ERMA — World War II and Naval Aviation Historian Jim Krombach will start the Naval Air Station Museum’s lecture series Wed., June 16, at 7 p.m. The lecture is free to the public and will be held at historic Hangar No. 1 located at the Cape May Airport.
Krombach is a retired school teacher and is presently on the faculty at Penn State University. The lecture entitled “First Team” will discuss the problems facing the United States as the country tried to rebound from the depression and prepare for war.
Based on extensive research, Krombach will detail Naval and Marine aviators and how they used training, tactics, ingenuity and luck to hold the line until the United States could mass produce high quality aircraft.
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum boasts over 26 aircraft displays as well as exhibits of military memorabilia, engines, photographs, interactive exhibits that allow visitors to discover the science of flight and more. The museum is open daily from 9 to 5. Don’t forget to bring a camera.
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum 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.
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