NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM
www.navalaviationmuseum.org
February 8 & 9 Overnight Excursion
Rated Among the Top Three Aviation Museums in the World with Over 400,000 Square Feet of Exhibits
An Experience You Will Remember for the Rest of Your LIFE!
An Experience You Will Remember for the Rest of Your LIFE!
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20 of 37 Seats Sold
THE EXCURSION - For Villages Straight Shooters Members Only
We depart from the Sam's Club parking lot, Wednesday morning, February 8th, promptly at 6:30 a.m., traveling 6 hours by deluxe motorcoach. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Pack light. You bring your coffee, we'll supply the donuts!
Lunch will be served upon arrive at the museum, followed by a two hour guided tour. Our group will return to the Museum again the next morning to browse until lunch, again served at the Museum. Our motorcoach will depart for home February 9th about 2 p.m. local central time, arriving back in the Villages about 9:30 p.m. local time. We will be staying overnight at the Quality Inn & Suites, 51 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL, 32561. Motorcoach transportation, driver tip, hotel, two lunches at the Museum, plus water, donuts, and snacks on the bus are all part of the Excursion cost of $195 per person, or $155 per person sharing a room. |
Persons sharing a room must make their reservations together under one transaction. Each Straight Shooter will be responsible for their our evening meal and breakfast at the hotel.
An Excursion price per person of $195 or $155 per person sharing a room provides:
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THE AIRCRAFT
They are biplanes of the Great War, record-setters, experimental platforms and survivors of epic aerial battles. In service they splashed through Pacific swells, slammed down on the pitching decks of aircraft carriers, flew through hails of gunfire and blasted to the stars. The National Naval Aviation Museum features over 150 beautifully restored aircraft, including rare and one-of-a-kind flying machines such as the NC-4 (first to cross the Atlantic by air), SBD Dauntless Bureau Number 2106 (a veteran of the Battle of Midway), the Que Sera Sera (first aircraft to land at the South Pole), the last combat F-14D Tomcat, and many, many more.
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THE EXHIBITS
Continuing the story of Naval Aviation, the Museum’s exhibits provide a closer look at people and events that shaped our history. From vintage uniforms and historic documents displayed in brilliant mahogany display cases, to dioramas that transport visitors to the World War I Western Front, Main Street U.S.A. in 1943, and the depths of Lake Michigan, the exhibits of the National Naval Aviation Museum seek to capture the human element of the enduring history of Naval air power. Each represents a chapter of that story—stirring tales of combat, scientific discovery, technological achievement, and triumphs of the human spirit.
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