Welcome to the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society

Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the distinguished heritage of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA.

Although Navy Lakehurst will forever be remembered as the site of the Hindenburg disaster, many other significant events have taken place here. The rigid airships (ZRS 1) Shenandoah ( erected in Hangar #1), (ZRS-3)Los Angeles ,(ZRS-4)Akron and (ZRS-5) Macon all called the station home, as did many U.S. Navy blimps. The station was the western terminus for the commercial transatlantic flights of the German dirigibles Hindenburg and Graf Zeppelin. Navy Lakehurst was the first International airport in the US. The first Navy Helicopter Squadron and the first live ejection seat test were at Navy Lakehurst.

In addition to NAS Lakehurst’s rich airship history, the station has served as a center for research into aircraft ejection seats and carrier aircraft launch and recovery techniques. The base’s mission continues today as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst(NSA.)

Please take the time to browse our site and help to support us in preserving an important chapter in American history.