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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780738572123
- Book Title
- Naval Air Station Wildwood
- Book Series
- Images of Aviation Ser.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Genre
- Travel, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Aviation / History, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), Marine & Naval
- Item Weight
- 10.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0738572128
ISBN-13
9780738572123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79823161
Product Key Features
Book Title
Naval Air Station Wildwood
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Aviation / History, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), Marine & Naval
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
Book Series
Images of Aviation Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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Title: New book explores Naval Air Station Wildwood Author: Bill Barlow Publisher: Shore News Today Date: 2/17/2010 Most of the fighting in World War II took place in Europe, Asia and North Africa, but even in South Jersey, the war was never that far away. German U-boats stalked the waters off Cape May County, striking transport ships just off the coast. Dr. Joseph Salvatore remembers finding a body on the beach when he was a little boy in Wildwood during the war. He remembers that when people went to the beach, they brought a rag and some gasoline, with which to wipe the 'tar' solidified oil spilled from ships from the bottom of their feet. At that time, civilians were not allowed to bring cameras or binoculars to the beach, and Civil Defense volunteers watched the skies for enemy aircraft. Gun emplacements and towers kept an eye on the mouth of the Delaware River. Salvatore said he does not remember being scared. "Actually, you grew up with it; that feeling. We were not frightened. It was just matter-of-fact," Salvatore said. "Some of it was fun, seeing the airplanes, the dive bombers going over the beach." The bombers were training, launched out of the nearby Naval Air Station Wildwood, commissioned in 1943 to train U.S. Navy airmen. The fighters and bombers bound for the Pacific theater would practice over the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It was dangerous work, even before the crews entered enemy territory. During the course of the war, 42 pilots were killed in training at the air station. Salvatore's brother worked at the training center as a summer job, and those living on the Jersey Cape were very familiar with the airport. The training accidents were reported in local papers, including the Wildwood Leader and the Cape May Court House Gazette, and other publications. Salvatore eventually left the area, going to medical school and eventually practicing orthopedic surgery in New York and northern New Jersey. He also taught at Columbia University for 31 years. Eventually, Salvatore returned to Cape May County, where, among other things, he became involved in the creation of an aviation museum at the old air station, which had since become the Cape May County Airport. In an interview this week, Salvatore said he signed an agreement with the county in May of 1997, and almost certainly saved the huge, old wooden hanger from demolition. At that point, the hanger that now houses the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum had a hole in the roof that measured 100 by 150 feet, and had suffered plenty of other damage. The museum has garnered millions of dollars in grant money to repair the historic building, and has been steadily building a collection of aviation artifacts, including fighter planes and helicopters from World War II, the Cold War and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. He also collected a considerable number of historic photographs, photographs of the air station, of the pilots, of the training and of some of the crashes. "I thought it would be worth sharing these things with the public. They carry so many memories," Salvatore said. He worked with preservationist and architecture historian Joan Berkey to produce a book of those photos, and on the history of the air station, entitled "Images of Aviation, Naval Air Station Wildwood." Published through Arcadia Publishing, the book sells for $21.99 at the museum, at some area bookstores, and online. "We're really happy with it. They did a beautiful job. It tells the story of Naval Air Station Wildwood from it's inception to slightly after the war, when United States Overseas Airline became the main tenant," Salvatore said. Th
Synopsis
Commissioned on April 1, 1943, Naval Air Station Wildwood trained thousands of U.S. Navy airmen during World War II. Located in southern New Jersey on a peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, the air station was perfectly sited to provide them with the over-water practice they needed for fighting the Japanese fleet in the western Pacific theater. Some of the war's most lethal bombers-Helldivers and TBM-3E Avengers among them-were flown by members of naval fighter, dive-bombing, and torpedo-bombing squadrons based at the station from 1943 until 1945. At least 42 airmen lost their lives while training at the station, but their deaths brought about improvements in airplane design and tactics. Today only a handful of the station's 126 original buildings remain; the largest of these, Hangar No. 1, has been restored to its original appearance and houses Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Book jacket. The Images of Aviation series celebrates the history of flight-from the early experimental, lighter-than-air craft to modern commercial, military, and private air machines. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that commemorate aviation and its impact on American communities. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. Book jacket., Commissioned on April 1, 1943, Naval Air Station Wildwood trained thousands of U.S. Navy airmen during World War II. Located in southern New Jersey on a peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, the air station was perfectly sited to provide them with the over-water practice they needed for fighting the Japanese fleet in the western Pacific theater. Some of the war's most lethal bombers-Helldivers and TBM-3E Avengers among them-were flown by members of naval fighter, dive-bombing, and torpedo-bombing squadrons based at the station from 1943 until 1945. At least 42 airmen lost their lives while training at the station, but their deaths brought about improvements in airplane design and tactics. Today only a handful of the station's 126 original buildings remain; the largest of these, Hangar No. 1, has been restored to its original appearance and houses Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.
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