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If You Like Top Gun, You’ll Love This

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2008

Feel the roar of the engines overhead and get up close and personal with war birds and other airplanes from the past, present and future by visiting any of Florida’s many aviation museums. Start your trip in Pensacola at the National Naval Aviation Museum where upon entering, you will find four A-4 Skyhawks hanging in diamond formation from a seven-story glass atrium. Visitors immerse themselves in the countless activities this museum has to offer, like free guided tours, hands-on flight simulators and a seven-story IMAX theater, all among 150 beautifully restored aircraft. Admission is free to this truly spectacular display of aviation war and fun. Next, cruise down to Central Florida and experience Fantasy of Flight, a museum that sports more than 40 rare and vintage aircraft, many of which are restored to give guests real-life demonstrations. Take a guided tour through the restoration and maintenance facilities, then hop in the cockpit of a Corsair fighter for a battle over the Pacific Ocean and try out the hang glide simulator in the Fun with Flight area all in a day’s time! Make your next stop just down the road at the Florida Air Museum home of the Annual “Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In.” The museum displays aircraft covering the first 100 years of flight, including a newly acquired F-14 Tomcat at its 20,000 square-foot indoor facility. To find out more about where to engage in aerial adventure, visit www.VISITFLORIDA.com