The Aviation Hall Of Fame & Museum of New Jersey was founded in 1972 and preserves New Jersey's aviation and space heritage. The museum displays historic aircraft, space equipment, artifacts, photographs, art and an aircraft model collection. The library has more than 4,000 volumes and a collection of aviation video. It is located at

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.Tri-State Region, at 400 Fred Wehran Drive, Teterboro, New Jersey.

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The museum was founded in 1972 by Pat Reilly and Donald G. Borg. Initially located in a radio tower at

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.Bell 47 The Bell 47 is a single-rotor single-engine light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It was based on the third Bell 30 prototype, which was the company's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young. The 47 became the first he ...

* Bell AH-1 Cobra * Grumman OV-1 Mohawk * Lockheed L-402 Bushmaster * Martin 2-0-2 * Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard * The flight deck and first few rows of seats from a Convair 880

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Aviation timeline for New Jersey *1793 French balloonist

Jean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre rançoisBlanchard (4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon, in particular the first crossing of the Englis ...

ascended from Philadelphia, flew across the Delaware River and landed in Deptford Township, New Jersey. The Western Hemisphere's first flight took 45 minutes and covered 15 miles on January 9. *1830 Charles Durant of Jersey City, New Jersey became the first American balloonist to fly. *1863 Solomon Andrews (balloonist) of

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...

constructed and flew the first American dirigible. *1909 The Boland brothers of

Rahway, New Jersey Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is southwest of Manhattan ...

built and flew New Jersey's first fixed-wing aircraft. They were also the first to fly in South America. *1912 Oliver G. Simmons in a

Wright Flyer The ''Wright Flyer'' (also known as the ''Kitty Hawk'', ''Flyer'' I or the 1903 ''Flyer'') made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane—on December 17, 1903. Invented and flown b ...

carried the first official sack of mail across the

Raritan Bay Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by Per ...

from South Amboy to

Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...

. *1918 Five New Jersey combat pilots became World War I flying aces. *1921 The world's largest hangar and America's first dirigible, the USS ''Shenandoah'' (ZR-1), were built in Lakehurst, New Jersey. *1922 The world's largest airplane, the '' Barling Bomber'', was constructed at

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.Wittemann brothers. *1923 Wright aeronautical air-cooled Whirlwind engines, built in

Princeton, New Jersey Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, both of whi ...

. *1925

Hadley Field Hadley Field was an airport in South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. It was a terminus for transporting airmail in the eastern United States and instigated the first long distance night airmail service across the nation. Background ...

South Plainfield, New Jersey South Plainfield is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 23,385,Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett at the controls. *1927

Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. On May 20–21, 1927, Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance o ...

flew solo across the Atlantic in the '' Spirit of St. Louis'' powered by a Whirlwind engine. Two weeks later,

Clarence Chamberlin Clarence Duncan Chamberlin (November 11, 1893 – October 31, 1976) was an American pioneer of aviation, being the second man to pilot a fixed-wing aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to the European mainland, while carrying the fir ...

in a Wright-Bellanca built in

flew to Germany with a Whirlwind engine. A month later, Richard Byrd used a Whirlwind engine to fly to France. *1928 Newark Airport opened. *1929 William Conrad (New Jersey) at Newark Airport was America's first

air traffic controller Air traffic control specialists, abbreviated ATCS, are personnel responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. Usually stationed in air traffic control centers and control ...

. *1930 Fokker build's the world's largest passenger plane, a Fokker F.32 at

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.Eddie August Schneider Eddie August Henry Schneider (October 20, 1911 – December 23, 1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930. His plane was a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Sca ...

of Jersey City, New Jersey established the transcontinental airspeed record for people under 18 years of age. *1932 Amelia Earhart prepares for her solo transatlantic flight at

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...

established the first high school aviation course in the nation. *1933 The Navy dirigible USS ''Akron'' (ZRS-4) crashes in the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

off

Barnegat, New Jersey Barnegat Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the township's population was 20,936, reflecting an increase of 5,666 (+37.1%) from the 15,270 counted in the 2000 Census, which ha ...

. *1936 Chester Decker of

Glen Rock, New Jersey Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,133, reflecting an increase of 532 (+4.6%) from the 11,601 counted in the 2010 census,Hindenburg'' ignites at

Lakehurst Naval Air Station Lakehurst Maxfield Field, formerly known as Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst (NAES Lakehurst), is the naval component of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL), a United States Air Force-managed joint base headquartered approximately ...

. *1941 Civil Air Patrol is founded in New Jersey by

Gill Robb Wilson Gill Robb Wilson (September 18, 1892 – September 8, 1966) was an American pilot, Presbyterian minister, and military advocate. Wilson was a founder of the Civil Air Patrol. Early life Wilson was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania to the Re ...

. *1942-1945 General Motors’ Eastern Aircraft Division built 13,500 Grumman fighter planes at Linden and Trenton plants. The

Curtiss-Wright Corporation The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and v ...

built 281,164 engines and 146,468 electric propellers in plants in six north Jersey locations. *1945 Major

Thomas McGuire Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. (August 1, 1920 – January 7, 1945) was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the ...

Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 24,958,flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

with 38 enemy kills. *1945 General Frederick Castle of

Mountain Lakes, New Jersey Mountain Lakes is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 4,160,

1st Lt. Kenneth Walsh of Jersey City and McGuire were recipients of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

. *1947 Reaction Motors of Denville, New Jersey developed the rocket engine for the Bell X-1 *1949 Bill Odom flew a single-engine Beach Bonanza non-stop from Hawaii to Teterboro. *1953 Charles J. Fletcher of

Sussex, New Jersey Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,024, an increase of 94 from the 2010 census count of 2,130,hovercraft. *1968 Walter M. Schirra of Oradell, New Jersey becomes the only astronaut to fly in all three spacecraft. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. *1969 Edwin Aldrin of

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. ...

was the first astronaut to land a vehicle on the moon, and the second person to walk on the moon. *1973 Malcolm Forbes of Far Hills, New Jersey made the first coast-to-coast flight in a hot air balloon. *1980 Leo Loudenslager, of

Sussex, New Jersey Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,024, an increase of 94 from the 2010 census count of 2,130,Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, of Paterson, New Jersey was the first woman to walk in space. *1991 During Desert Storm, Major Marie Rossi of Oradell, New Jersey was the first American woman to fly in combat. *1991 Rick Trader flew his home-built Ultralight aircraft 15,000 miles from coast to coast and north to Alaska before returning to New Jersey. *1994 Kenneth Johnson (pilot) and Larry Cioppi of Ringoes, New Jersey flew around the world in their

Glasair Glasair Aviation USA, LLC is a Chinese-owned aircraft manufacturer based in Arlington, Washington that produces the Glasair and Sportsman 2+2 line of homebuilt aircraft. More than 3000 Glasair kits have been delivered worldwide. History Tom ...

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...

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