The National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola Florida

We went to The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida and have to say that is one of the best museums we have ever visited. It would take several visits to take in everything this one has to offer. Visit this link before you go to help plan your visit. navalaviationmuseum.org

This museum is on the grounds of the Pensacola Naval Base which is also the home base for the Blue Angels.

The yellow plane at the bottom of the pic was flown by President George Bush when he was in Naval flight training when he was 17 years old.

They are biplanes of the Great War, record-setters, experimental platforms and survivors of epic aerial battles. In service they splashed through Pacific swells, slammed down on the pitching decks of aircraft carriers, flew through hails of gunfire and blasted to the stars. navalaviationmuseum.org

The 1911 Curtis Model D (or frequently, "the Curtiss pusher") was an early United States pusher aircraft with the engine and propeller behind the pilot's seat. It was among the very first aircraft in the world to be built in any quantity — all of which were produced during an era of trial and error development and equally important parallel technical development in internal combustion engine technologies.

It was also the type of aircraft to make the first take-off from the deck of a ship, the USS Birmingham, and the first landing, on the USS Pennsylvania several days apart. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This plane is in the entrance lobby signifying the first plane to land on an naval ship. We saw this plane fly at the Blue Angel's air show in Pensacola. It was amazing.

They even had a section on the Navy's influence in space flight!

We highly recommend this museum to everyone that is in the Pensacola area.