Pensacola Aviation Museum (non specific but includes P-40, early Grumman biplanes, N1K1, Bearcat, F7F, PB2Y and others)

[Schweik]

Kind of tricky to get to, it's on the Navy base and google sends you to the wrong gate. But it was worth the effort. Very interesting museum.
(edit: with Fubars help I got these embedded in the post)


Early biplane flying boat (not sure what make)


Early Curtiss hawk family biplane fighter


Grumman FF fighter


Grumman F2F fighter - looks much more 'tubby' than the FF. You can definitely see the family resemblance to the Wildcat


Vought Vindicator scout / dive bomber (was surprised to see rear fuselage is covered with fabric)


Yellow floatplane (make and model unknown)


Tomahawk IIb / P-40 / Hawk 81 fighter (I posted several more photos of this one in the P-40 thread)


Ball Turret from a B-24


N1K1 or K2, Shiden Kai "George" - very rare!


Closeup of automatic maneuvering flaps on the George

SBD Dauntless

SBD dauntless again (because it's the plane that won the Pacific war!)


OS2U "Kingfisher"


PB2Y - Coronado. They said this huge thing was the personal transport for Admiral Nimitz


F8F Bearcat. Very impressive, clean lines, small plane.


F7F Tigershark


Martin AM-1 'Mauler' (Thanks Capt. Vic)

Cutaway view of PBY Catalina (very interesting display)


Rear view of an (I think) F2G or F1G Corsair. They had several Corsairs in the muesum.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Unknown prototype Navy (Carrier) bomber = Martin AM-1 Mauler

 

[Schweik]

I was wondering what that was. Impressive looking plane though maybe a slightly suspicious number of accoutrements for the engine. Quite big but not nearly as fat or cumbersome looking as say, a TBF.

Anyone know what the yellow seaplane is?

 

[fubar57]

Beautiful shots.

 

[Wurger]

.... Anyone know what the yellow seaplane is?

I would say it's a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 “Yellow Peril” floatplane.

 

[Schweik]

I would say it's a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 “Yellow Peril” floatplane.

Wow, good catch! Such a strange name I thought you were pulling my leg. Very interesting history as it was totally developed by the Navy and seemed quite successful

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N - Wikipedia

That is definitely it as there is a photo of that same exact aircraft from the Naval Air Museum on the Wiki

 

[fubar57]

Well done

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

BTW.. the one behind the floatplane is also the N3N-3 kite but with the land landing gear.

 

[Schweik]

A few more


Nieuport 28 I think?


Jenny with canvas cut-away

Radio, internal gear on the Vindicator


A6M Zero, but apparently cobbled together out of the parts of several planes, and probably some bondo....



Me 262, looks early


Two of several 1/72 scale aircraft carriers they had near the front. I think they had about 8 or 9 WW2 era ones starting with the Langley covered with biplanes to the late war bohemoths.



They also had several modern aircraft carriers. As a model maker it was quite inspiring!


Ford Trimotor

 

[Schweik]

Early Wildcat - they had at least two more Wildcats in there but I forgot to get photos


Grumman Duck?


Anyone know what this one is? Was thinking Curtiss, maybe hawk family? But not sure about undercarriage...

 

[fubar57]

Correct about the Duck and Curtiss, Curtiss-Wright CW-22

 

[Schweik]

Wow that was a CW-22? I thought it might be a CW 21 but was thrown by the undercarriage. Looks draggy compared to the rest of the (very streamlined and thin) plane.

 

[Michael Hope]

Thanks for the great pictures

 

[Snautzer01]

Nice series

 

[Wurger]

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Nieuport 28 I think?

Yep.. That's the Nieuport 28.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Great museum. Been there a few times, as we would spend many weekends in Pensacola.

 

[nuuumannn]

Nice pics of a beautiful museum - bucket list. Thanks for sharing.

Early biplane flying boat (not sure what make)

It's a Curtiss MF flying boat. Not sure if its an original or reproduction but there are a few others round the world, including one in New Zealand.

 

[Schweik]

Great museum. Been there a few times, as we would spend many weekends in Pensacola.

We were heading there for the beach more than anything, but managed to convince the wife to take this detour, and it was quite impressive, even she enjoyed it. I didn't even have time to make it to the second building so I think I'll be going back there next time we head out to the panhandle...

 

[Wildcat]

Nice pictures. I would love to see that vindicator.

 

[Schweik]

Nice pictures. I would love to see that vindicator.

I posted one already (first post), they also had a hatch open showing the radio etc. (second post). Here's a few more:

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