Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

Ocean City, NJ | leisure | 2 to 3 hours

500 Forrestal Rd. Cape May, NJ 08204


Overview

Historic Hangar #1 at Cape May Airport is a 92,000-square-foot all-wood hangar where Navy dive-bomber pilots trained from 1943 to 1945, and it now holds more than 20 aircraft about 45 minutes south of Ocean City. A TBM Avenger and F6F Hellcat share the floor with an F-14 Tomcat, a Huey and a retired Coast Guard HH-52A; visitors climb into a T-33, a MiG-15 and a helicopter, then work the radio in a real control tower. A 1940s room, Franklin Institute flight-science exhibits and a memorial to the airmen lost in training round it out. Volunteer docents carry the stories, so ask for one. The hangar has no climate control; open daily 10 to 4.

Activity Type: leisure

Costs: Adults = $16, Children 3 to 12 = $12, Under 3 and active military = Free
Duration: 2 to 3 hours

Inhaven Insights

  • What's great

    What's great

    Climb-In Cockpits

    Climb into a T-33, a MiG-15 and a helicopter, then work the two-way radio in a real control tower.

  • What's unique

    What's unique

    Dive-Bomber Hangar

    The 92,000-square-foot wood hangar trained Navy dive-bomber pilots and is a National Register site.

  • What's worth knowing

    What's worth knowing

    No Climate Control

    No heat or air conditioning beyond the gift shop, so dress for the day; ask for a volunteer docent.

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