Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Hangar #1
Location in New Jersey
Established1997[1]
LocationLower Township, New Jersey
Coordinates39.00418°N 74.90827°W / 39.00418; -74.90827
TypeAviation museum
FounderDr. Joseph Salvatore
ChairpersonDr. Joseph Salvatore
Websitehttp://usnasw.org/

History

The Cape May Airport, which hosts the museum, was originally constructed by the U.S. Navy from 1941-1942. Commissioned in April 1943 as Naval Air Station Rio Grande, the field was so named due to its proximity to the community of Rio Grande, New Jersey. Due to problems with mail, telegram and telephone service, caused in part by confusion with Rio Grande City, Texas, the Navy opted to rename the airfield as Naval Air Station Wildwood in June 1943.[2] The air station remained in operation as an active naval installation throughout World War II, primarily focused on training operations for Naval Aviators and enlisted Naval Aircrewmen in dive bomber, torpedo bomber and fighter aircraft. Following the end of World War II, the airfield was declared excess to military requirements and was converted to a civilian airport.

Hughes OH-6A Cayuse

In the mid-1990s, Dr. Joseph Salvatore purchased Hangar #1, which was then in a dilapidated condition.[3]

The museum is located in the airport's Hangar #1, which is typical of the design of many U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft hangars of the 1940s, many of which are still in use today at both active Naval Air Stations, Marine Corps Air Stations and Coast Guard Air Stations across the United States, as well as other civilian airports that formerly served as air stations. The museum's hangar is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

The museum's aircraft collection focuses on World War II, when the U.S. Navy conducted training operations at the site, but also includes more recent vintage military aircraft from the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the post-Cold War period, several of which are on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida.

The museum suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012.[5]

Aircraft on display
Bell UH-1
Stearman

The museum's collection includes:

  • Cessna 150
  • Sikorsky Seaguard
  • TBM-3E Avenger
  • T-28C Trojan
  • Vultee BT-13 Valiant
  • MiG-15
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See also

References
  1. "NASW Aviation Museum site". Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. "History of U. S. Naval Air Station Wildwood, New Jersey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Preservation New Jersey Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Cape May County Couple". Cape May County Herald. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. Chamberlin, Cain (5 December 2012). "Naval Air Station – Wildwood Museum damaged by Sandy" (PDF). Cape May Star and Wave. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "HELICOPTERS". Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "Airframe Dossier - Air and Space 18A, c/n 18-59, c/r N6169S". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. "Airframe Dossier - Bell209 / AH-1 Cobra, s/n 67-15633 US Army". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. "Airframe Dossier - Bell EH-1X Iroquois, s/n 69-15905 USAF, c/n 12193". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "PROPELLER AIRCRAFT". Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet, s/n 38073 USN, c/n 75-7694, c/r N9844H". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-17 Kaydet, s/n 40-1825 USAAF, c/n 75-0382, c/r N56Z". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. "Airframe Dossier - Cessna O-1C Bird Dog, s/n 140090". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. "JET AIRCRAFT". Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  15. Mozey, Len. "A-4A SKYHAWK". Blue Angels Alumni. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  16. "Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0088". F-16.net. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F-14B Tomcat, s/n 161422 USN, c/n 432". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. Fichter, Jack (1 May 2019). "F6F-3 Hellcat arrives at NASW" (PDF). Cape May Star and Wave. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  19. "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors Avenger AS.3, s/n 86180 RCN, c/n 2999, c/r C-FMUD". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  20. "Airframe Dossier - Hughes 369, s/n 67-16638 US". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  21. "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33A, s/n 10055 YAF, c/n 580-7032". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  22. "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33A, s/n 10056 YAF, c/n 580-6816". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  23. "Airframe Dossier - Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot (NATO), s/n 1961 PLAN, c/r N51MG". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  24. "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28 Trojan, s/n 140557 USN, c/n 226-134". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  25. "Airframe Dossier - Northrop F-5E Tiger II, s/n 741572 USN, c/n R.1270". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  26. "Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard, s/n 1462". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  27. "Airframe Dossier - Vultee BT-13 Valiant, s/n 42-88708 USAAF, c/n 10547, c/r N40018". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

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