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This thread will hopefully show you some nice detail of NAS Pensacola from the early years up to the later years. Very interesting place. N3NJeff may have an interest in this one. Hopefully I have them in order by years.
There is also a thread on NAS Corpus Christi here.
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Source NMNA archives.

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Aerial view of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, 1933


Seaplanes taxiing on the waters of Pensacola Bay off Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, 1929-1930


NAS Pensacola 1934


The heavy cruiser Pensacola (CA 24) approaches Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola during a visit of the ship to her namesake city 1930


Aerial photograph showing the blimp hangars and Station Field on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, during the 1920s-2


Aerial photograph showing the blimp hangars and Station Field on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, during the 1920s.


NAS Pensacola 1934


A 'Gymkhana Hop' stunt team at NAS Pensacola, FL. The F28-1 aircraft are of VN 508 1934


A 'Gymkhana Hop' stunt team at NAS Pensacola, FL. The F28-1 aircraft are of VN 508 1934


Navy Martin T4M-1, BuNo A 7599, being used as a parachute jumping plane in flight over NAS Pensacola, Fl in 1926.


Navy Martin T4M-1, BuNo A 7599, being used as a parachute jumping plane in flight over NAS Pensacola, Fl in 1926.


An aerial view of Old Corry Field near Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1923


USS Langley (CV-1) moored at NAS Pensacola 1923


USS Langley (CV-1) moored at NAS Pensacola 1923


An O2U-1 seaplane pictured in flight over Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida.


Aerial view of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, 1942


Aerial view of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, 1942


SNJ-5 Texans of the IBTU fly in formation over Chevalier Field on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1950

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An OS2U-2 Kingfisher seaplane makes a catapult shot, possibly at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1938


Row upon row of engines pictured in storage in Building 693 on board NAS Pensacola, FL.


Interior view of Tool Dispensing Room at NAS Pensacola, FL 1943


Interior view of the Machine Shop at NAS Pensacola, FL 1943


Interior view of Machine Shop at NAS Pensacola, FL 1943


Interior of the Motor Parts Stock Room at NAS Pensacola, FL 1943


Interior of the Carburetor Shop at NAS Pensacola, FL 1943


F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft in the Overhaul and Repair (O&R) facility at NAS Pensacola, FL 1949


F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft in the Overhaul and Repair (O&R) facility at NAS Pensacola, FL 1947


N3N-1 'Yellow Peril' splashes through the waters of Pensacola Bay prior to commencing a training flight 1944


An OS2U Kingfisher of Training Squadron (VN) 7 being hoisted by crane at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1945


View of the 'Dilbert Dunker' at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1943


'Dilbert Dunker' at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola,This device, when released, plunged down a rail and into a swimming pool

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An SNJ Texan assigned to the Naval School of Photography at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, pictured on a training flight over the Gulf of Mexico 1943


SNJ-1 and NJ-1 Texan aircraft lined up at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1942


A sailor checks the tie-down chain on an SNJ Texan assigned to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1947


SNJ-5 Texans pictured on the ground, probably at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1947


An SNJ-2 Texan prepares to take-off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1942


An SNJ-2 Texan pictured on the ground at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1942


restored US Navy Nieuport 28 and a F4U parked at NAS Pensacola, Fl on June 22, 1961.


TBM-3E Avengers with the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit (NARTU) Dallas pictured in flight over Naval Auxillary Air Station (NAAS) Whiting Field, Pensacola, FL.

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Personnel gather on the flight deck of the carrier Lexington (AVT 16) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1977


Aerial view of tugs guiding the carrier Lexington (AVT 16) to Allegheny Pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1980


The carrier Lexington (AVT 16) pictured moored at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1978


The carrier Lexington (AVT 16) pictured moored at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1978


The carrier Lexington (AVT 16) pictured moored at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1978


F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft on the ground at NAS Pensacola, FL 1947


SB2C-5 assigned to Naval Air Reserve Training Unit (NARTU) Dallas pictured in flight near NAS Pensacola, FL.


SNJ-5 assigned to the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team pictured at Chevalier Field on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1949


A T2V-1 Seastar pictured in flight over Forrest Sherman Field on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1959


View of T2V-1 Seastars of Basic Training Group (BTG) 9 from Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, in formation during a training flight 1959


F9F-2 Panther aircraft of ATU-206 are on the line at NAS Pensacola, FL 1956


A T-28B Trojan assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 3 pictured at the Overhaul and Repair facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1958


T-28B Trojan assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 5 pictured at the Overhaul and Repair facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida 1960

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Looks like BuNo. 137696

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28regis ... 37696.html

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Great shots! I loved the 70s shots of the Lex as I saw her there when I was a kid about that time (would have been the mid to late 70s).
It's amazing how close the buildings were built to the beach like that, I bet the stroms played merry heck with them...

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Thanks Mark, that was like a day at the beach
I wonder whats the story behind the 'after thought' looking, crooked grafitti style rattlecan numbers under the horizontals on the T-28

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Thanks Mark, those are great. I lived in Pensacola back in the early 80's, for awhile, & spent a lot of time over on base. A lot of the old buildings were still there, including the seaplane ramps. those were the days that the last of the "Macho Machines" (T-28) were still flying along with the S-2's. I lived near Cory Station, & there were a lot of good sounding round engines in the air most days. The Blues were still flying scooters, & Trader Jon's was the place to hang out. Oh yes, those were the good ole days.

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Mark, thanks for posting all these great photos.
However, I don't belived the photo of the Neuiport 28
and F4U (which is a FG-1D N3440G 92433) was taken
at Pensacola. No background like that anywhere around
Pensacola.

All welcome as always, and yes I was looking at that photo a bit and was thinking the same thing. Oh well that's what you guys are for, to set the record straight. Thanks for the info.

Mark

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Sad to know how little of the buildings and a/c from those shots are still around today.
Check out this great link to what's left in the area: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_Pensacola_SW.htm The Chevalier Field stuff was very interesting, they have a few Tomcats and Hornets (which look like former Blue Angels aircraft) lined up on a fake ‘carrier deck’ for training at some point, all locked in place without a runway even if they could be flown again.

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Interesting that the fuel tank at the pier is gone now with absolutely no evidence it ever existed. I wonder if that was for aviation fuel or bunker oil? You can barely see it in the pre-WWII pics and is prominent in the Lexington series.

Tsk Tsk Tsk, thats not a -1 N3N.

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Most likely in California when owned by Tallman.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Nieuport-28C-1-(Replica)/1761394/L/&sid=858640c7d591fc683c6c5c6b101e43a0

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Vought-(Goodyear)-FG-1D/1708031/L/&sid=9d221fe643d704742f9512d6204b0d24

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Good morning Jeff, you mean the N3N-1 on floats is not a -1? ... Looks like a -1 on the tail. Embellish please!

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