was completed in 1980, and the Phase III portion in 1990. The museum and some of its aircraft on display outside were damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. In 2019, after a gunman killed three people and injured eight more at the air station, the museum and other National Park attractions were closed to the public. In 2020, the museum was closed for seven months during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, museum officials were reported to be planning to reopen the museum to the public. In 2022, discussions began on converting portions of existing roads to create a dedicated access corridor to the museum. Collection See also Naval Aviation Hall of Honor List of maritime museums in the United States Naval aviation museums Aeronauticum, German naval aviation museum, Nordholz Fleet Air Arm Museum, United Kingdom museum of naval aviation, Yeovil, Somerset Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia), Australian museum of naval aviation, Nowra, New South Wales Naval Aviation Museum (India), Indian naval aviation museum, Goa, India Shearwater Aviation Museum, Canadian naval aviation museum, Sheerwater, Nova Scotia. Pacific Aviation Museum, US Pacific Fleet and Japanese aviation, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. United States museums Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum List of maritime museums in the United States United States Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Navy Museum National Museum of the United States Air Force United States Army Aviation Museum Other A and T Recovery R.G. Smith Award List of aerospace museums References External links National Naval Aviation Museum official website National Flight Academy Aerospace museums in Florida Maritime museums in Florida Museums in Pensacola, Florida Pensacola metropolitan area United States naval aviation Military and war museums in Florida United States Navy museums Marine Corps museums in the United States Museums established in 1962 Naval History and Heritage Command 1962 establishments in Florida