Latest Videos - Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.wmv by Joe Dunn

2012-04-06T00:31:38.659Z

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum located near the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland is the home of a great collection of Navy aircraft and arti...

2011 Air Expo Promo

2012-01-06T04:04:27.811Z

30 second promo video for Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Expo September 3rd & 4th, 2011

Pax River Simulator Part II

2010-09-22T03:29:50.000Z

This video shows a simulated flight in an F/A-18 Super Hornet.

2009 NAS Pax River Air Expo Highligts

2010-09-22T03:20:33.000Z

Short highlight video from the 2009 NAS Patuxent River Air Expo. Performers at this air show included the USN Blue Angels, Aerostars, The Golden Knights, Patty Wagstaff, Tim Weber, B-25 "Panchito", F-16 Viper East, Red Eagle Air Sports, Otto the Helicopter, the Indy Boys with the jet-powered school bus & outhouse, and Frank Kingston Smith announcing.

C-130 Hercules Carrier Trials in 1963

2010-09-22T02:51:00.000Z

The C-130 Hercules holds the record for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. In October and November 1963, a USMC KC-130F (BuNo 149798), bailed to the US Naval Air Test Center, made 21 unarrested landings and take-offs on the USS Forrestal at a number of different weights. The pilot, LT (later RADM) James Flatley III, USN, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation. The tests were highly successful, but the idea was considered too risky for routine "Carrier Onboard Delivery" (COD) operations. Instead, the C-2 Greyhound was developed as a dedicated COD aircraft. (The Hercules used in the test, most recently in service with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) until 2005, is now part of the collection of the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida.)...