Naval Air Station Wildwood
Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to restore Hangar #1 at the Cape May County Airport, Lower Township, New Jersey, into an aircraft museum honoring the 42 Naval airmen who perished while training there during World War II. Hangar # 1, erected circa 1943, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September of 1997. NASW's museum, open year-round, offers programs and exhibits aimed at educating students and the public about New Jersey's aviation history. The museum also maintains a research and lending library and an archive.
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION WINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION! NJHC was named recipient of a 2007 Merit Award from the American Association for State and Local History, "for excellence in programming and outreach." The Commission's work, the AASLH noted, is distinguished by "its exemplary high standards of scholarship fostered within the public sphere. Through conferences, symposia, publications, a grants program, and programs for teachers, the commission has set the very highest standards for all who benefit from its work." Click here to view the award.
