Naval Air Station Glenview Museum

Due to the heat and lack of air conditioning, the museum will be closed Saturday, July 13th and Sunday July 14th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Due to the heat and the fact that museum is NOT air conditioned, we have decided to close this weekend, June 22nd and June 24th. Thank you for understanding!!

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The museum will be Closed on Easter Sunday, March 31st.

Our Annual Meeting was today with guest speaker Mr. Gene Salecker, he was wonderful!

The Museum will be closed on Sunday, March 10th due to our Annual Meeting. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Below is information for Bill Marquardt's funeral arrangements.

Obituary information for William A. Marquardt View William A. Marquardt's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Bill Marquardt, GHOF’s President, and our dear friend and colleague. Bill’s tireless work to preserve and honor the histories of all who served is an inspiration. His leadership, humor and dedication will be greatly missed.

Due to the cold wind chills today January 20th and tomorrow January 21st, the museum will be closed. Thank you for understanding!

Due to the snow and cold temperatures expected, the museum will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, January 13th and 14th.

We will be closed December 23rd and 24th as well as December 30th and 31st. This will allow our docents to spend time with their families. Happy Holidays!

The museum will be closed Saturday, November 25th, we will reopen on Sunday, November 26th.

The museum will be closed Saturday, October 28, 2023, we will reopen on Sunday, October 29th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

As some of you may know, this week, up in Oshkosh, WI, the annual week long event know as the EAA fly in occurs. People come from all over the world for this event. I have been seeing pictures posted of the various aircraft flying and on display there this week, This image, obviously, caught my eye. I have been given permission by the Photographer, James Church, to post it here. I don't know if this actual aircraft ever served at NAS Glenview or if its painted to reflect a post-WWII Marine Reserve Squadron F4U. Enjoy.

We will only be open until 3:00 today. Sorry for any inconvenience.

OTD - July 7, 1956 - Two F9F-8B Cougars on training mission from the Naval Air Station Glenview collided and crashed at Glenview and Glenwood roads. One pilot killed, the other ejected to safety. (Photo: an F9F Cougar)

OTD - July 3, 1993 - President Bill Clinton approved the Department of Defense’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s (BRAC) recommendations for base closures - which includes Naval Air Station Glenview - and sends it to Congress for approval. (Photo: aerial view of the base in the late 1940s)

The museum will be closed on Easter Sunday.

The museum will be closed today, March 26th for our annual meeting. Sorry for any inconvenience.

We will be closed today, Saturday March 18th, we will reopen on Sunday March 19th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

On February 25th 1995 - The last aircraft departed Naval Air Station Glenview before it's closure

The museum will be closed today, January 28, 2023. Weather permitting, we will be open tomorrow. Thank you!

The museum will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. We will reopen on Saturday, January 7th. Happy Holidays!!

We will be closed today, Sunday, November 13th.

Thanks to all our veterans out there, thank you for your service!

OTD - October 27, 1941 – Navy Day ceremony at Naval Reserve Aviation Base Chicago (later the Glenview Naval Air Station) was one of the last public events held there prior to the beginning of World War II. (Photo: road construction at 3rd and B streets, 1942)

OTD - October 26, 1933 – The Graf Zeppelin, a German hydrogen-filled dirigible, landed at Curtiss-Wright airport during a visit to Chicago. It was taken out of service after the Hindenburg famously exploded in 1937 in Lakehurst, N.J. (Corrected)(Photo: unknown location)

OTD - October 20, 1929 - The hangar, later named Hangar One, was dedicated at Curtiss-Reynolds air field, when 35,000 people watched more than 100 airships pass in review. (Photo: undated aerial shot of the airport)