Destin, Floriday trip day3 - Naval Air Museum at Pensacola visit

Forgot to mention yesterday that we all went to see Gone Girl - the movie.  We had read the book for book club - a fine murder/mystery/twisted ending book.  The husbands hadn't read the book, but were good sports about letting Lindy and I see the movie without complaint.  We enjoyed the movie and thought they did a decent job of hitting the high points for a complicated story!

Another beautiful day!!!  A little road trip to Pensacola to tour the National Naval Air Museum. 

If you don't like airplanes, you probably will just need to scroll thru this day quickly!!

Seemed like a normal museum....since we'd been to many of them over the years.  But this one was truly better.  More planes in much better condition than many museums.

We took a trolly tour outside around the grounds.  They have a large tarmac with many, many older planes.  (None appeared to be in good flying condition,  just for display/historical purposes).  They wouldn't let you off the trolly, so we just stopped and got a "lesson" at the more interesting aircraft.

Inside the museum was amazing!   Here is Dick next to an aircraft similar to his Fleet that he is currently refurbishing.

A Ford Tri-motor  -  we've seen a similar plane at Oshkosh.

The Blue Angels older planes.

This is Marine Corps One - the very helicopter that Diane's dad flew prior to his retirement in 1962.   Isn't that cool?

Inside shot with Richard Nixon!

The aircraft were squeezed in literally one on top of the other!

A Blue Angels plane for inspection up-close.

And a real-life drone! Much bigger than I expected!



And always when I'm at a Naval museum, I try to find Daddy's aircraft carrier - the USS Philippine Sea

And there it is - decommissioned shortly after Daddy was discharged in 1958 (if I understand correctly since I wasn't born yet!) Interesting side note - there is a much newer ship named the USS Philippine Sea - not an aircraft carrier but a guided missile cruiser. I happen to know that because Robert's friend Elora's brother is on board the current one!