1750 Radford Blvd., Suite C Pensacola, FL , 32508 Phone: (850) 452-3604 Website The National Museum of Naval Aviation is devoted to the history of naval aviation, including that of the U. S. Navy, the U. S. Marine Corps, and the U. S. Coast Guard. More than 150 aircraft and spacecraft are on display, including four former Blue Angel A-4 Skyhawks (the Blue Angels are based at NAS Pensacola), the Curtis NC-4 (the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic), U. S. Coast Guard helicopters, biplanes, a K-47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, an aircraft that President George H. W. Bush trained in, and the S-3 Viking used to transport President George W. Bush to the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003. These historic and one-of-a-kind aircraft are displayed both inside the Museum's 300,000 square feet of exhibit space and outside on the Museum's 37-acre grounds.
Have to use West Gate entrance on Blue Angel Parkway.
GPS takes you to Front Gate - they provide directions to West Gate which is a 10-15 minute drive.
Hours are 9 to 4.
Machine 3 (Crank Style) is located in the gift shop.
Machine 3 (2016) in the gift shop. Designs are:
1) 'Blue Angles', F-18
2) 'Marine One', Helicopter'
3) 'Lunar Module',
4) Wing and shield Logo.
Retired 1 designs were: 1) Blue Angles, 2) Blue Angles shoulder patch, 3) Museum Logo
Machine 2 had 8 designs. Designs were:
1) AH-1 Sea Cobra,
2) A-7E Corsair II,
3) Blue Angles (2 jets flying left with shadows)
4) Blue Angles (2 jets flying left without shadows),
5) Blue Angles (Single jet flying toward the rear)
6) C-130 Fat Albert,
7) F-14,
8) V-22 Osprey
11/4/24 Machine 3 fully operational. Rolling very nicely.
Machine 2 has been removed. TJP Tec#4832
Machine 2 removed why, what did they say??? Repair, maintenance, Updating, other??? |