Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
Aeroplanes and transportation, 1st Aero Squadron, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex...
J211398 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. L. Steinle; February 23, 1916.
World's largest dirigible near completion
The metal skeleton of the Akron being constructed for the Navy at the Goodyear Zeppelin factory in hangar at Akron. No. S/73867RU. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior IX
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Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior I
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Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Marine Aviation Hangar, Wanamaker Avenue...
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Hamilton Field, Hangar No. 9 & Air Corps Shop, Northwest end of Hangar...
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Wendover Air Force Base, Squadron Hangar, South of Interstate 80, Wend...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-R Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Ladd Field, Kodiak T-Hangar, Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Nor...
Significance: Architectural: This arctic design was constructed to minimize open and wasted space. The T-shape was designed to repair or store one large aircraft with the bottom of the T for the fusillage and ... More
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Boat House, Seaplane Base, Oak Harbo...
Significance: Built in 1942 and expanded in 1944, Building 19 at NASWI is significant on a national level for its association with the U.S. military effort during World War II. It is an important element of th... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
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Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...
Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, United States All-Steel Hangar, Wasp Bo...
Significance: Facility No. 174 was part of the early expansion of the Army Air Field on Ford Island. It is one of the oldest hangars in Pearl Harbor and is associated with both Army and Navy aviation history on... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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Cheyenne Airfield, United Airlines Hangar, 200 East Eighth Avenue, Che...
Significance: Hangar No. 1 is a contributing element to the Cheyenne Airport National Register District. It is the last representing the pioneer American air industry. Survey number: HAER WY-83-A
Ladd Field, Birchwood Hangar, Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Fairbanks No...
Significance: Named after first hangar constructed at Birchwood Airfield near Anchorage. These large wood frame hangars were built at a number of Alaska bases but few survive. Ladd Field was the site for the ... More
Dover Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1301, Dover, Kent County, DE
Significance: According to the National Register nomination, this structure "... is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criterion A for its use as the headquarters and enginee... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angel...
Significance: Primarily developed between 1941 and 1953 and in continuous use to the present, the subject structures of the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City plant, constitute a unique and remarkably intact ... More
Maxwell Air Force Base, Building No. 690, 255 East Ash Street, Montgom...
Significance: Maxwell Air Force Base, Building 690 (formerly Hangar 8), was built in 1944 to accommodate and service a variety of aircraft. This hangar represents one of the last WW II expansion projects to ta... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Nose Docks...
Survey number: HAER NE-9-F Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Initial Construction
Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Nose Docks...
Survey number: HAER NE-9-F Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Initial Construction
Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Nose Docks...
Survey number: HAER NE-9-F Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Initial Construction
Capital City Airport, Hughes Flying Service, North side of Grand River...
Significance: The Hughes Flying Service buildings are significant for their role in the training of pilots during World War II under the Civilian Pilots Training Program. Future commercial pilots enrolled in t... More
Capital City Airport, Hughes Flying Service, North side of Grand River...
Significance: The Hughes Flying Service buildings are significant for their role in the training of pilots during World War II under the Civilian Pilots Training Program. Future commercial pilots enrolled in t... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Hangar, Lexington Boulevard we...
Significance: Facility No. 54 was built in 1935 as part of the expansion of facilities for the Fleet Air Base at Ford Island in the period preceding World War II. The hangar is significant for its architecture... More
Saint Paul Airport Municpal Hangar, 674 Bay Field Street, Saint Paul, ...
Significance: The significance of the Municipal Hangar was identified in a request for National Register eligibility in 1991. At that time the Minnesota Historical Society determined the building to be "eligib... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 6, Signal Corps Spec...
Significance: Part of the Wright Field flightline complex constructed during World War II, this hangar was used during the war by the Signal Corps Special Forces for radio and antenna installation. Unprocessed... More
Barstow-Daggett Airport, Hangar Shed No. 4, 39500 National Trails High...
Significance: Constructed at the outset of World War II, Hangar Shed No. 4 was one of only four such buildings, all of which were located at Barstow-Daggett Airport (then known as Modification Center No. 1, Dag... More
Barstow-Daggett Airport, Hangar Shed No. 4, 39500 National Trails High...
Significance: Constructed at the outset of World War II, Hangar Shed No. 4 was one of only four such buildings, all of which were located at Barstow-Daggett Airport (then known as Modification Center No. 1, Dag... More
Ladd Field, Hangar No. 1, Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North ...
Significance: Hangar #1 and associated buildings around the "horseshoe" were designed as permanent structures. The various buildings housing different functions were given a unified appearance. Ladd Air Base ... More
Manchester Airport, Large Hangar, East edge of airport between East Ap...
Significance: The hangar is significant for its association with WWII homefront construction and mobilization in support of the air war over Germany. It is also significant as an example of WWII-era U.S. Army A... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 1/9, Flight Test Han...
Significance: Integral components of the Wright Field flightline complex constructed during mobilization for World War II, these hangars were used for testing and modification of aircraft. Unprocessed Field no... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
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Northwest Airways Hangar & Administration Building, 590 Bayfield Stree...
Significance: Northwest Airlines Hangar and Administration Building was the airline's first corporate headquarters expressly built for that purpose. Constructed shortly after the company's takeover by St. Paul... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
Significance: Building 76, Seaplane Hangar, is a triple-gabled seaplane hangar built in 1918 and located on the waterfront in the old Navy Yard. Original plans dated April 20, 1917, Dwg. #68363, Building 75 wa... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 2, Junction of Curtiss Street & Sen...
Significance: Hangar 2 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 2, Junction of Curtiss Street & Sen...
Significance: Hangar 2 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 2, Junction of Curtiss Street & Sen...
Significance: Hangar 2 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N403 Survey number: HABS MN-158
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Hangar, Lexington Boulevard, s...
Significance: Due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous events which occurred on December 7, 1941, the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated a... More
Hill Field, Airplane Repair Hangars No. 1-No. 4, 5875 Southgate Avenue...
Significance: The dual mission of the Ogden Air Depot/Ogden Air Materiel Command (OOAMA) at Hill Field/Air Force Base during and after World War II was to repair, maintain, and store aircraft, as well as to rec... More
Hill Field, Airplane Repair Hangars No. 1-No. 4, 5875 Southgate Avenue...
Significance: The dual mission of the Ogden Air Depot/Ogden Air Materiel Command (OOAMA) at Hill Field/Air Force Base during and after World War II was to repair, maintain, and store aircraft, as well as to rec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 4, Modification Hang...
Significance: This southernmost anchor of the Wright Field flightline complex provided a multi-bay facility for aircraft modification and flight research functions during World War II. Unprocessed Field note m... More
Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Maintenance Hangar Type, Midway Stree...
Significance: The buildings represent the purpose of the air station. They were the first hangars built at the base. Their size and function make them focal points of the base. They are an important part of ... More
Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Maintenance Hangar Type, Midway Stree...
Significance: The buildings represent the purpose of the air station. They were the first hangars built at the base. Their size and function make them focal points of the base. They are an important part of ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar No. 4, First Street...
Significance: Hangar No. 4 is the fourth in an east-west line of five virtually identical aircraft storage and maintenance buildings at MCBH. Design of these aircraft hangars was originally to support seaplane... More
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Hangar No. 629...
Significance: TAN 629 was built as the Flight Engine Test facility for the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project of the U.S. Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission. Intended to house a test jet airplane using... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
Significance: Building 71, Seaplane Hangar, is a double-gabled seaplane hangar built in 1916-1918 and located on the waterfront in the old Navy Yard. Although of no architectural significance, along with Build... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
Significance: Building 71, Seaplane Hangar, is a double-gabled seaplane hangar built in 1916-1918 and located on the waterfront in the old Navy Yard. Although of no architectural significance, along with Build... More
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Hangar No. 1, Meridian & Groh Roads, Det...
Significance: Hangar No. 1 is part of the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport. Hangar No. 1 was part of the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station which assumed a significant role during the Country's military preparation for ... More
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Hangar No. 1, Meridian & Groh Roads, Det...
Significance: Hangar No. 1 is part of the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport. Hangar No. 1 was part of the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station which assumed a significant role during the Country's military preparation for ... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, 521 South Avenue, Pensacola, ...
Significance: Building No. 74, a seaplane hangar, was the last of the six steel-frame hangars completed between 1916 and 1918 to replace the temporary canvas seaplane hangars that once occupied Naval Air Statio... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, 521 South Avenue, Pensacola, ...
Significance: Building No. 74, a seaplane hangar, was the last of the six steel-frame hangars completed between 1916 and 1918 to replace the temporary canvas seaplane hangars that once occupied Naval Air Statio... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, 521 South Avenue, Pensacola, ...
Significance: Building No. 74, a seaplane hangar, was the last of the six steel-frame hangars completed between 1916 and 1918 to replace the temporary canvas seaplane hangars that once occupied Naval Air Statio... More
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
Wendover Air Force Base, Squadron Hangar, South of Interstate 80, Wend...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-P Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...
Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...
Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More
Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH
Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More
Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH
Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More
Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH
Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More
Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH
Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More
Naval Air Station North Island, Seaplane Hangars, Roe Street, North Is...
Significance: The buildings are considered significant for their association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history. Naval aviation programs combin... More
Naval Air Station North Island, Seaplane Hangars, Roe Street, North Is...
Significance: The buildings are considered significant for their association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history. Naval aviation programs combin... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
NASA Langley Research Center, Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 224 Hunting Aven...
Significance: The facility allowed wind tunnel research into fields that could be most effectively investigated with full-scale models and actual aircraft. Until 1945 it was the largest wind tunnel in the world... More
ALLIED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. HANGARS; PLANES, AVRO A...
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Formerly an aircraft dock, this huge building -- thought to be the lar...
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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...
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Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, Morristown, New Jersey. Ex...
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Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior VIII
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Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior X
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ZR3 entering hangar first time, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J.
J274326 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R. S. Clements; December 24, 1924.
Hamilton Field, Hangar No. 9 & Air Corps Shop, Northwest end of Hangar...
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Hamilton Field, Hangar No. 9 & Air Corps Shop, Northwest end of Hangar...
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Wendover Air Force Base, Squadron Hangar, South of Interstate 80, Wend...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-R Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Ladd Field, Kodiak T-Hangar, Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Nor...
Significance: Architectural: This arctic design was constructed to minimize open and wasted space. The T-shape was designed to repair or store one large aircraft with the bottom of the T for the fusillage and ... More