31 July 2008
31 July 2008
Our Mission:
"To acquire, preserve and display artifacts which illustrate the roles performed by the various military and NASA commands assigned to or operating out of Moffett Field in our endeavors to educate the public on the airfield's rich heritage".
The Moffett Field Historical Society was founded in May of 1993, as the result of the community "Hail and Farewell" for the Navy as Moffett Field was closing.
One year after the founding of the Historical Society, the Moffett Field Museum, a non-profit institution, was created. The Museum, managed and staffed by volunteers, was initially located inside Hangar One, which was built to house the dirigible USS Macon in 1934. In 2002, Hangar One was closed to all personnel due to PCB contamination, and the Museum was relocated to an adjacent building.
Moffett Field is located in the Sunnyvale-Mountain View area of the southern San Francisco bay, adjacent to Highway 101, aproximately 10 miles north of San Jose.
| Adults: | $5 |
| Children 13-17: | $2 |
| Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons: | $3 |
| Children 12 and under: | Free |
| Currently serving Military members: | Free |
| MFHS members and guests: | Free |
Group rates available on request
Wednesday thru Saturday; 10am to 2pm
Phone:650 964-4024
Fax:650 964-4028
Email:
From Highway 101, take the Moffett Blvd. exit towards Moffett Field. Enter the main gate via the left-most lane. From this lane, the road dog-legs to the right at the parade ground, and becomes S. Akron Dr., a one-way street. Hangar One is directly in front of you as you pass Bldg. 17, the main administration building. Continue toward Hangar One until you reach Severyns Av., which is one block from the hangar. Turn right on Severyns Av. (a one-way street). Part way up this street, before you reach the stop sign, you will see the old water tower on the right, and the Moffett Museum on the left (circled in red on the map at left). Park in the lot just before the museum building, or across the street.
Learn about the long, rich history of Moffett Field, from its initial construction on local farmland as a base for lighter-than-air craft, to its last days as the premier West Coast base for maritime patrol and anti-submarine operations. Read it all on the History page...
Our favorite web links, including Military museums located in the Bay Area, as well as other aviation related links.
On the Image Gallery page, you'll find many images and photos taken throughout Moffett's history, as well as more current photos showing the base as it appears today. Under construction
We now have items for sale at CafePress!
Also, we have items for sale from Historic Aviation. By using the links provided on the Giftshop page, you directly benefit the Moffett Museum.
Membership in the Moffett Field Historical Society entitles you to the quarterly publication "Sparrowhawk". Dues are $25 annually, or $300 lifetime. Corporate sponsors are welcome. Please download, complete and return the museum membership form.
The Moffett Field Historical Society and Museum operates solely on volunteer effort and is funded entirely by membership subscriptions, admission fees, and donations received from organizations and individuals. We have no organized fund-raising activities. We rely on the generous giving by people who visit the Museum, this website, or who just have an interest in helping preserve the history of Moffett Field so that others may enjoy it.
If you would like to support the Museum with a donation, we kindly ask that you send it to the Museum at: MFHS, P.O. Box 16, Moffett Field, CA 94035.
If you have other items to donate (books, models, photos, or other memorbilia), please contact the museum so we can arrange to present you with a donation form. If you have time to spare, and would like to get personally involved (we have work parties every week!), contact us!
We thank you for your generous donation!
Back issues of the Sparrowhawk, the newsletter of the Moffett Field Historical Society. (PDF format)