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NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) WILDWOOD AVIATION MUSEUM

Parked between the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean, Southern New Jersey, Naval Air Station (NAS) Wildwood began life on April 1, 1943, as a training facility for dive bomber squadrons scheduled to join the Pacific Theater. With the backdrop of the all-wood double wide hanger (Hanger #1) as the NAS’ main structure, thousands of pilots were trained between 1943-1945 in the art of night flying and target practice and peaked with 17,000 takeoffs and landings in one month (October 1944).

After the war, the facility was decommissioned, and Hanger #1 continued its service as home to a couple of airlines and airways operations until their demise. Sadly, years of neglect followed until Hanger #1 was rediscovered and restored to its original glory by Dr. Joseph Salvatore and his wife, Patricia Anne, and the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum (NASW Foundation) was founded in 1997.

So, as you peruse the numerous aircraft and other military memorabilia on display, it's a wonderful glimpse into the history of aviation, especially its role in World War II. Historically, Hanger #1 housing the collection is also a part of that journey.

We thank Dr. Salvatore and his wife for their vision to save a part of American history.

Note: Dr. Salvatore served in the Medical Corps with the United States Army during the Korean War.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Co-authored by NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum founder, Dr. Joseph Salvatore, "Images of Aviation - Naval Air Station Wildwood," is a great portal back in time.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Left: Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 (N2S-3 Kaydet). Right: Stearman.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Vultee BT-13 Valiant.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
USSR Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-15.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 (N2S-3 Kaydet).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 (N2S-3 Kaydet).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 (N2S-3 Kaydet).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Just one bright reminder of the 40s.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Cessna O-1C (21) "Bird Dog" c/n: 37011.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Vultee BT-13 Valiant.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman F-14B Tomcat.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Wright R-3350 18 Cylinder Engine (used in the B-29).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman F-14B Tomcat.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 (N2S-3 Kaydet).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (on right).

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
7/8 Scale replica of the Nieuport 11. The Nieuport 11 was supplied by France to the American volunteers of the "Lafayette Escadrille" Squadron N,124 in the early days of WWI.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Vultee BT-13 Valiant.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Grumman F-14B Tomcat.

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum

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