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.
Machine 3:
1) 'Blue Angles', F-18,
2) 'Marine One', Helicopter',
3) 'Lunar Module',
4) Wing and shield Logo.
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.
Retired machines
Retired 1: 1) Blue Angles, 2) Blue Angles shoulder patch, 3) Museum Logo
Retired 2, 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.
3/29/25: Correction. Machine 2 is no longer there, (Where did they say Machine 2 was?? Out for repair, maintenance, updating, other???)
Machine 3 (the hand cranked machine) is still there and works great.
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