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The DeLand Naval Air Station Museum is a military history museum in DeLand, Florida. It honors, celebrates, and commemorates the history and heritage of the DeLand Naval Air Station.

The DeLand Naval Air Station was a Naval Air Station that operated in the city from 1942 to 1946. The site was originally intended to serve as the city airport, but when the Navy came in 1941, the local government donated the site to the armed forces. It was generally used as a training ground for pilots and gunners that were teamed up to use the SBD Douglas Dauntless Aircraft. The men trained here were credited for sinking 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and aided in the victory at Midway.

The DeLand Naval Air Station Museum was opened in 1995. It tells of the story of the base and exhibits several vintage war crafts like F-14 Tomcat, Korean War MASH helicopter, 1954 US Army jeep, and a TBF Avenger torpedo bomber among many others.
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