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On this day in SAC aviation history …..
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaOn 16 January 1957: Operation POWER FLITE. At 1:00 p.m. PST, five Boeing B-52B Stratofortress eight-engine jet bombers of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command, 93rd Bombardment Wing […]
Remembering the Challenger
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, OscodaOn today's date in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger crew was lost 73 seconds into flight. These astronauts made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
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, Oscoda
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.
The 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.