National Museum of Naval Aviation

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F-14 Tomcat on display in front of the National Museum of Naval Aviation
F-14 Tomcat on display in front of the National Museum of Naval Aviation

The National Museum of Naval Aviation is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. More than 150 aircraft and spacecraft are on display, including four former Blue Angel A-4 Skyhawks, a United States Coast Guard helicopter, biplanes, a K47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, the 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 (see Navy One). The National Museum of Naval Aviation is one of the largest and most beautiful air and space museums in the world. These historic and one-of-a-kind aircraft are displayed both inside the Museum's 250,000 square feet of exhibit space and outside on the Museum's 27 acre grounds and is located near historic Fort Pickens and Pensacola Beach. The musem is open 9:00AM to 5:00PM every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day and admission is free.


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