571 results found
| Registration / Serial: | 163502 |
| Military Code: | NK-307 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 745/C055 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-146 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 829874Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
On 17 January 1991 this F/A-18C shot down an Iraqi Chengdu F-7A (MiG-21) with a AIM-7M Sparrow missile while assigned to VFA-81. It was last assigned to VFA-146 before it was retired. In March 2025 it was transferred on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California.
| Registration / Serial: | 163502 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 745/C055 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163502 |
| Military Code: | NK-307 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 745/C055 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-146 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 829874Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
On 17 January 1991 this F/A-18C shot down an Iraqi Chengdu F-7A (MiG-21) with a AIM-7M Sparrow missile while assigned to VFA-81. It was last assigned to VFA-146 before it was retired. In March 2025 it was transferred on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California.
| Registration / Serial: | 163502 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 745/C055 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 36177 |
| Military Code: | B-23 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4816 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 828479Submit Correction |
| View count: | 68 |
Photo taken while the a/c was undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum. This Dauntless was lost in Lake Michigan on 19 January 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL. Recovered from the lake on 4 December 1995..After restoration it was on display at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. It has since been transferred to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts.
| Registration / Serial: | 36177 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4816 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 36177 |
| Military Code: | B-23 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4816 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 828479Submit Correction |
| View count: | 68 |
Photo taken while the a/c was undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum. This Dauntless was lost in Lake Michigan on 19 January 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL. Recovered from the lake on 4 December 1995..After restoration it was on display at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. It has since been transferred to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts.
| Registration / Serial: | 36177 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4816 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 36291 |
| Military Code: | DE-S-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4930 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 828167Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Photo taken two months after being recovered from Lake Michigan. 36291 was lost in the lake on 24 November 1944, the pilot was rescued unharmed. The large bracket attached to the firewall is a stand that will be used to position the a/c vertically while undergoing restoration. The aircraft is currently on display at the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, Florida.
| Registration / Serial: | 36291 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4930 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 36291 |
| Military Code: | DE-S-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4930 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 828167Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Photo taken two months after being recovered from Lake Michigan. 36291 was lost in the lake on 24 November 1944, the pilot was rescued unharmed. The large bracket attached to the firewall is a stand that will be used to position the a/c vertically while undergoing restoration. The aircraft is currently on display at the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, Florida.
| Registration / Serial: | 36291 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 4930 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 2173 |
| Military Code: | B-8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | SBD-2P |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 827614Submit Correction |
| View count: | 560 |
This is SBD-2P BuNo 2173. I took this photo four days after it was recovered from Lake Michigan. There were 87 SBD-2 a/c built, of which 14 were the -2P version. 2173 was lost in Lake Michigan on 18 February 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit located at NAS Glenview, IL. It is currently on display in Hawaii at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located on Ford Island.
| Registration / Serial: | 2173 |
| Aircraft Version: | SBD-2P |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 2173 |
| Military Code: | B-8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | SBD-2P |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 827614Submit Correction |
| View count: | 560 |
This is SBD-2P BuNo 2173. I took this photo four days after it was recovered from Lake Michigan. There were 87 SBD-2 a/c built, of which 14 were the -2P version. 2173 was lost in Lake Michigan on 18 February 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit located at NAS Glenview, IL. It is currently on display in Hawaii at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located on Ford Island.
| Registration / Serial: | 2173 |
| Aircraft Version: | SBD-2P |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 159795 |
| Military Code: | A-743 |
| Other Marks: | 43 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14497 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VT-7 / CTW-1 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 12 May 2010 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 818682Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
Delivered new to VT-25 at NAS Beeville, Texas in November 1975, later assigned to VT-7 at NAS Meridian, Mississippi. In 1998 transferred to NAS Pensacola, Florida for use as a ground trainer. Currently on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum and on display at Veteran's Memorial Park in Collegedale, Tennessee.
| Registration / Serial: | 159795 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14497 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 May 2010 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 159795 |
| Military Code: | A-743 |
| Other Marks: | 43 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14497 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VT-7 / CTW-1 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 12 May 2010 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 818682Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
Delivered new to VT-25 at NAS Beeville, Texas in November 1975, later assigned to VT-7 at NAS Meridian, Mississippi. In 1998 transferred to NAS Pensacola, Florida for use as a ground trainer. Currently on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum and on display at Veteran's Memorial Park in Collegedale, Tennessee.
| Registration / Serial: | 159795 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14497 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 May 2010 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 05369 |
| Alternate Serial: | 5369 |
| Military Code: | 41 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stearman 75 Kaydet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing PT-13/17/27/N2S Kaydet (75) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet (A75N1) |
| C/n (msn): | 75-6543 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 818559Submit Correction |
| View count: | 43 |
This N2S-3 was flown twice by former president George H.W. Bush on solo flights during his flight training at NAS Minneapolis in January 1943. After the war sold surplus and registered N75032 in November 1949. Acquired by the museum in 1992, the aircraft is seen here undergoing a routine restoration cleaning and checkup in 2019. It currently is on display hanging in the Blue Angel Atrium in the main museum building.
| Registration / Serial: | 05369 |
| Alternate Serial: | 5369 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet (A75N1) |
| C/n (msn): | 75-6543 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 05369 |
| Alternate Serial: | 5369 |
| Military Code: | 41 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stearman 75 Kaydet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing PT-13/17/27/N2S Kaydet (75) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet (A75N1) |
| C/n (msn): | 75-6543 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 818559Submit Correction |
| View count: | 43 |
This N2S-3 was flown twice by former president George H.W. Bush on solo flights during his flight training at NAS Minneapolis in January 1943. After the war sold surplus and registered N75032 in November 1949. Acquired by the museum in 1992, the aircraft is seen here undergoing a routine restoration cleaning and checkup in 2019. It currently is on display hanging in the Blue Angel Atrium in the main museum building.
| Registration / Serial: | 05369 |
| Alternate Serial: | 5369 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet (A75N1) |
| C/n (msn): | 75-6543 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163787 |
| Military Code: | 202 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-70 (H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (S-70B-5) |
| C/n (msn): | 70625 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Display Paint: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 814487Submit Correction |
| View count: | 212 |
This is the last remaining HH-60H, all others having been converted to MH-60T for the USCG. It saw action on four combat deployments to the Middle East, logging over 1,000 hours of combat time. It was assigned over the years to HSC-5, HSC-4, HSC-84, and VX-1. Retired to AMARC on 13 March 2015 and transferred to the museum in January 2024 where it is under restoration.163787 is still in the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation markings it wore honoring Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 3 (HA(L)-3.
| Registration / Serial: | 163787 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (S-70B-5) |
| C/n (msn): | 70625 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Display Paint: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163787 |
| Military Code: | 202 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-70 (H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (S-70B-5) |
| C/n (msn): | 70625 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Display Paint: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 814487Submit Correction |
| View count: | 212 |
This is the last remaining HH-60H, all others having been converted to MH-60T for the USCG. It saw action on four combat deployments to the Middle East, logging over 1,000 hours of combat time. It was assigned over the years to HSC-5, HSC-4, HSC-84, and VX-1. Retired to AMARC on 13 March 2015 and transferred to the museum in January 2024 where it is under restoration.163787 is still in the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation markings it wore honoring Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 3 (HA(L)-3.
| Registration / Serial: | 163787 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (S-70B-5) |
| C/n (msn): | 70625 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Display Paint: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 63-12923 |
| Military Code: | 324 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5804 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 814447Submit Correction |
| View count: | 105 |
Delivered to the U.S. Army with S/N 63-12923 in October 1964, and was in use by the Army in Vietnam from April 1965 through November 1968. Transferred to the U.S. Navy and given BuNo 312923. Assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 3 where it stayed until 29 February 1972 when it was returned to the U.S. Army. Returned to the U.S. and was transferred to Langley Research Center from October 1973 through August 1975, then in storage until 1994. Purchased surplus and restored to HA(L)-3 configuration, FAA reg. N370AS. Acquired by the HA(L)-3 Association in 2024 for display in the museum.
| Registration / Serial: | 63-12923 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5804 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 63-12923 |
| Military Code: | 324 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5804 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | HA(L)-3 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 814447Submit Correction |
| View count: | 105 |
Delivered to the U.S. Army with S/N 63-12923 in October 1964, and was in use by the Army in Vietnam from April 1965 through November 1968. Transferred to the U.S. Navy and given BuNo 312923. Assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 3 where it stayed until 29 February 1972 when it was returned to the U.S. Army. Returned to the U.S. and was transferred to Langley Research Center from October 1973 through August 1975, then in storage until 1994. Purchased surplus and restored to HA(L)-3 configuration, FAA reg. N370AS. Acquired by the HA(L)-3 Association in 2024 for display in the museum.
| Registration / Serial: | 63-12923 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5804 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 50811 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26703/15258 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 808791Submit Correction |
| View count: | 240 |
The USAAF immediately passed C-47B 43-49442 to the US Navy in 1944 where it served as an R4D-6/C-47J till retired to the Pensacola museum. Now displayed in 1944 invasion colours at Warner Robins with original serial as per my December 2024 photo
| Registration / Serial: | 50811 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26703/15258 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 50811 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26703/15258 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 24 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 808791Submit Correction |
| View count: | 240 |
The USAAF immediately passed C-47B 43-49442 to the US Navy in 1944 where it served as an R4D-6/C-47J till retired to the Pensacola museum. Now displayed in 1944 invasion colours at Warner Robins with original serial as per my December 2024 photo
| Registration / Serial: | 50811 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26703/15258 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 24 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 128424 |
| Military Code: | 424 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 43207 / 197 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 808535Submit Correction |
| View count: | 97 |
6 Sep '51: TOS USN as R6D-1; assigned to Transport Squadron 5 (VR-5), NAS Moffett Field, CA. First active R6D, flight delivered to VR-5 with Donald Douglas, Sr. on board. 1954-1955: Converted to R6D-1Z at NAS Corpus Christi, TX. 1955: VR-21, NAS Barbers Point, HI. 1962: Redesignated VC-118B. Ca.1965: Fleet Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1). Note: From 1955 to 1983: Including during the Vietnam War: the airplane served as a flag transport for the Commander in Chief Pacific and Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet. 1984: National Museum of Naval Aviation.
| Registration / Serial: | 128424 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 43207 / 197 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 128424 |
| Military Code: | 424 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 43207 / 197 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 808535Submit Correction |
| View count: | 97 |
6 Sep '51: TOS USN as R6D-1; assigned to Transport Squadron 5 (VR-5), NAS Moffett Field, CA. First active R6D, flight delivered to VR-5 with Donald Douglas, Sr. on board. 1954-1955: Converted to R6D-1Z at NAS Corpus Christi, TX. 1955: VR-21, NAS Barbers Point, HI. 1962: Redesignated VC-118B. Ca.1965: Fleet Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1). Note: From 1955 to 1983: Including during the Vietnam War: the airplane served as a flag transport for the Commander in Chief Pacific and Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet. 1984: National Museum of Naval Aviation.
| Registration / Serial: | 128424 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 43207 / 197 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25951/14506 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Photo ID: | 802640Submit Correction |
| View count: | 179 |
ex N69, this ex FAA Dakota was present at the museum with markings removed. Later sold to a dealer in 1985. Later registered as N259DC
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25951/14506 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25951/14506 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Photo ID: | 802640Submit Correction |
| View count: | 179 |
ex N69, this ex FAA Dakota was present at the museum with markings removed. Later sold to a dealer in 1985. Later registered as N259DC
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25951/14506 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 50821 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43322 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Photo ID: | 802638Submit Correction |
| View count: | 195 |
| Registration / Serial: | 50821 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43322 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 50821 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43322 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Photo ID: | 802638Submit Correction |
| View count: | 195 |
| Registration / Serial: | 50821 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43322 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1984 |
| Photo by: | Gerard HelmerContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 152152 |
| Military Code: | PJ-01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 185-5122 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary VincentContact |
| Photo ID: | 798945Submit Correction |
| View count: | 127 |
Taken on strength March 8, 1965, 152152 was based multiple times in Naha, Okinawa and NAS Cubi Point, Philippines flying patrols off the coast of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. Pictured in the remnants of VP-69 markings, the aircraft flew the last US Navy P-3A flight on October 12, 1990 when it was delivered from NAS Whidbey Island to the Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola.
| Registration / Serial: | 152152 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 185-5122 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary VincentContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 152152 |
| Military Code: | PJ-01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 185-5122 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary VincentContact |
| Photo ID: | 798945Submit Correction |
| View count: | 127 |
Taken on strength March 8, 1965, 152152 was based multiple times in Naha, Okinawa and NAS Cubi Point, Philippines flying patrols off the coast of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. Pictured in the remnants of VP-69 markings, the aircraft flew the last US Navy P-3A flight on October 12, 1990 when it was delivered from NAS Whidbey Island to the Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola.
| Registration / Serial: | 152152 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 185-5122 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary VincentContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 06833 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 1708 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 784965Submit Correction |
| View count: | 89 |
Delivered new November 1942 to USN. Assigned to VS-22 in December 1942, then VC-22 in March 1943. To NAOT at NAS Jacksonville in September 43. To NAS Glenview Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) in 1944. While taking off from USS Sable on 24 Sept. 1944 the a/c had an engine failure and was ditched in Lake Michigan. The pilot was rescued. The aircraft was retrieved from the lake on 11 Sept. 1991. It is now on display in the Sunken Treasures display in the museum in an unrestored condition as it was found in the lake.
| Registration / Serial: | 06833 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 1708 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 06833 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 1708 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 784965Submit Correction |
| View count: | 89 |
Delivered new November 1942 to USN. Assigned to VS-22 in December 1942, then VC-22 in March 1943. To NAOT at NAS Jacksonville in September 43. To NAS Glenview Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) in 1944. While taking off from USS Sable on 24 Sept. 1944 the a/c had an engine failure and was ditched in Lake Michigan. The pilot was rescued. The aircraft was retrieved from the lake on 11 Sept. 1991. It is now on display in the Sunken Treasures display in the museum in an unrestored condition as it was found in the lake.
| Registration / Serial: | 06833 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 1708 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 4039 |
| Military Code: | F-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 921 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 782722Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Delivered to USN in September 1941 and assigned to VF-5 aboard the USS Yorktown. Transferred to VGF-27 in April 1942, and then to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NRAB Glenview in August 1942. On 21 July 1943 while taking off from USS Wolverine, the right wing struck a TBF Avenger on the flight deck, causing the F4F to swerve off the flight deck. The pilot was rescued uninjured. It was recovered from Lake Michigan on 26 September 1991. It is currently on display unrestored in the Sunken Treasures exhibit inside the museum as it was found in the lake.
| Registration / Serial: | 4039 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 921 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 4039 |
| Military Code: | F-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 921 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 782722Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Delivered to USN in September 1941 and assigned to VF-5 aboard the USS Yorktown. Transferred to VGF-27 in April 1942, and then to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NRAB Glenview in August 1942. On 21 July 1943 while taking off from USS Wolverine, the right wing struck a TBF Avenger on the flight deck, causing the F4F to swerve off the flight deck. The pilot was rescued uninjured. It was recovered from Lake Michigan on 26 September 1991. It is currently on display unrestored in the Sunken Treasures exhibit inside the museum as it was found in the lake.
| Registration / Serial: | 4039 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 921 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 782451Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
Constructed by the members of the Vought Heritage Foundation, this is a replica of the first VE-7 produced by Lewis and Vought and was nicknamed "Bluebird". It was donated to the museum in 2012. There were 128 VE-7s built for the US navy, the last ones retired in 1928.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 782451Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
Constructed by the members of the Vought Heritage Foundation, this is a replica of the first VE-7 produced by Lewis and Vought and was nicknamed "Bluebird". It was donated to the museum in 2012. There were 128 VE-7s built for the US navy, the last ones retired in 1928.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought VE-7 Bluebird (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 25910 |
| Military Code: | 21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-624 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-38 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776559Submit Correction |
| View count: | 173 |
F6F-3 BuNo 25910 was delivered new to VF-38 in July 1943. The squadron saw combat in the Solomon Islands in 1943 & 44 while being land based. After returning to the U.S. in 1944, 25910 was stationed at NAS San Diego and NAS Jacksonville. It was assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit at NAS Glenview, IL. in December 1944. On 5 January 1945 while operating aboard USS Sable, 25910 went overboard after a landing, with the pilot recovered uninjured. The a/c was retrieved from the lake in November 2009, restored at the museum, and put on display in December 2013.
| Registration / Serial: | 25910 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-624 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 25910 |
| Military Code: | 21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-624 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-38 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776559Submit Correction |
| View count: | 173 |
F6F-3 BuNo 25910 was delivered new to VF-38 in July 1943. The squadron saw combat in the Solomon Islands in 1943 & 44 while being land based. After returning to the U.S. in 1944, 25910 was stationed at NAS San Diego and NAS Jacksonville. It was assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit at NAS Glenview, IL. in December 1944. On 5 January 1945 while operating aboard USS Sable, 25910 went overboard after a landing, with the pilot recovered uninjured. The a/c was retrieved from the lake in November 2009, restored at the museum, and put on display in December 2013.
| Registration / Serial: | 25910 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-624 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "39611" |
| Other Marks: | 14 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-20 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 421 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 April 2013 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776447Submit Correction |
| View count: | 114 |
Acquired by the museum in 1988, this is C-46A 43-47350 marked as R5C-1 BuNo 39611. As this C-46 never was assigned to the USMC and the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware did not have a C-46 in their collection, the aircraft was transferred to Dover in May of 2023. It is currently undergoing restoration there.
| Registration / Serial: | "39611" |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 421 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 April 2013 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "39611" |
| Other Marks: | 14 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-20 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 421 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 30 April 2013 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776447Submit Correction |
| View count: | 114 |
Acquired by the museum in 1988, this is C-46A 43-47350 marked as R5C-1 BuNo 39611. As this C-46 never was assigned to the USMC and the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware did not have a C-46 in their collection, the aircraft was transferred to Dover in May of 2023. It is currently undergoing restoration there.
| Registration / Serial: | "39611" |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 421 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 April 2013 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | EII-140 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mitsubishi A6M Reisen |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mitsubishi A6M Reisen |
| Aircraft Version: | Mitsubishi A6M2b Reisen (Zero) |
| C/n (msn): | 5450 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776194Submit Correction |
| View count: | 453 |
The museum acquired the A6M in 1991and it has been on display suspended from the ceiling. In 2019 in conjunction with the rearranging of other aircraft, the Zero was taken out to the restoration hangar for a checkup and cleaning. It has since been restored to its location in the main building.
| Registration / Serial: | EII-140 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mitsubishi A6M2b Reisen (Zero) |
| C/n (msn): | 5450 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | EII-140 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mitsubishi A6M Reisen |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mitsubishi A6M Reisen |
| Aircraft Version: | Mitsubishi A6M2b Reisen (Zero) |
| C/n (msn): | 5450 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776194Submit Correction |
| View count: | 453 |
The museum acquired the A6M in 1991and it has been on display suspended from the ceiling. In 2019 in conjunction with the rearranging of other aircraft, the Zero was taken out to the restoration hangar for a checkup and cleaning. It has since been restored to its location in the main building.
| Registration / Serial: | EII-140 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mitsubishi A6M2b Reisen (Zero) |
| C/n (msn): | 5450 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 161955 |
| Military Code: | NK-411 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 166 / A128 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-25 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2017 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776105Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered new in 1984 to VFA-25, where it was assigned until 1990. Transferred to the Blue Angels, where it stayed until it was retired in 2004. Transferred to the National Naval Aviation Museum remaining in Blue Angel markings. In 2016 it was repainted in its original VFA-25 tactical paint scheme.
| Registration / Serial: | 161955 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 166 / A128 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2017 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 161955 |
| Military Code: | NK-411 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 166 / A128 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-25 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2017 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 776105Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered new in 1984 to VFA-25, where it was assigned until 1990. Transferred to the Blue Angels, where it stayed until it was retired in 2004. Transferred to the National Naval Aviation Museum remaining in Blue Angel markings. In 2016 it was repainted in its original VFA-25 tactical paint scheme.
| Registration / Serial: | 161955 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 166 / A128 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2017 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |