Airship Artifacts Reflect Career of Lucky Sailor

In surviving the crash of the rigid airship Macon, observing the explosion of the Hindenburg, and supporting the treatment of some of D-Day's first casualities, Commander Vernon Thomas had a full career......[more]

 

 

Helldiver Rising

An SB2C-4 Helldiver that ditched in the waters of the Otay Reservoir in California in 1945 has been recovered from the depths.  Read about this newest addition to the museum's aircraft collection... [more]

 

Oldest Prowler in the Fleet Preserved

On June 30, 2010, the oldest operational EA-6B Prowler in the fleet, a veteran of more that four decades of service, made its final flight to Pensacola to join the museum's aircraft collection...[more]

 

 

September

Centennial of Naval Aviation Moment- The Navy appoints Captain Washington Irving Chmabers to handle all aviation matters for the Department of the Navy...[more]

 

 

Turn the Pages of Time

Scrapbook capture distinct moments in time.  In this edition of the Museum's electronic scrapbook, view images of aircraft carrier ready rooms, havens for aviators and aircrewmen and where missions began and ended.