National Naval Aviation Museum, Aviation museum at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, US
The National Naval Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. It houses a large collection of restored aircraft and naval artifacts that tell the story of naval aviation through the decades.
The museum opened in 1962 and documents the development of naval aviation from its early beginnings to the modern era. Its collection shows how aircraft design and naval flying capabilities evolved over many decades.
The museum's name changed from the National Museum of Naval Aviation to the National Naval Aviation Museum in May 1989. The Cubi Point Café displays squadron memorabilia from the closed NAS Cubi Point Officers' Club. The Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library, founded in 1992, holds about 400,000 photographs and Buzz Aldrin's early Naval flight training records.
The site sits on the Naval Air Station and is easy to reach for visitors. Plan to spend several hours here to properly explore the many aircraft and exhibits on display.
The museum manages retired Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft displayed at other military sites and museums; these remain Department of the Navy property and are labelled "On Loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum." Its Cubi Point Café keeps squadron memorabilia from the closed NAS Cubi Point Officers' Club in the Philippines.
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