Glenview History Center, Hangar One Foundation partner to preserve Naval Air Station Glenview collection

The Glenview History Center and Glenview Hangar One Foundation finalized an agreement Wednesday, October 1 to formally transfer stewardship of the Naval Air Station Museum Collection to the Glenview History Center, marking an important milestone in the preservation of Glenview’s proud military and aviation legacy.

The Glenview Hangar One collection includes more than 2,000 photographs, posters and prints; 1,200 digital images; 10 linear feet of papers and publications; a Sikorsky helicopter, a WWII TBM Avenger aircraft piston engine raised from Lake Michigan, a 1960s Link trainer/simulator, a carrier plane tail-hook and WWII LSO paddles, service member uniforms and more.

“This is a legacy-defining moment for our organization,” said Thomas FitzGibbon, President of the Glenview Hangar One Foundation. “The Glenview Hangar One Foundation was started more than 30 years ago to honor the stories, history and heroes of Naval Air Station Glenview. By passing the collection to the Glenview History Center, we are confident that this history will be shared with generations to come in a way that is accessible, meaningful and enduring.”

Read the full joint press release from the Glenview History Center and Hangar One Foundation.