Selfridge Military Air Museum

Selfridge Military Air Museum

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Established	1975 (1975)
Location	Mount Clemens, Michigan
Coordinates	42.628°N 82.830°W / 42.628; -82.830
Type	Military aviation museum
Founder	Col. Robert A. Stone
Director	Steve Mrozek[1]
Website	selfridgeairmuseum.org

The Selfridge Military Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens, Michigan.

History

The museum was founded in 1975 by Colonel Robert A. Stone.^[2] The museum was moved slightly in 2000 to accommodate a new fence.^[3] The same year train trips to the museum by the Michigan Transit Museum were offered.^[4]

The museum announced plans to build a new education center in October 2021.^[5] A few months later, it began planning to build a new perimeter road for the base and public access to the museum.^[6]

Exhibits

Displays at the museum include a Link Trainer, T56-A-7 turboprop engine, and two aircraft cockpits.^[7]

Collection

Convair F-106 Delta Dart

• Beechcraft C-45B Expeditor^[8]
• Beechcraft SNB-5 Navigator^[9]
• Bell AH-1F Cobra^[10]
• Bell UH-1H Iroquois^[11]
• Cessna O-2A Skymaster^[12]
• Cessna U-3A^[13]
• Convair C-131D Samaritan^[14]
• Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger^[15]
• Convair F-106A Delta Dart^[16]
• Douglas A-4B Skyhawk^[17]
• Douglas A-26C Invader^[18]
• Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II^[19]
• General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon^[20]
• Goodyear FG-1D Corsair^[21]
• Grumman F-14A Tomcat^[22][23]
• Grumman US-2A Tracker^[24]
• Lockheed C-130A Hercules^[25]
• Lockheed C-130E Hercules^[26]
• Lockheed P-3B Orion^[27]
• Lockheed T-33A^[28]
• LTV A-7D Corsair II^[29]
• Martin RB-57A Canberra^[30]
• McDonnell F-4C Phantom II^[31]
• McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo^[32]
• North American F-86A Sabre^[33]
• North American F-100D Super Sabre^[34]
• North American F-100F Super Sabre^[35]
• North American T-6 Texan^[36]
• Northrop F-89C Scorpion^[37][38]
• Republic F-84F Thunderstreak^[39]
• Republic RF-84F Thunderflash^[40][41]
• Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard^[42]
• SPAD XIII – replica^[43]

See also

• Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
• Yankee Air Museum
• List of aviation museums

References

Notes

1. Szwarc, Alex (24 March 2021). "Selfridge Museum Welcomes new Director". C&G Newspapers. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
2. "History of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and the Selfridge Military Air Museum". Selfridge Military Air Museum. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
3. "Museum Reopens in New Location". Detroit Free Press. 19 May 2000. p. 6B. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. Scott, Gerald (11 June 2000). "Working Retirement". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
5. Dearing, Rachel (12 October 2021). "Selfridge Air National Guard Base Announces Plans for New Education Aviation Center". Macomb County. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
6. Demske, Kristyne E. (15 April 2022). "Military museum pushes access road project". C & G Newspapers. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
7. "Museum Displays". Selfridge Military Air Museum. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
8. "C-45B "Expeditor"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
9. "SNB-5 Navigator" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
10. "AH-1F "Cobra"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
11. "UH-1H "Iroquois"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
12. "O-2A Skymaster" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
13. "U-3A "Blue Canoe"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
14. "C-131D "Samaritan"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
15. "TF-102A Delta Dagger" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
16. "F-106A "Delta Dart"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
17. "A-4B "Skyhawk"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
18. "A-26C "Invader"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
19. "A-10A "Thunderbolt II"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
20. "F-16A "Fighting Falcon"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
21. "FG-1D "Corsair"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
22. "F-14A "Tomcat"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
23. North Shine, Kim (15 October 2006). "Getting Their Wings". Detroit Free Press. p. 1. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
24. "US-2A Tracker" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
25. "C-130A Hercules" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
26. "C-130E "Hercules"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
27. "P-3B "Orion"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
28. "T-33A Shooting Star" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
29. "A-7D "Corsair II"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
30. "RB-57A Canberra" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
31. "F-4C "Phantom II"'" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
32. "RF-101C VooDoo" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
33. "F-86A Sabre" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
34. "F-100D Super Sabre" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
35. "F-100F Super Sabre" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
36. "T6 "Texan"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
37. "F-89C "Scorpion"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
38. Setter, Holly (25 May 2012). "Rare Bird Lands at Selfridge". Times Herald. pp. 4A – 5A. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
39. "F-84F Thunderstreak" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
40. "RF-84F Thunderflash" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
41. Beck, Patricia (15 May 1977). "A Fighter Gets a Lift". Detroit Free Press. p. 10-D. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
42. "HH-52 "Seaguard"" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
43. "SPAD XIII" (PDF). Selfridge Military Air Museum. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

Bibliography

• Chapin, Bill (4 July 2002). "A Patriotic Salute". Times Herald. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
• Tesmer, Logan (26 May 2021). "Fly Away To The Past At Selfridge Military Air Museum". CW50. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

External links

• Official website