National Naval Aviation Museum
Military and aerospace museum in Pensacola, FL, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Naval Aviation Museum, formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum, is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
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Former name | National Museum of Naval Aviation and Naval Aviation Museum |
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Established | 1962 |
Location | Pensacola, Florida |
Coordinates | 30.349580°N 87.303582°W / 30.349580; -87.303582 |
Type | U.S. Navy |
Founder | Rear Admiral Magruder H. Tuttle |
Director | Captain Sterling Gilliam, Jr. |
Website | www.navalaviationmuseum.org |
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Founded in 1962 and moved to its current location in 1974, the museum has now been reopened to the public starting May 2023, after a temporary close in 2019.[1]