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The first B-52H…
.....The first B-52H Stratofortress, 60-001 christened the "State of Michigan" arrives at Wurtsmith on May 9, 1961. This marked the re-designation of the base from a fighter-interceptor training base to […]
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Tentative Opening/Armed Forces Weekend
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaFree admission for all veterans !
W.A.F.B. closed in 1993
The Air Force formally closes operations at Wurtsmith on this date in 1993
The Base is renamed Wurtsmith AFB
On this date in 1953, Oscoda Air Force Base is officially designated Paul B. Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Major General Wurtsmith was from Detroit Michigan and a World War II […]
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Cold War Speaker, Gary Powers Jr.
SHORELINE PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATER 6000 N Skeel Avenue, OscodaThe Wurtsmith Air Museum proudly presents an evening with Gary Powers Jr, Join us for a discussion on the politics of the cold war, the U-2 shootdown of his father, […]
Happy Birthday …….
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaMajor General Paul B. Wurtsmith was on born on this date in 1906
The B-52G made its first flight on 31 August 1958
A total of 193 were built, the largest number of any model of the B-52. G MODEL MAJOR MODERNIZATIONS INCORPORATED the “wet wing,” eliminating fuel bladders in favor of a […]
Patriot Day
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaRemember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
Air Force Birthday
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda
Last KC-135A Departs WAFB
On this date in 1992, “Freedoms Best", was the last Tanker to depart Wurtsmith. Click to read the article
On this date in 1965 …
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaOn 29 September 1965, ten years after it entered service, the first operational Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, RB-52B-15-BO 52-8711, was retired to the Strategic Aerospace Museum, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. […]