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Title: Admirals Celebrate 50th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola, May 1964.
Author: U.S. Navy, Vice Admiral Fitzhugh Lee, Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith
Abstract/Description: Photo of Vice Admiral Fitzhugh Lee (left) and Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith (right) celebrating the Golden Anniversary of NAS Pensacola with an unidentified representative of North American Aviation taken sometime in May 1964. Visible on the table are models of Naval aircraft built by North American. The symbol for North American Aviation is visible on the table cloth and to the bottom right of the photo is the crest of the 50th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola. The back of the photo holds...
Show morePhoto of Vice Admiral Fitzhugh Lee (left) and Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith (right) celebrating the Golden Anniversary of NAS Pensacola with an unidentified representative of North American Aviation taken sometime in May 1964. Visible on the table are models of Naval aircraft built by North American. The symbol for North American Aviation is visible on the table cloth and to the bottom right of the photo is the crest of the 50th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola. The back of the photo holds identifying information of the two admirals as well as a date.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_may1964_50thanniversary
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Uncontrolled Mosaic, February 8, 1975.
Author: Lieutenant W. C. Bevis, Lieutenant R. I. Steele, LCDR P. B. Dickson, PHO E. H. Falkenberry, U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Official Navy photo titled "Uncontrolled Mosaic of Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida" taken from an altitude of 3000 feet on February 8, 1975 by pilots Lt. W. C. Bevis and Lt. R. I. Steele, navigator LCDR P. B. Dickson, and camera PHO E. H. Falkenberry. The credits and name of the photo can be seen in the bottom right of the image as well as a directional marker.
Date Issued: 1975-02-08
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_8feb1975_uncontrolledmosaicofNAS(3)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: "Welcome to the Cradle of Naval Aviation," 1961 - 1964.
Author: U.S. Navy, Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick, Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith
Abstract/Description: Photo taken around 1961 - 1964 of a group of men and two women gathered around a banner which reads "Welcome to the Cradle of Naval Aviation" taken at NAS Pensacola. A Convair R4Y sits in the left of the photo while a Navy band plays in the background on the right. Men work to remove luggage from the plane and were seemingly caught by surprise in the photo. Behind the middle of the banner is Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick, to his left is Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith. The back of the photo...
Show morePhoto taken around 1961 - 1964 of a group of men and two women gathered around a banner which reads "Welcome to the Cradle of Naval Aviation" taken at NAS Pensacola. A Convair R4Y sits in the left of the photo while a Navy band plays in the background on the right. Men work to remove luggage from the plane and were seemingly caught by surprise in the photo. Behind the middle of the banner is Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick, to his left is Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith. The back of the photo holds a stamp of credit to the U.S. Navy, descriptive information of the two men, and an archival summary. The summary credits the photo to around 1961 while in pencil is a date of 1964.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_circa1961_welcomebanner
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Title: Inside the Survival Training Exhibit, May 1964.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo of the interior of the Survival Training Exhibit taken in May 1964. A deer stands in the center of the photo between the wooden and rope barriers and tents. Aircraft rest in the background of the photo as well. The exhibit was erected as part of the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation celebration bus tour at NAS Pensacola.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_may1964_insidesurvivaltrainingexhibit(2)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, February 27, 1963.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Aerial photo of NAS Pensacola taken February 27, 1963. Forrest Sherman Field is visible on the left and Chevalier Field is at the right near the edge of the photo. The back of the photo contains an official stamp of the U.S. Navy as well as a small archival description.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_27feb1963_aerialNAS
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Aerial View of NAS Pensacola and USS Lexington, Circa 1970's.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Aerial photo of NAS Pensacola with the USS Lexington docked in the bottom center of the photo taken sometime in the 1970's. Numerous cars and planes can be seen in the photo, with the planes clustered near the top left and middle right of the photo. The back of the photo contains a stamp of credit to the U.S. Navy, descriptive information, and an archival summary which details the exact models of the planes visible in the photo. The summary also indicates the photo was taken in the 1970's...
Show moreAerial photo of NAS Pensacola with the USS Lexington docked in the bottom center of the photo taken sometime in the 1970's. Numerous cars and planes can be seen in the photo, with the planes clustered near the top left and middle right of the photo. The back of the photo contains a stamp of credit to the U.S. Navy, descriptive information, and an archival summary which details the exact models of the planes visible in the photo. The summary also indicates the photo was taken in the 1970's though the date range penciled on the photo itself reads 1962 - 1992.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_circa1970s_aerialNASwithlexington
Format: Set of related objects

Gulf Coast (6)	+ -
Pensacola, Florida (6)	+ -

U.S. Navy (6)	+ -
Rear Admiral Daniel F. Smith (2)	+ -
Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick (1)	+ -
LCDR P. B. Dickson (1)	+ -
Lieutenant R. I. Steele (1)	+ -

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