The Historic Aircraft Restoration Project (HARP) is an aviation museum located in Hangar B at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. Established in 1998 by Arnie Migliaccio, HARP operates under the National Park Service’s Volunteers-In-Parks program. The project brings together volunteers, often referred to as “angels,” who are dedicated to preserving and restoring historic aircraft.
Historic Aircraft Restoration Project – HARP
Gateway National Recreation Area, Floyd Bennett Field – Hangar B
Brooklyn
New York 11234
https://www.nps.gov/gate/index.htm
+1 (718) 338-3799
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:00 – 15:00
Aircraft collection
|
90536/119 N4582T 44-76457 142829/AB-500 N1321V 7216 N644R 151664 NR105W 131542/210 1434 – |
Beech SNB-5 Expeditor Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Douglas C-47B Skytrain Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk Fairchild PT-26B Cornell II Grumman HU-16E Albatross Grumman JRF-5 Goose Grumman S-2E Tracker Lockheed 5C Vega (replica) Lockheed SP-2E Neptune Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican Wright Flyer (replica) |
Hangar B is the home to Floyd Bennett Field’s Historic Aircraft Restoration Project (HARP). Visitors who go to the hangar can see dedicated Volunteers-in-Parks working on Gateway’s collection of historic aircraft. Many of the volunteers came to the project with decades of experience working on planes, either in the military, the civilian sector, or both. Volunteers in the program range from high school youth to the “young at heart” who are in their 70s and 80s. Their goal is to return these aircraft to nearly original condition. The HARP volunteers have even built a full scale model of Wiley Post’s Lockheed Vega, “The Winnie Mae”.
These aircraft highlight the diverse history of aviation at Floyd Bennett Field, spanning from its time as a municipal airport in the 1930s to its military use in subsequent decades. The collection includes representations from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air National Guard, and the New York City Police Department, featuring both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Photos Mike Hodish