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Roy Jones, Jr.'s House
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This is the sprawling 80-acre estate of the professional boxer. He owns several other properties in the area.

Joe Scarborough's House (Former)
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The host of the program "Morning Joe" and former host of "Scarborough Country" on MSNBC lives here. He served in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001, as a Republican from Florida.
Sold for $1.2M in 2010

Abandoned base pool at former Bronson Field
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The field officially closed as a NAAS in 1946, and was used as an outlying field. The Navy tore down most of the temporary wartime buildings in the 1950’s, but continued to use the hangars for parts storage for the next 10 years. The remainder of the base, including the seaplane water ramp area by the bay, is now the Navy's Blue Angel Recreation Park. The old runways are used for weekend automobile races.

Byrd & Melanie Billing's House
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Byrd and Melanie Billings were a wealthy couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, many born to drug-addicted mothers. The couple were murdered July 10, 2009. The couple owned several local businesses, including a finance company and a used car dealership.

Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34)
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"Decommissioned in 1976 and maintained for possible reactivation until it was stricken from the naval registry 13 years later, the Oriskany was sold for scrap in 1994 but the contractor went bankrupt and the Navy repossessed the ship in 1997. A marine contractor towed the rusting hulk from Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, Calif., around Cape Horn to Beaumont, Texas, in 1999, where it languished for four years in the Port Neches River.
Faced with costly maintenance for an ever-growing fleet of inactive ships, the Navy began exploring alternatives. One possibility was working with maritime communities to incorporate vessels in their waterfront attractions. The Navy designated the Oriskany for the reefing project in 2003, when Pensacola civic boosters and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission expressed interest in developing a place where sea life could congregate and multiply, and thousands of visitors could come to catch or observe them. The ship was towed to Corpus Christi, Texas, for pre-sinking preparations, then here [Pensacola, FL] for its final port call on March 22."
Sunk on May 17, 2006.

Crist Electric Generating Plant
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Plant Crist is owned and operated by Gulf Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company. The plant has been in operation since 1945 when Crist 1, a 25 MW gas fired steam unit was placed in service shortly after the end of World War 2. The plant's primary fuels are coal, natural gas.

Reggie Evans' House
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The NBA forward purchased this house near his hometown of Pensacola in 2008 for $297,000.

Scott J. Bell's House
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Scott J. Bell is chairman of Gulf Coast Community Bank.

'The Round House' by John Lautner
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aka Ernest Lautner

Barrancas National Cemetery
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Barrancas National Cemetery is located within the boundaries of the U.S. Naval Air Station, eight miles southwest of downtown Pensacola, Fla.

FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field
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Prepositioned at NAS Saufley Field.

Remains of Corry Field Naval Air Station
Training airfield for US Navy starting in 1921. Now a communications school with other support activities.

The Blue Angels
The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. The Blue Angels also visit more than 50,000 people a show season (March through November) in schools and hospitals. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators.

Remains of former Ellyson Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station
As a result of the increasing importance of helicopter aviation within the Navy and the accelerating activity at the installation, Ellyson was redesignated a Naval Auxiliary Air Station in 1967, and then a full Naval Air Station in 1968.
Due to constant conflict with Pensacola’s civilian airport traffic pattern
and the reorganization of the Training Command in 1972, it was decided to close Ellyson & move helicopter training in 1973 to NAS Whiting Field.

Jerry Pate's House
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Jerry Pate is an American professional golfer.

Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) IX-514
The Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT), IX-514, began operations in April 1986 as a cost-effective training vessel, greatly needed to provide student Naval Aviators with underway single-spot deck landing qualifications. The HLT relieved the USS LEXINGTON (AVT-16) of rotary-wing training requirements and provided a realistic training environment.
The primary mission of the HLT is to provide support to the Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training Program of Training Air Wing FIVE (TW-5) on a priority basis, and operating units of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on a not-to-interfere basis. During recent years, the HLT has experienced an increase in its operating tempo, including night and night vision goggle operations, and an expansion of capability to accept larger helicopters. Her underway days per year average about 90.

Four F-18 Blue Angels
US Navy high performance demonstration team.

Mock aircraft carrier
For practice aircraft carrier landing training. Probably not actually used for landings or touch and goes (no skid marks.)
Look the the southern amd SW ends of the runways for the actual mock-up used for landings and touch and goes. Most Naval airfields have those carrier sized callibration marks on the runways.

Former PBY seaplane ramps at former Bronson Field
In January, 1943, PBYs showed up for seaplane training, supplementing training at NAS Pensacola mainside. Many multi-engine landbased pilots from Corry field also checked out in the seaplanes.

Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens was the largest of a group of forts designed to fortify Pensacola Harbor. Constructed between 1829-1834, Pickens supplemented Fort Barrancas, Fort McRee, and the Navy Yard. Located at the western tip of Santa Rosa Island, just offshore t he mainland, Pickens guarded the island and the entrance to the harbor. Its construction was supervised by Colonel William H. Chase of the Corps of Army Engineer. Using slave labor, the fort used over twenty-two million bricks and wasintended to be impregnable to attack. Ironically, Chase was later appointed by the state of Florida to command its troops and seize for the South the very fort he had built.
At the time of the secession crisis, Fort Pickens had not been occupied since the Mexican War. Despite its dilapidated condition, Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer, who was in charge of United States forces at Fort Barrancas, deter mined that Pickens was more defensible than any of the other posts in the area. His decision to abandon Barrancas was hastened when, around midnight of January 8, 1861, his guards repelled a group of men intending to take the fort. Some historians note that this could be considered the first shots fired by United States forces in the Civil War. Shortly after this incident, Slemmer destroyed over 20,000 pounds of powder at Fort McRee, spiked the guns at Barrancas, and evacuated about eighty troops to Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens remained in Union hands throughout the Civil War.

"Old Chimney" Hyer-Knowles Sawmill
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The Old Chimney is a 30-ft. chimney that stands as a monument to the timber era. It is what remains of the 1854 steam-powered Hyer-Knowles Sawmill that utilized the heart pine forests in the area. It is located on Scenic Highway of Pensacola (US 90).

Five Flags Speedway
Home of the Snowball Derby®, one of the top twenty events for the month of December featuring some of NASCAR drivers.

Larry Butler's House
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The Grammy-winning country music producer/songwriter lives here.

USAF Water Survival Boat
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This is the boat with the launch platform used in the USAF Water Survival School @ Pensacola NAS. It is also known as the "Big Dawg".

HC-16 Bullfrogs is the designation of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons deactivated on April 1, 1994.
I'm guessing they used old Bronson Field for touch-and-go flight training.

Blue Angels - Fat Albert C-130
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National Museum of Naval Aviation
The National Museum of Naval Aviation is one of the largest and most beautiful air and space museums in the world. Share in the excitement of NMNA's rich history. See over 140 beautifully restored aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aviation.

Blue Angels Grumman F-11 Tiger
The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger was a single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.
The F11F/F-11 was used by the Blue Angels flight team from 1957 to 1969. Grumman Aircraft Corporation made about 200 Tigers, with last delivered 23 January 1959.

"Que Sera Sera" First Aircraft on the South Pole, R4D-5
"Que Sera Sera" (What will be will be) made History by becoming the first aircraft to land on the South Pole on October 31st 1956. The extended Nose and extra Antenna were used for Radar. The Jato (jet assisted-take off) bottles under the fuselage were used for taking off in deeper snow.

Admiral Fetterman Field
Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park is a multi-use park in Pensacola, Florida that includes a stadium, public park and amphitheater. The mixed use stadium holds over 5,000 people and can be used for a number of events year-round, including baseball, soccer, football, festivals, graduations and similar events. The multi-use stadium was originally designed to be the home field of the Pensacola Pelicans. Instead, it hosts the Cincinnati Reds Double-A affiliate, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The stadium is situated facing the Pensacola Bay.

Military funeral
On NAS Pensacola.

Wrecked Boats - Hurricane Ivan
This shows the many wrecked boats left in the mash after Hurricane Ivan passed through the Florida panhandle in 2005. If you look around the area you'll see many more of these boats still sitting in the same location they were deposited there by the hurricane surge.

Martin SP-5B Marlin at the National Naval Aviation Museum
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NW Florida Modelers - Rae Fritz Field
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Pensacola Regional Airport
Pensacola Regional Airport.

Josh Sitton's house
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The former NFL guard, 4x pro bowler, lives here.

Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds

Blue Angels (FL I10 & I110 Interchange)
Many of the overpass support columns have these small Blue Angels models on them.

Pensacola Civic Center
The Pensacola Civic Center is a municipal arena located in Pensacola, Florida. It is owned by Escambia County and privately operated. The Civic Center opened in 1985 and is currently used primarily as the home of the Pensacola Ice Pilots hockey team and for various concerts and events.

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer at the National Naval Aviation Museum
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Plaza Ferdinand VII
Seville Square in Pensacola, Florida is the center of the old settlement of Pensacola by the Spanish after several unsuccessful attempts beginning in 1559. This was the earliest known attempt at settlement on the North American continent. Seville Square and its twin, Plaza Ferdinand VII, were the parade grounds for the Fort of Pensacola established during British rule. In the 1960s a young group of local preservationists decided to work to restore the older parts of Pensacola. They formed the Pensacola Heritage Foundation, joined the National Trust, created the Seville Square Historic District, registered the district on the National Register of Historic Places, bought and restored with their own labor the historic Clara Barkley Dorr House on the square and convinced the city to restore Seville Square.

Barry Lurate's House
Barry Lurate is a orthopaedic reconstructive surgeon.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Gaston family
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Season 8, episode 10. Aired 12/12/10.
The new site.

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.

Fat Albert
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Blue Angels Home Base, Fat Albert their support plane in the Corbner

F-18 on takeoff roll
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E-Crane (Equilibrium)
The E-Crane or Equilibrium Crane uses a moving counterweight that moves away from the center to maintain its equilibrium. This one is in use at the Crist Electric Generating Plant.

"Frisco" Mikado Engine #1355
Mikado Engine #1355 once operated by SLSF (San Francisco - St Louis) Railway (aka "Frisco").

Dewey Torres' House
Dewey Torres is a Pensacola, FL based general surgeon.

Fort Barrancas
Built in 1763 by the British. On the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

US Navy North American T-39 Sabreliner
The North American Sabreliner (later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner) was developed by North American Aviation in response to the U.S. Air Force's Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. Due to similarity of the wing and tail to North American's F-100 Super Sabre, it was dubbed "Sabreliner." Military variants, dubbed T-39 Sabreliner, were used by both the U.S Air Force and U.S. Navy after the Air Force placed an initial order in 1959.

Battery Langdon
1917-1947 - Two 12-inch rifles. Langdon was first built as two open firing platforms. (see diagram right)
During WWII, Langdon's 12-inch rifles were roofed with 17-foot thick concrete casements. But amphibious and missile warfare made harbor defense guns obsolete.

F-9 Cougar in Blue Angel Colors
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At a rest area along Interstate 10 near Pensacola, FL

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
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McGuire's Irish Pub's Bus (Pensacola)
The Double-Decker Bus is parked on East Chase Street in Downtown Pensacola, Florida. The bus is decorated for some of the festive holidays.

Pensacola Lighthouse
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Roger Orth's House
Roger Orth is a Pensacola, FL based gastroenterologist.

Versabar’s VB 10,000 Heavy Lift Catamaran
The Versabar heavy lift vessel, the VB 10,000, was built in a span of 12 months and launched in October 2010 from Gulf Marine Fabricators in Ingleside, Texas. With a rated lift capacity of 7,500 tons, the VB 10,000 is the largest lift vessel ever built in the United States.
The VB 10,000 consists of two 240′ tall lift gantries joined to twin 300′ by 72′ barges to form a catamaran. The gantries are connected to the barges by patented articulated pins which decouple barge motion from the gantries. The vessel is equipped with a Class 3 DP system consisting of four 1,000 HP thrusters in each barge which enable it to maneuver on site and hold station in any water depth over 35 feet. The VB 10,000′s four 2,000-ton heavy lift blocks are paired with custom-engineered 400-ton hydraulic winches which may be operated independently or in a synchronized manner.

US Navy North American T-2 Buckeye
The North American T-2 Buckeye is the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, introducing Student Naval Aviators to jets. It entered service in the late 1950s, though it is being replaced by the T-45 Goshawk.

US Navy T-6A Texan II
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engined turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (now Hawker Beechcraft). It is used by the United States Navy for Primary and Intermediate Joint Naval Flight Officer (NFO).

Google car enters Pensacola Naval Air Station property
There was a big stink a few years ago about the having the Google car on military bases. Terrorists, etc. After that all on-base imagery was removed.
Here the car actually passes through security and there is some on-base imagery still remaining. Not much, but some.

William Dudley Chipley Obelisk
William Dudley Chipley (June 6, 1840 – December 1, 1897) was an American railroad tycoon and statesman. He created two railroads in the Florida Panhandle and served one term as mayor of Pensacola, Florida and in the Florida State Senate.

B-25J (44-29035) at the National Naval Aviation Museum
Displayed as a PBJ-1D (35087)

Gulf Power Co. Corporate HQ
Gulf Power Company is an investor-owned electric utility with all of its common stock owned by Atlanta-based Southern Company. Gulf Power serves the panhandle region of Florida.

Christmas tree
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F-11 Grumman Tiger in Blue Angel colors on Display
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Pensacola Bay Bridge
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North American T-39N Sabreliner
The North American Sabreliner (later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner) is a mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation and was offered to the U.S. Air Force in response to their Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. Due to similarity of the wing and tail to North American's F-86 Sabre, it was dubbed "Sabreliner." Military variants, dubbed T-39 Sabreliner, were used by both the U.S Air Force and U.S. Navy after the Air Force placed an initial order in 1959. The Sabreliner was also developed into a commercial variant.

Blue Angel at National Museum of Naval Aviation

Fort Barrancas, Advance Redoubt
Part of Fort Barrancas complex. On NAS Pensacola.

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s for service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries. The Hornet has also been exported to several nations worldwide.

F-18 refueling at Pensacola Regional Airport

'Navy Federal Credit Union' by Associated Space Design
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2004
4 buildings total. First Florida buildings to receive LEED Gold rating

Small crane lifting an AV-8A harrier on a simulated deck of a ship
I'm guessing this is a training facility for shipboard aircraft handling.

US Navy F-18 Honet 'Blue Angels' at rework facility
This is the Navy rework facility.

Pensacola Bayfront Auditorium
The Bayfront Auditorium, which was constructed in the 1950s, was completely demolished on July 22, 2005 to make way for a new park.

United States Marine Corps C-130T Hercules "Fat Albert"
The Blue Angels use a United States Marine Corps C-130T Hercules, nicknamed "Fat Albert", for their logistics, carrying spare parts, equipment, and to carry support personnel between shows. Beginning in 1975, "Bert" was used for Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) and short aerial demonstrations just prior to the main event at selected venues, but the JATO demonstration ended in 2009 due to dwindling supplies of rockets. "Fat Albert Airlines" flies with an all-Marine crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel.

University of West Florida
Water Tower at UWF, Pensacola, FL

Lockheed S-3 Viking
The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a jet aircraft originally used by the United States Navy to identify, track, and destroy enemy submarines. In the late 1990's, the S-3B's mission focus shifted to surface warfare and aerial refueling. After the retirement of the A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II, the Viking was the only airborne refueling platform organic to the Carrier Air Wing(s) until the fielding of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It also provides electronic warfare and surface surveillance capabilities to the carrier battle group. A carrier-based, subsonic, all-weather, multi-mission aircraft with long range, it operates primarily with carrier battle groups in anti-submarine warfare roles. It carries automated weapon systems, and is capable of extended missions with in-flight refueling. Because of the engines’ high-pitched sound, it is nicknamed the "Hoover" after the brand of vacuum cleaner.

Wisteria Tavern
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It all started as a grocery and supply store sometime in the late 1920’s to early 30’s. At that time beer was being served at its current location to customers late in the day as they came back from hunting and fishing in what is now the Cordova mall area. Because of this the grocery store took on more of a life as a bar and less as a grocery store. The entity of the Wisteria Tavern was born in 1935 with the issuance of a “Beer only” liquor license by the State of Florida. Since then the bar has been in continuous operation in the same location with only 4 different owners to date.

F-14 Tomcat standing watch at the National Naval Aviation Museum

Turning laps at Five Flags Speedway
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A stock car in a solo practice session.
This 1/2 mile oval track opened in 1953, hosting a NASCAR Grand National event two weeks after it opened. Herb Thomas won the rain-shortened race. In the 60's, supermodifieds were the featured class, but as the car count dwindled, stock cars became the main event at the track in 1968.

'Hooters'

Crystal Ice Company
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The Crystal Ice Company was a roadside ice store in the Eastside neighborhood built circa 1932 for Guy Spearman, who later founded the Spearman Brewing Company.

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The delta winged "Skyhawk", powered by a single turbojet was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company (later McDonnell Douglas). The "Skyhawk" was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
The A-4 Skyhawk was introduced to a training role in the two-seat TA-4J configuration replacing the TF-9J Cougar as the advanced jet trainer The TA-4J served as the advanced jet trainer in white and orange markings for decades until being replaced by the T-45 Goshawk.

Escambia Bay Bridge
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T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum
The T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum is a museum of history located at 330 Jefferson Street in the Plaza Ferdinand VII in Pensacola, Florida. It is part of the Historic Pensacola Village museum complex. The building, reminiscent of the Alamo mission style, was built in 1907 as the Pensacola City Hall and served as such until 1985 when the present city hall was built at 180 Governmental Center, also known as 222 West Main Street. In 1989, the building was listed as the Pensacola City Hall in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press..

Grumman A-6 Intruder
The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as a replacement for the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider. A specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6B Prowler, remains in service as of 2007. As the A-6 was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission was taken over by the now retired F-14 Tomcat equipped with LANTIRN, which has subsequently passed on the role to the F/A-18 Hornet.

SA-2 "Guideline"
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M1589 Cannon at Fort Pickens

Unidentified tall ship

Blue Angels Grumman F-11 Tiger

Vietnam War Memorial Replica
An exact replica (smaller scale) of "The Wall" monument in Washington, DC. "Wall South is the only permanent Vietnam Veterans Memorial outside of the nation's capital –- to list the names of all 58,217 Americans killed or missing in Southeast Asia."

Grumman F-11 Tiger

E-2 Hawkeye
The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather, aircraft carrier-based tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft nicknamed "Super Fudd" because it replaced "Willy Fudd", (the E-1 Tracer). In the present day, it is most commonly nicknamed the "Hummer" due to the distinctive sound of its twin turboprop engines.

'Blue Angels classic'
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On the South face of the tank it has a painting of one of the Blue Angels, the Navy's Flight Demonstration Team that are based in Pensacola. On the North face it has a huge pair of gold Naval Aviator wings painted on it, to pay tribute to all the Naval Aviators that get their start at NAS Pensacola.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels

Joe Scarborough's House (Former)
The 'Morning Joe' host and former US Congressman owned this home from 2001-2005.

Lockheed P-3A Orion
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Rubin House by Paul Rudolph and Ralph Twitchell
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Built in 1953.