Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum: Grant Supports Restoration Efforts at Historic Hangar #1

CAPE MAY AIRPORT – Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum, located at the Cape May Airport, is proud to announce the museum recently received funding from the 1772 Foundation Grant Program administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust. The grant in the amount of $15,000 requires a 100% match on behalf of the museum. The total project cost of $30,000 will enable the museum to repair and restore damaged areas of the roof on the hangar’s northwest side. Restoration work should be complete by March 1, 2013.

The 1772 Foundation provides financial support for targeted restoration projects throughout the United States and is committed to preserving American historical treasures. Hangar #1 is listed on the National and State of New Jersey’s registers of historic places. The Navy all-wood double wide hangar was one of only six dive-bomb training facilities in the United States during WWII. The museum also houses a General Motors built TBM Avenger which was the same type of aircraft piloted by President George H.W. Bush in the Pacific Theatre.

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is located in Historic Hangar #1 at the Cape May Airport, New Jersey. Cape May Airport was formerly Naval Air Station Wildwood, which served as a World War II dive-bomber training center. The museum is dedicated to the 42 airmen who perished while training at Naval Air Station Wildwood between 1943 and 1945.

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum:  http://usnasw.org

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