Cathedral of the Air
The Cathedral of the Air is a Norman-Gothic military chapel in Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. It was conceived by Reverend Gill Robb Wilson, one-time national chaplain of the American Legion,[1] and is intended to serve the military personnel serving at the Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. The chapel features stained glass windows memorializing the loss of naval airships USS Akron and USS Shenandoah. Both airships had been based at the nearby Lakehurst Naval Air Station.[2]
Originally used primarily as a Roman Catholic church, it no longer holds regular services and is used as a non-denominational location for weddings, baptisms and funerals.[3]
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- ^ "Religion: Cathedral of the Air", Time, 3 February 1930.
- ^ "Hindenburg Crash Site and Lakehurst Naval Air Station - Lakehurst, NJ". South Jersey Trails. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Peacock, Jennifer (May 2, 2017). "Cathedral Of The Air Continues To Soar". Jersey Shore Online.
Coordinates: 40°01′04.3″N 74°18′37.45″W / 40.017861°N 74.3104028°W
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