The Cape May Airport, which hosts the museum, was originally constructed by the U.S. Navy in 1941 as Naval Air Station Rio Grande, so named due to its proximity to the community of Rio Grande, New Jersey.
The Cape May Airport, which hosts the museum, was originally constructed by the U.S. Navy from 1941-1942. Commissioned in April 1943 as Naval Air Station Rio Grande, the field was so named due to its proximity to the community of Rio Grande, New Jersey.