Master Chief's Retirement Brings Special Artifact to the Museum

On 18 January 2008, Master Chief Ordnanceman James Wilson not only left active duty, but also left a special mementoe of his service to the museum...[more]

 

 

The Zero is Back!

The Museum's A6M-2 Type 0 Carrier Fighter, more famous as the Zero to aficionados of World War II Naval Aviation, has returned to the Museum floor for display sporting a gleaming new paint scheme...[more]

 

 

Museum Aircraft Strikes a New Pose

The Museum's D-558-1 Skystreak, once the fastest plane in the world, is now displayed in a unique way in the Museum's Quarterdeck...[more]

 

 

May

In 1973 the Navy continued a long tradition by taking delivery of a Douglas transport aircraft to fill its logistics requirements, the C-9B Skytrain II continuing the proud legacy of its predecessors...[more]

 

 

Turn the Pages of Time

With each turn of a page, a scrapbook captures a distinct moment in time, a telling image that is worth a thousand words or either a document or mere clipping of paper that illuminates an individual's past.  In the Museum's electronic scrapbook, view images of the wartime service of Patrol Squadron (VP) 11 in the South Pacific and examine photographs of Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB) 611's service in the Philippines during Wold War II. 

 

 

Featured Artifact

A survivor of the sinking of the aircraft carrier Wasp (CV 7), pictured here, saves the life preserver that helped deliver him to safety on the fateful day of 15 September 1942... [more]