Author : Maureen Smith Keillor
Release : 2014-01-13
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Naval Air Station Pensacola by : Maureen Smith Keillor
Download or read book Naval Air Station Pensacola written by Maureen Smith Keillor. This book was released on 2014-01-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's first naval aeronautical station, Naval Air Station Pensacola is a dynamic and active station today. A sign at the gate of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) welcomes visitors to "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" - and, indeed it is. It came into being when the USS Mississippi (BB-23) arrived in Pensacola on January 20, 1914, with seven aircraft, nine officers, and 23 men. Today, NASP hosts several schools and several branches of the US military. It is also the home of the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, as well as the renowned National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM), which displays more than 100 years of naval aviation, from a replica Curtiss hydroplane to the F-14 Tomcat.
