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, Marine Corps Air Station Ewa Hangar, ...
Significance: This type of hangar is typical of those used by the Army and Navy on overseas bases during World War II. The pre-fabricated building represents the broad pattern of response of American industry ... More
Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... More
Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... More
Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... 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, 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
Wendover Air Force Base, Maintenance Hangar, South of Interstate 80, W...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-U Building/structure dates: 1943 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
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
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...
Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
[1903 machine and large camp building where it was housed, and smaller...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More
ALLIED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. HANGARS; PLANES, AVRO A...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
ALLIED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. HANGARS; PLANES, AVRO A...
Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Work at one...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tail section of a French plane in front of damaged buildings and hanga...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior VIII
Public domain photograph - American industrial history, 1930s-1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Continental Can hangar, Morristown Airport, New Jersey. Interior VII
Public domain photograph of midcentury American aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hamilton Field, Hangar No. 9 & Air Corps Shop, Northwest end of Hangar...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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
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
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
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
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Maintenance Hangar, Arizona Avenue between...
Significance: During the Cold War, Building 2763 housed an organizational maintenance shop space, aircraft corrosion control space, and weapons systems maintenance management facility space. Survey number: HAE... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Ass...
Significance: From 1927 through World War II, this laboratory was responsible for assembling and testing all prototype aircraft submitted to the Army Air Corps, a vital component of Wright Field's commitment to... More
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
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
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
[Airfield near San Antonio] - Public domain dedication image
Forms part of John J. Pershing Collection. Title based on similarity to panorama 3 in this lot. Photographer's address and phone number: 522 Mason St., San Antonio, Texas. Travis 5384. Transfer; LC Manuscript D... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Seaplane Hangar, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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
Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Nose Hangar, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyen...
Survey number: HAER WY-16-G
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
Capital City Airport, Capital City Aviation, North side of Grand River...
Significance: Capital City Aviation is associated with the 60' x 60' metal hangar located at the southeast corner of the West Ramp complex of buildings. This hangar is typical of the all-metal, pre-engineered ... 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
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
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
U.S. Naval Air Station, Aircraft Hangar, Radford Boulevard, Pensacola,...
Significance: Constructed in 1940, Building No. 632 is one of eleven new hangars erected between 1937 and 1940 as part of a massive expansion of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola's facilities and aviation train... 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
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
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
Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Nose Hangar, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyen...
Survey number: HAER WY-16-C
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
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
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
Wendover Air Force Base, Squadron Hangar, South of Interstate 80, Wend...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Army Hangar, Wasp Boulevard at north in...
Significance: Facility No. 130 was built in 1934 as an additional hangar for the Army Air base on Ford Island, known as Luke Field. It was a standard Army hangar design dating from the late 1920s. The hangar ... 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
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 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
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 3, Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaig...
Significance: Hangar 3 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. 3, Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaig...
Significance: Hangar 3 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
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
Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... 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
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
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... More
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... 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
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
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
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
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