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Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIMarch 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
Vietnam Veterans Day
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIOn 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.
379th Security Police Squadron Reunion
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI524th Bomb Squadron Reunion
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI
Happy Birthday …….
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIMajor General Paul B. Wurtsmith was born on this date in1906
Patriot Day
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIRemember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
WURTSMITH AIR MUSEUM FOUNDERS’ DAY
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIAir Force Birthday
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIOn this date in 1965 …
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIOn 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. 52-8711, had arrived at Castle Air Force Base, California on 29 June 1955, and was assigned to the 93rd Bombardment Wing (Heavy). It later served […]
On this day in aviation history…
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MI18 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 Curtiss R-6 biplane, Air Service serial number A.S. 68564, over a 1 kilometer course at a speed of 358.84 kilometers per hour (222.973 miles per […]
On this date in 1975
Wurtsmith Air Museum 4071 East Van Ettan Street, Oscoda, MIIn October and November of 1975 several UFOs were reported near not only Wurtsmith's weapons storage area, but three other bases across the country. https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01315R000300070001-4.pdf