Selfridge Military Air Museum

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Selfridge Military Air Museum
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Selfridge Military Air Museum (the United States)
Established1975 (1975)
Location Mount Clemens, Michigan
Coordinates 42°37′41″N82°49′48″W / 42.628°N 82.830°W / 42.628; -82.830
TypeMilitary aviation museum
FounderCol. Robert A. Stone
DirectorSteve 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.

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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 F-106 on display 121013-Z-NJ721-180.jpg
Convair F-106 Delta Dart

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References

Notes

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.

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