Hangar No. 1: Cape May County Airport - Lower Twp, Cape May County, NJ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This pre-WWII era structure was part of the Wildwood US Naval Air Station just SW of Rio Grande, and now is being used to house the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum - (visit link)

During WWII the Air Station served as a dive-bomber squadron training facility, and was decommissioned in 1945. The remaining buildings were turned over to the county of Cape May.

In 1997, Hanger #1 was purchased by the NAS Wildwood Foundation, and the building was placed on the New Jersey State & National Registers of Historic Places at a level of National Significance.

Please click on the museum's link above for hours and additional details for information on visiting this historic building and its contents.

Street address: 500 Forrestal Rd Cape May Airport, NJ United States 08242 County / Borough / Parish: Lower Township, Cape May County Year listed: 1997 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Engineering, Architecture, Military Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Defense Current function: Museum Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 AM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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