We had a really good day today spent at the Naval Air Station watching 45 minutes of the Blue Angels practicing and the rest of the day visiting the National Naval Aviation Museum. The volunteer we met yesterday spent several hours with us taking us around and explaining various things about what we were seeing. I had lots of questions and he knew the answers. I found out he was very qualified to do that. He was not only a pilot during his career but also had several other certifications. The only one I can remember was flight engineer. He was a pilot for Lockheed Martin and transported Gerald Ford once before he became president. His brother, who is in poor health, still lives in Church Hill and he is going to see him this weekend. We have been driving quite a bit since we got here (round trip to the Naval Air Station is about 60 miles) so we are going to try to visit the beach the next couple of days. 

The videos below can be made full screen by clicking the box on the bottom right of the window after you start the video. 

The airplane below is the airplane George Bush learned to fly in.

Marine One..Helicopter that carried presidents Nixon and Ford.

Our new friend Al that I mentioned in the blog above.