NMNA in Pensacola, what a collection!

[Pat Carry]

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[bdk]

I agree! A great collection indeed. Hopefully I'll have a chance to visit some day.

What is the connection of the P-40 on display to naval aviation? The more airplanes the better, but this one stands out to me as being out of place.

[Warbirdnerd]

I agree! A great collection indeed. Hopefully I'll have a chance to visit some day.

What is the connection of the P-40 on display to naval aviation? The more airplanes the better, but this one stands out to me as being out of place.

It is done up in Flying Tiger colors to represent the 60 Navy and Marine Corps pilots that joined the AVG.

[Pat Carry]

I agree! A great collection indeed. Hopefully I'll have a chance to visit some day.

What is the connection of the P-40 on display to naval aviation? The more airplanes the better, but this one stands out to me as being out of place.

I was there in 2000 and really enjoyed the place. I hope to make it back there soon!

[deltascrew]

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they have added a new addition since these pictures were taken

virtual tour here http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/nnam ... 01_Welcome

[Pat Carry]

http://www.cdsg.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=337

they have added a new addition since these pictures were taken

virtual tour here http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/nnam ... 01_Welcome

Very cool tour! The new Hangar Bay One is looking very complete now and exceptionally very well lit! I wish the buildings at the NMUSAF were lit as well as this building is.

[Kyleb]

Two questions:

- What is the yellow monoplane immediately before the N3N photos?

- What is the deal with the wing roots on the Zero? I noticed that when I was visiting a few years ago.

[Dan K]

- What is the yellow monoplane immediately before the N3N photos?

Timm N2T-1

[Steve Nelson]

- What is the deal with the wing roots on the Zero? I noticed that when I was visiting a few years ago.

I've wondered that myself since I first saw it in 2005. That airplane is one of Bob Diemert's "restorations," which involved a considerable amount of imaginative use of non-standard materials and bits of other aircraft. Someone told me the bulges at the wing roots were fairings covering the ropes that pulled up the landing gear...and I'm not sure if they were joking or not!

These were taken before the aircraft was given its current (totally bogus) paintjob.

SN

[Pathfinder]

Well lit INDEED!!!

USN Shopping List:
1: Light Bulbs
2: At least one of everything the USN, USMC and USCG ever flew.
3: More Light Bulbs
4: Replacement Light Bulbs

USAF Shopping LIst:
1: Tons of military aircraft
2: Light BULB

Best kept secret at NMNA is the Subi Bar restaurant located inside the Museum. Great food and an AWESOME decor.

[bdk]

What is the connection of the P-40 on display to naval aviation? The more airplanes the better, but this one stands out to me as being out of place.

It is done up in Flying Tiger colors to represent the 60 Navy and Marine Corps pilots that joined the AVG.

Thanks! Makes sense, sort of...

[Warbirdnerd]

What is the connection of the P-40 on display to naval aviation? The more airplanes the better, but this one stands out to me as being out of place.

It is done up in Flying Tiger colors to represent the 60 Navy and Marine Corps pilots that joined the AVG.

Thanks! Makes sense, sort of...

As much sense as having a Me-262 as part of the collection...
As for the Zero- In fairness it was recovered by Bob D, and 'restored' complete with a B-25 QEC and F-86 drop tank, but an outfit in Jacksonville Florida (Bootstrap or Blackhawk aviation-I cant remember which) restored it again before it went on dislplay at NMNA...

[Kyleb]

As for the Zero- In fairness it was recovered by Bob D, and 'restored' complete with a B-25 QEC and F-86 drop tank, but an outfit in Jacksonville Florida (Bootstrap or Blackhawk aviation-I cant remember which) restored it again before it went on dislplay at NMNA...

So, what you're saying is that the botched up mess at the museum was even worse when it came out of Bob Demeirt's (sp?) shop?

Yikes.

[bdk]

As much sense as having a Me-262 as part of the collection...

If that was the two-seater that sat at Pax River for all those years, the connection seems a little less tenuous as it would tell part of the story of postwar aircraft testing.

[Warbirdnerd]

As for the Zero- In fairness it was recovered by Bob D, and 'restored' complete with a B-25 QEC and F-86 drop tank, but an outfit in Jacksonville Florida (Bootstrap or Blackhawk aviation-I cant remember which) restored it again before it went on dislplay at NMNA...

So, what you're saying is that the botched up mess at the museum was even worse when it came out of Bob Demeirt's (sp?) shop?

Yikes.

I've only seen it since it went on display at NMNA. It was part of the USMC collection at Quantico from 82-89 and at the Liberal Air Museum in Kansas from 89-91 before heading to Jacksonville... Does anyone have pictures of it from those locations?