Naval Air Station Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Cradle of Naval Aviation
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 27, 2017
1. The Cradle of Naval Aviation
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The Cradle of Naval Aviation. .
The Cradle of Naval Aviation. Over the course of 100 years, NAS Pensacola has played a part in the training of thousands of personnel, regardless of rank or aviation community, to pursue careers in Naval Aviation and earn coveted “Navy Wings.” Wherever these wings may carry them, their roots are always at NAS Pensacola , the true “Cradle of Naval Aviation” ,
A Century of Service. NAS Pensacola has operated continuously in providing training for Naval Aviation’s most treasured asset , its people. This monument commemorates the centennial of the Navy’s first air station, founded on the shores of Pensacola in 1914.
Dedicated 21 November 2014.
Admiral John H. Towers Naval Aviator Number 3. Lieutenant Jack Towers arrived in Pensacola on 20 January 1914, to establish the Navy’s first flying school and days later made the maiden flight from what would become NAS Pensacola. From 1928 to 1947, he was the earliest designated Naval Aviator still serving on active duty. His campaign to make air power a central component of U.S. Navy operations reaching fruition during World War II and enduring to this day. , “Having benefited from the many accomplishments of generations past, the possibilities envisioned 100 years ago have become reality. NAS Pensacola continues to train the world’s best warfighters in the full spectrum of aviation, aviation maintenance, aerospace medicine, information dominance and many other enabling areas of national security.”
Captain Keith Hoskins Commanding Officer Naval Air Station Pensacola. . This historical marker was erected in 2014. It is in Naval Air Station Pensacola in Escambia County Florida
The Cradle of Naval Aviation
Over the course of 100 years, NAS Pensacola has played a part in the training of thousands of personnel, regardless of rank or aviation community, to pursue careers in Naval Aviation and earn coveted “Navy Wings.” Wherever these wings may carry them, their roots are always at NAS Pensacola — the true “Cradle of Naval Aviation”
A Century of Service
NAS Pensacola has operated continuously in providing training for Naval Aviation’s most treasured asset — its people. This monument commemorates the centennial of the Navy’s first air station, founded on the shores of Pensacola in 1914.
Dedicated 21 November 2014
Admiral John H. Towers
Naval Aviator Number 3
Lieutenant Jack Towers arrived in Pensacola on 20 January 1914, to establish the Navy’s first flying school and days later made the maiden flight from what would become NAS Pensacola. From 1928 to 1947, he was the earliest designated Naval Aviator still serving on active duty. His campaign to make air power a central component of U.S. Navy
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operations reaching fruition during World War II and enduring to this day.
“Having benefited from the many accomplishments of generations past, the possibilities envisioned 100 years ago have become reality. NAS Pensacola continues to train the world’s best warfighters in the full spectrum of aviation, aviation maintenance, aerospace medicine, information dominance and many other enabling areas of national security.”
Captain Keith Hoskins
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Erected 2014.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.
Location. 30° 21.032′ N, 87° 18.2′ W. Marker is in Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. Memorial can be reached from S. Blue Angels Pkwy. near Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. Located at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1750 Radford Blvd, Pensacola FL 32508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. National Naval Aviation Museum. (Submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 2. John Henry Towerson Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 27, 2017
3. Admiral John H. Towers - Naval Aviator Number 3
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4. The Cradle of Naval Aviation Marker
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5. Admiral John H. Towers - Naval Aviator Number 3
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 27, 2017
6. Admiral John H. Towers - Naval Aviator Number 3
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 218 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
