Some more... the lighting was excellent for viewing, but hopeless for my camera. So crowded with planes that removing the big wide-angle lens so I could use the flash was not always an option. But I did OK, I think, despite being forced to use exposures like 1/10th of a second sometimes.
A nice thing about this place is that very few areas are roped off... you are welcome to get close, and even touch (reverently). There's no admission charge, either.
Let's start with some trainers: a Ryan and a ????
This flying lumberyard is the Curtiss NC-4, which made the first successful crossing of the Atlantic by air (with multiple stops), in 1919. This very plane. Amazing. That is what museums are all about.
Too bad she doesn't fly... it'd be a treat just to see it taxi on the water!
I'm not sure what this trainer is... but I like it.
One of the niftiest Staggerwings I've ever seen, with the NAS Pensacola "duck" insignia. I guess it was a Navy "hack" when it was in service here.
Very happy to find a crusty old Tri-Motor here- I would imagine it was working here for quite a long time.
Again, I'm not sure about this one... I rushed through and didn't take notes. But it looks unusual. I like the old USMC insignia.
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