Museums & History

Check out this awesome photo from AirFest 2022 of Louis Horschel's FG-1D Corsair inside Historic Hangar #1. We believe this was the first time a Corsair had been inside the hangar since WWII. If you look closely you can see "Suzanne" (TBM Avenger) in the back. Photo...

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Pictured is an aerial pickup of fuel by blimp C-3, Naval Air Station Cape May, New Jersey, on January 30th, 1919. This is a collection of four photos showing C-3 picking up a fuel container, hoisting it in, and emptying it into the blimp's fuel tanks. Photo courtesy...

In honor of tonight's lecture, here is a historical photo of the Cape May Life Saving Station. This photo was taken sometime between 1900 and 1915. Photo is courtesy of the The Library of Congress There is still time to register for tonight's virtual lecture about the...

Interesting Free Virtual Lecture TONIGHT.... Wednesday, November 15 starting at 7pm. The United States Life-Saving Service! *Speaker: Historian John Ryan https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s4Ibg3w9S2ibYMMU_KCsTA John Ryan will take you on a journey through...

Joy Bright Hancock, (born May 4, 1898, Wildwood, N.J., U.S.—died Aug. 20, 1986, Bethesda, Md.), a U.S. military officer, one of the first women to hold a regular commission in the U.S. Navy. Joy Bright enlisted in the Naval Reserve after graduating from the Pierce...

Since the response was so great from the last photograph we shared. Here is another showcasing a different angle of the beach and hangars at U.S. Naval Air Station, Cape May, New Jersey. This photograph was taken on January 25th, 1919. This photo is courtesy of the...

Free Virtual Lecture Tomorrow.... Wednesday, November 15 starting at 7pm. The United States Life-Saving Service! *Speaker: Historian John Ryan https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s4Ibg3w9S2ibYMMU_KCsTA John Ryan will take you on a journey through the history...

It’s been 26 years since Hangar #1 has been restored at Cape May Airport. Following years of disrepair, the NASW Foundation acquired this historic hangar in 1997 and gave the building new life. That maintenance continues today as the hangar is currently in the second...

Officers and enlisted men of Fighter-Bomber Squadron 75A (VBF-75A) pose before one of their Vought F4U Corsairs in front of Hangar #2, at N.A.S. Wildwood, New Jersey, on 16 June 1945. Photo by the US National Archives

Please consider being a Volunteer at the Museum in 2024! As a nonprofit organization, the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum benefits from the support of hard-working volunteers who care about our mission. No matter how small the task, every bit of help is appreciated....

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HS2-L seaplane at U.S. Naval Air Station at Cape May, New Jersey. This was a typical scene of the beach as it was during the submarine activities. The planes are being prepared for another patrol. BuNo A-1210 was built by Lowe, Willard, and Fowler, College Point, Long...

Thank you for covering us! The Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum will be hosting an online fall lecture series. Each lecture is interactive in nature and is free to participants.

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Here is something rather interesting you may have missed on your visit. In 1943, Engineer Charles A. Poekel while working at the Propeller Division of Curtiss-Wright Aeronautics invented an anti-icing means for aircraft propellers which became an industry standard for...

Please join us for the next lecture in our Free Virtual Lecture Series.... The United States Life-Saving Service! *Speaker: Historian John Ryan Wednesday, Nov. 15 starting at 7pm. John Ryan will take you on a journey through the history of the U.S. Life-Saving...