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The first B-52, the XB-52, rolled out on this date in 1951
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI, United StatesThe Air Force issued requirement for a new strategic bomber in November 1945. Boeing won the contract bid June 5, 1946. The B-52 design evolved from a straight-wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype B-52s with eight turbojet engines. By early 1949, Boeing was preparing two prototypes, the XB-52 and YB-52, […]
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Last B-52 Departs WAFB
Last B-52 Departs WAFB
Wurtsmith Air Force Base Oscoda, United StatesOn 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 Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ Today... 'Old Crow Express' from a photo taken September 2019.
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 more here>> https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1903/
On this day in SAC aviation history …..
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI, United StatesOn 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 (Heavy), departed Castle Air Force Base, near Merced, California, on a non-stop around-the-world flight. 45 hours, 19 minutes later, three B-52s landed at March Air […]
Remembering the Challenger
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI, United StatesOn 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.
An important piece of history for today.
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI, United StatesMarch 7, 1942: The first class of Tuskegee Airmen graduate from U.S. Army Air Force Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. The "Red Tail" P-51 Mustangs flown by the Tuskeegee Airmen became a welcome sight to the bomber crews they escorted on their missions
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Vietnam Veterans Day
Vietnam Veterans Day
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI, United StatesOn National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we recognize the many men and women who served and fought during the difficult conflict, giving them the appreciation they deserve.
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 the Strategic Air Command. Today, this Bomber is still on active duty with the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB. Her name is now Memphis […]
