the crow flies” between NAS Pensacola and Moody AFB is just 280 miles. What a coincidence that this pair of military air bases would host the final large events of the 2015 North American air show...

military / museums / navy / warbirds

December 2, 2011

National Naval Aviation Museum

If you are headed to the Florida panhandle the Naval Aviation Museum is a great stop. Located in Pensacola, it’s the nicest military museums in the country. I haven’t seen all of them, but this one is superb. There...

bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / navy / post

November 17, 2011

Homecoming in Pensacola

The 2011 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow was held under bright skies and cool conditions on the Friday and Saturday of Veteran’s Day weekend. The marquee flying act, as always, was the Blue Angels. Their homecoming late in the year...

assignments / featured / fighters / military / museums / navy / post

November 26, 2010

100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation

The Centennial of Naval Aviation is a historic milestone. From its humble beginning in 1911, the Navy’s flight program has grown to become a guardian of freedom for America and its allies. It has succeeded because of the hard...