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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. […]
In Memoriam
On this date in 1988, KC-135A, 60-0317, was returning from TDY to KI Sawyer. The aircraft made a hard landing following a steep approach in crosswind conditions and went off […]
On this day in aviation history…
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda18 October 1922: At Selfridge Field, near Mount Clemens, Michigan, Assistant Chief of the Air Service Brigadier General William Mitchell set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Absolute Speed Record flying a […]
Last B-52 Departs WAFB
Wurtsmith Air Force Base OscodaOn this date in 1992, B-52G, #57-6492 'Old Crow Express', departed for AMARC at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ. a.k.a. 'the boneyard' Photos of the crew upon their arrival at […]
Anniversary of the first powered, controlled flight of an airplane
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. Learn […]