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| Registration / Serial: | 1383 |
| Military Code: | 9-B-12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator (V-156) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VB-9 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766885Submit Correction |
| View count: | 189 |
Built in 1939, this was the last SB2U-2 to be constructed and is now also the only surviving example of the Vindicator carrier dive-bomber. The type remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943 all had been withdrawn to training units. While assigned to USS Wolverine, in June 1943 it crashed into Lake Michigan after a landing accident, the pilot being rescued after the aircraft slid off the carrier's deck. It was recovered in 1990 and after restoration was marked as an aircraft of USS Essex
| Registration / Serial: | 1383 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1383 |
| Military Code: | 9-B-12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator (V-156) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VB-9 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766885Submit Correction |
| View count: | 189 |
Built in 1939, this was the last SB2U-2 to be constructed and is now also the only surviving example of the Vindicator carrier dive-bomber. The type remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943 all had been withdrawn to training units. While assigned to USS Wolverine, in June 1943 it crashed into Lake Michigan after a landing accident, the pilot being rescued after the aircraft slid off the carrier's deck. It was recovered in 1990 and after restoration was marked as an aircraft of USS Essex
| Registration / Serial: | 1383 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 3969 |
| 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-3A Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 851 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766877Submit Correction |
| View count: | 185 |
In April 1941 this F4F-3A was on the strength of VF-7 aboard USS Wasp as part of the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic before the United States entered WWII. By 1943 it had been assigned to training carrier USS Sable and became yet another casualty swallowed by the waves of Lake Michigan after an accident flying off USS Sable. Recovered by 1987. There must be half a dozen exhibits in the NMNA that were recovered from the depths of Lake Michigan, in fact over 200 aircraft are reckoned to have crashed in the Great Lakes during the war
| Registration / Serial: | 3969 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 851 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 3969 |
| 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-3A Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 851 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766877Submit Correction |
| View count: | 185 |
In April 1941 this F4F-3A was on the strength of VF-7 aboard USS Wasp as part of the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic before the United States entered WWII. By 1943 it had been assigned to training carrier USS Sable and became yet another casualty swallowed by the waves of Lake Michigan after an accident flying off USS Sable. Recovered by 1987. There must be half a dozen exhibits in the NMNA that were recovered from the depths of Lake Michigan, in fact over 200 aircraft are reckoned to have crashed in the Great Lakes during the war
| Registration / Serial: | 3969 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 851 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 3046 |
| Military Code: | 89 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 3046 ] |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766872Submit Correction |
| View count: | 67 |
Alongside the floatplane N3N-3 is this land-based version which was accepted by the USN September 1941, serving at the NAIT instructor school at NAS Corpus Christi, TX and the US Naval Academy at Anapolis, MD from 1947. Struck off as late as 1959, it was sold as N6399T and joined the museum collection in 1978
| Registration / Serial: | 3046 |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 3046 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 3046 |
| Military Code: | 89 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 3046 ] |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766872Submit Correction |
| View count: | 67 |
Alongside the floatplane N3N-3 is this land-based version which was accepted by the USN September 1941, serving at the NAIT instructor school at NAS Corpus Christi, TX and the US Naval Academy at Anapolis, MD from 1947. Struck off as late as 1959, it was sold as N6399T and joined the museum collection in 1978
| Registration / Serial: | 3046 |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 3046 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1235 |
| Alternate Serial: | 235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HO3S-1G |
| Manufacturers: | Sikorsky / Sikorsky |
| C/n (msn): | 51214 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766861Submit Correction |
| View count: | 113 |
This Dragonfly was delivered to the USCG as 235 in 1946 and was based at Salem, MA. In 1951 the serial numbering was revised to 1235 and 10 years later it was sold as N4927E, but entered the NMNA in 1983
| Registration / Serial: | 1235 |
| Alternate Serial: | 235 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HO3S-1G |
| C/n (msn): | 51214 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1235 |
| Alternate Serial: | 235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-51 (H-5/HO3S Dragonfly) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HO3S-1G |
| Manufacturers: | Sikorsky / Sikorsky |
| C/n (msn): | 51214 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766861Submit Correction |
| View count: | 113 |
This Dragonfly was delivered to the USCG as 235 in 1946 and was based at Salem, MA. In 1951 the serial numbering was revised to 1235 and 10 years later it was sold as N4927E, but entered the NMNA in 1983
| Registration / Serial: | 1235 |
| Alternate Serial: | 235 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HO3S-1G |
| C/n (msn): | 51214 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Military Code: | F-21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F4U/AU Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766839Submit Correction |
| View count: | 190 |
This F4U was built in 1943 at Vought's plant in Stratford, CT and is a rare example of the early "birdcage" variant. Assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, the aircraft was used to train pilots for carrier landings on the converted paddlewheel steamships USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Like the museum's Vindicator, it is another aircraft that fell into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting a landing on the Wolverine. It was recovered from the lake in 2010 and was restored by the museum over 14 years, only recently being placed on show
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Military Code: | F-21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F4U/AU Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766839Submit Correction |
| View count: | 190 |
This F4U was built in 1943 at Vought's plant in Stratford, CT and is a rare example of the early "birdcage" variant. Assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, the aircraft was used to train pilots for carrier landings on the converted paddlewheel steamships USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Like the museum's Vindicator, it is another aircraft that fell into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting a landing on the Wolverine. It was recovered from the lake in 2010 and was restored by the museum over 14 years, only recently being placed on show
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 2106 |
| Military Code: | 6 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 632 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766836Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Like a number of the aircraft in the collection, this SBD is another crash victim that was much later retrieved from the watery depths. Having survived Pearl Harbor, it sank a Japanese warship in March 1942 but ditched into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting to land on USS Sable having been relegated to training duties out of NAS Glenview. It was raised from the lake in 1994
| Registration / Serial: | 2106 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 632 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 2106 |
| Military Code: | 6 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 632 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766836Submit Correction |
| View count: | 116 |
Like a number of the aircraft in the collection, this SBD is another crash victim that was much later retrieved from the watery depths. Having survived Pearl Harbor, it sank a Japanese warship in March 1942 but ditched into Lake Michigan in June 1943 while attempting to land on USS Sable having been relegated to training duties out of NAS Glenview. It was raised from the lake in 1994
| Registration / Serial: | 2106 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 632 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1355 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-62 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A) |
| C/n (msn): | 62024 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766834Submit Correction |
| View count: | 82 |
Backed by the mighty SP-5B Marlin, this HH-52 was taken on strength by the USCG in 1963 and served at several different Coast Guard Air Stations before retirement to the museum in 1987
| Registration / Serial: | 1355 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A) |
| C/n (msn): | 62024 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1355 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-62 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-62 (H-52/HU2S/Seaguard) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A) |
| C/n (msn): | 62024 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766834Submit Correction |
| View count: | 82 |
Backed by the mighty SP-5B Marlin, this HH-52 was taken on strength by the USCG in 1963 and served at several different Coast Guard Air Stations before retirement to the museum in 1987
| Registration / Serial: | 1355 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62A) |
| C/n (msn): | 62024 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 0976 |
| Military Code: | 2-MF-16 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman Model 11 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F3F-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 374 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766832Submit Correction |
| View count: | 98 |
Operated from 1938 by VMF-2 from NAS San Diego, in August 1940 this F3F crashed while on approach to USS Saratoga due to a faulty fuel valve, the pilot being successfully rescued. The aircraft was discovered by a Navy submersible at a depth of 1,800ft in 1988 and was recovered in 1990
| Registration / Serial: | 0976 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F3F-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 374 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 0976 |
| Military Code: | 2-MF-16 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman Model 11 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F3F-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 374 |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766832Submit Correction |
| View count: | 98 |
Operated from 1938 by VMF-2 from NAS San Diego, in August 1940 this F3F crashed while on approach to USS Saratoga due to a faulty fuel valve, the pilot being successfully rescued. The aircraft was discovered by a Navy submersible at a depth of 1,800ft in 1988 and was recovered in 1990
| Registration / Serial: | 0976 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F3F-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 374 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "2693" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 1759 ] |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766830Submit Correction |
| View count: | 114 |
The N3N was the final biplane in US military service - the last used by the US Naval Academy were not retired until 1959. It was also unusual in that it was built by a government-owned organisation. The yellow floatplane versions were nicknamed "Yellow Peril" and this example is BuNo 1759 painted as 2693 which was destroyed in an accident in 1941
| Registration / Serial: | "2693" |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 1759 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "2693" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 1759 ] |
| 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766830Submit Correction |
| View count: | 114 |
The N3N was the final biplane in US military service - the last used by the US Naval Academy were not retired until 1959. It was also unusual in that it was built by a government-owned organisation. The yellow floatplane versions were nicknamed "Yellow Peril" and this example is BuNo 1759 painted as 2693 which was destroyed in an accident in 1941
| Registration / Serial: | "2693" |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 1759 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N14205 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas Dolphin 117 |
| C/n (msn): | 1280 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766754Submit Correction |
| View count: | 320 |
The USCG acquired 13 Dolphins from 1931. In June 1934 NC14205 was delivered as an 'air yacht' for William E Boeing, the retired founder of the famous aircraft builder, who named it 'Rover'. In 1939 it was bought by Charles H Babb Co and was one of five offered to the RAAF, of which only one was taken up. In 1955 it passed to the Civil Aeronautics Authority, Washington, DC as NC26 and by 1961 to Catalina Channel Airlines as N26K. Around 1972 it changed hands again and reverted to N14205. By 1995 it was donated to the NMNA where it was restored in USCG colours
| Registration / Serial: | N14205 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas Dolphin 117 |
| C/n (msn): | 1280 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N14205 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas Dolphin 117 |
| C/n (msn): | 1280 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766754Submit Correction |
| View count: | 320 |
The USCG acquired 13 Dolphins from 1931. In June 1934 NC14205 was delivered as an 'air yacht' for William E Boeing, the retired founder of the famous aircraft builder, who named it 'Rover'. In 1939 it was bought by Charles H Babb Co and was one of five offered to the RAAF, of which only one was taken up. In 1955 it passed to the Civil Aeronautics Authority, Washington, DC as NC26 and by 1961 to Catalina Channel Airlines as N26K. Around 1972 it changed hands again and reverted to N14205. By 1995 it was donated to the NMNA where it was restored in USCG colours
| Registration / Serial: | N14205 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas Dolphin 117 |
| C/n (msn): | 1280 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163508 |
| Military Code: | AA-401 |
| 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): | 754/C060 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-81 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766736Submit Correction |
| View count: | 320 |
This is one of the two F/A-18s from the USS Saratoga that shot down a pair of Iraqi Air Force F-7As (Chinese-built MiG-21s) on 17 January 1991, the first day of Operation Desert Storm. Note the Iraqi flag on the forward fuselage. Behind is a MiG-21 painted to represent one of those Iraqi aircraft (photo)
| Registration / Serial: | 163508 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 754/C060 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163508 |
| Military Code: | AA-401 |
| 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): | 754/C060 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-81 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766736Submit Correction |
| View count: | 320 |
This is one of the two F/A-18s from the USS Saratoga that shot down a pair of Iraqi Air Force F-7As (Chinese-built MiG-21s) on 17 January 1991, the first day of Operation Desert Storm. Note the Iraqi flag on the forward fuselage. Behind is a MiG-21 painted to represent one of those Iraqi aircraft (photo)
| Registration / Serial: | 163508 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 754/C060 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "9206" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-46 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NAS Pensacola |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766640Submit Correction |
| View count: | 117 |
This is actually Tri-Motor N7861, delivered to the Union Electric Light and Power Company of Saint Louis as a corporate transport in 1928. In 1941 it passed to Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT for use as a sprayer then in the early 1960s as a smokejumper platform in forest fire control operations. Entered the museum in 1973 and restored to represent a USN RR-5 Tri-Motor
| Registration / Serial: | "9206" |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-46 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "9206" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-46 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NAS Pensacola |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766640Submit Correction |
| View count: | 117 |
This is actually Tri-Motor N7861, delivered to the Union Electric Light and Power Company of Saint Louis as a corporate transport in 1928. In 1941 it passed to Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT for use as a sprayer then in the early 1960s as a smokejumper platform in forest fire control operations. Entered the museum in 1973 and restored to represent a USN RR-5 Tri-Motor
| Registration / Serial: | "9206" |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-46 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "126419" |
| Military Code: | NG-201 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-2D Banshee (F2H-4) |
| C/n (msn): | 297 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-92 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766638Submit Correction |
| View count: | 103 |
Actually F2H-4 BuNo 127663, Taken on Charge in 1953 and served at Key West (FAWTU), Cecil Field (VF-11), USS Coral Sea, Cherry Point (VMF-533), Jacksonville (VF-22) and Quonset Point (VFAW-4) before transfer to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Jacksonville in 1962. Moved to museum in 1970 and painted as F2H-3 BuNo 126419 of VF-92
| Registration / Serial: | "126419" |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-2D Banshee (F2H-4) |
| C/n (msn): | 297 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "126419" |
| Military Code: | NG-201 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-2D Banshee (F2H-4) |
| C/n (msn): | 297 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-92 |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766638Submit Correction |
| View count: | 103 |
Actually F2H-4 BuNo 127663, Taken on Charge in 1953 and served at Key West (FAWTU), Cecil Field (VF-11), USS Coral Sea, Cherry Point (VMF-533), Jacksonville (VF-22) and Quonset Point (VFAW-4) before transfer to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Jacksonville in 1962. Moved to museum in 1970 and painted as F2H-3 BuNo 126419 of VF-92
| Registration / Serial: | "126419" |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-2D Banshee (F2H-4) |
| C/n (msn): | 297 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 70007 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | China - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766626Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
Apparently previously displayed at MCAF Quantico as 1317 which has been quoted as this aircraft's PLAAF serial
| Registration / Serial: | 70007 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | China - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 70007 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | China - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766626Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
Apparently previously displayed at MCAF Quantico as 1317 which has been quoted as this aircraft's PLAAF serial
| Registration / Serial: | 70007 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | China - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | AK255 |
| Other Marks: | 7 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14737 |
| Operator Titles: | China - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766605Submit Correction |
| View count: | 117 |
This is a composite of several different P-40s but principally built around the remains of a Soviet Air Force example that crashed near Murmansk after engine failure in 1942 and was retrieved in 1990. It was originally the RAF's AK255 and is said to have served the Russians as '7'. Now displayed as the aircraft of American Volunteer Group pilot Robert Neale, formerly with the USN and credited with 15.5 kills while flying with the 'Flying Tigers'
| Registration / Serial: | AK255 |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14737 |
| Operator Titles: | China - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | AK255 |
| Other Marks: | 7 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14737 |
| Operator Titles: | China - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766605Submit Correction |
| View count: | 117 |
This is a composite of several different P-40s but principally built around the remains of a Soviet Air Force example that crashed near Murmansk after engine failure in 1942 and was retrieved in 1990. It was originally the RAF's AK255 and is said to have served the Russians as '7'. Now displayed as the aircraft of American Volunteer Group pilot Robert Neale, formerly with the USN and credited with 15.5 kills while flying with the 'Flying Tigers'
| Registration / Serial: | AK255 |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk |
| C/n (msn): | 14737 |
| Operator Titles: | China - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "735" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| C/n (msn): | 75089735/25 |
| Operator Titles: | Iraq - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766586Submit Correction |
| View count: | 885 |
In 2019 Draken International donated this MiG-21 to the NMNA. It is ex Polish 9735 and has been painted in Iraqi colours as part of the story of the Navy's downing of two Iraqi Air Force F-7As (Chinese-built MiG-21s) by two F/A-18C Hornets from the USS Saratoga at the start of Operation Desert Storm on 17 January 1991. One of those Hornets, BuNo 163508, is displayed alongside. Interestingly the serial painted in Eastern Arabic on the MiG is taken from the last three of the true Polish identity
| Registration / Serial: | "735" |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| C/n (msn): | 75089735/25 |
| Operator Titles: | Iraq - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "735" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| C/n (msn): | 75089735/25 |
| Operator Titles: | Iraq - 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: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766586Submit Correction |
| View count: | 885 |
In 2019 Draken International donated this MiG-21 to the NMNA. It is ex Polish 9735 and has been painted in Iraqi colours as part of the story of the Navy's downing of two Iraqi Air Force F-7As (Chinese-built MiG-21s) by two F/A-18C Hornets from the USS Saratoga at the start of Operation Desert Storm on 17 January 1991. One of those Hornets, BuNo 163508, is displayed alongside. Interestingly the serial painted in Eastern Arabic on the MiG is taken from the last three of the true Polish identity
| Registration / Serial: | "735" |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| C/n (msn): | 75089735/25 |
| Operator Titles: | Iraq - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766489 |
| View count: | 100 |
General view of the NMNA storage ramp
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA) |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766489 |
| View count: | 100 |
General view of the NMNA storage ramp
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA) |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163572 |
| Military Code: | 56 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 3M-017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NAWDC |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766470Submit Correction |
| View count: | 148 |
Originally allocated USAF serial 86-1690 but taken up by the Navy and assigned to VF-45 at NAS Cecil Field as an aggressor. In 1995 it arrived at the museum and in 2019 was repainted as seen here to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of TOPGUN
| Registration / Serial: | 163572 |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 3M-017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 163572 |
| Military Code: | 56 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 3M-017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NAWDC |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766470Submit Correction |
| View count: | 148 |
Originally allocated USAF serial 86-1690 but taken up by the Navy and assigned to VF-45 at NAS Cecil Field as an aggressor. In 1995 it arrived at the museum and in 2019 was repainted as seen here to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of TOPGUN
| Registration / Serial: | 163572 |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 3M-017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Other Marks: | 28 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29/35 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (9-13) |
| C/n (msn): |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766462Submit Correction |
| View count: | 190 |
Said to be ex-Moldovan AF, but apart from '28' on fin tip, no identification has been forthcoming
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (9-13) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Other Marks: | 28 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29/35 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (9-13) |
| C/n (msn): |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766462Submit Correction |
| View count: | 190 |
Said to be ex-Moldovan AF, but apart from '28' on fin tip, no identification has been forthcoming
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (9-13) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 161515 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1515 |
| Military Code: | 5B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 200 Super King Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 200/1300 Super King Air (C-12) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech UC-12B Super King Air (A200C) |
| C/n (msn): | BJ-63 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | MCAS Beaufort |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766455Submit Correction |
| View count: | 69 |
Flew with HQ Squadron, Base Flight, MCAS Beaufort until retired to museum by 2012
| Registration / Serial: | 161515 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1515 |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech UC-12B Super King Air (A200C) |
| C/n (msn): | BJ-63 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 161515 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1515 |
| Military Code: | 5B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 200 Super King Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 200/1300 Super King Air (C-12) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech UC-12B Super King Air (A200C) |
| C/n (msn): | BJ-63 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | MCAS Beaufort |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 766455Submit Correction |
| View count: | 69 |
Flew with HQ Squadron, Base Flight, MCAS Beaufort until retired to museum by 2012
| Registration / Serial: | 161515 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1515 |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech UC-12B Super King Air (A200C) |
| C/n (msn): | BJ-63 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |