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Well I showed my Alabama pics a few days ago I figured I would show off some pics from the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida if you have never been there it is a must see!

F-14 Out front

The only Vindicator Left

TBM-3

Seagull

SBD. This SBD was in the Battle of Midway! It is the only SBD from Midway that is still around

More of the SBD still has bullet hole patches in it from the battle, the tail gunner was critically wounded on the flight, and the plane crashed upon landing (one of the main gear failed to lower)

SBD from the rear

Old Blue angels, the distance the planes are spaced match the actual spacing during the airshows!

The only remaining F3F-3

Good shot of just how packed the place is with planes!

The only piece still left of the USS Enterprise, this shot will probably make Ron sick (as it did me)

Nive pics!

What happened to the tail of the PBY? It seems to be missing.

Chez

A picture of Me and our tour guide, he was a Marine pilot in the 1950's he has over 1000 hours of flight time inculding SNJ's, AJ's (navy version of the F-86), over 600 in Skyraiders and 50 hours in a Hellcat (they were still using F6F for advanced flight training)

PBY below it is a cutaway view of a PBY so you can see inside it (that is what you see in the other photo that is missing a tail)

Kingfisher, always one of my favorites

another one of the "Old Slow and Ugly"

NC-4 first plane to cross the Atlantic

Hellcat, note the people in the background, the XO of the Naval Air Station was retiring and they held a reception for him.

Not great at my enemy recognition is this a frank?

A-6 Intruder