This photograph captures the iconic control tower and flight line at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, long known as the 'Cradle of Naval Aviation.' Two open-cockpit primary trainer biplanes sit tied down on the ramp in the foreground while the tower, marked with the field's elevation of nine feet, overlooks the base. Thousands of Navy and Marine Corps aviators, including many who would go on to serve in the Korean War, learned to fly at Pensacola during this era. Project: 218200