"Keeping WAFB and Aviation History Alive"
Commemorating 25th Anniversary of Wurtsmith Air Museum on "Welcome Home Weekend", June 21-23
Three hangars of military and aviation history include a Huey helicopter, T-33 Trainer, an L-19, lighter planes, and now a 3/4 scale WWI Loehle SE-5A bi-plane! The "Wurtsmith Room" is full of Wurtsmith Air Force Base pictures and WAFB collectibles, 1953-1993.
The gift shop has postcards, patches, pins, caps, shirts, mugs, DVD's, magnets, airplane models, toys, jewelry, and more at reasonable prices.
The museum is open weekends from mid-May (Armed Forces' Day) through mid-Sept. Charges for admission are $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 yrs., and children under 5 are free.
All income from admissions and gift shop sales go to maintain the museum. It is a non-profit, 501c3, organization completely run by volunteers for the purpose of maintaining Wurtsmith Air Force Base history and aviation history of NE Michigan.
Educate the public on aviation and military history. Maintain the memories of this area: Loud-Reames Aviation Field, Camp Skeel, Oscoda Army Air Field, Oscoda Air Force Base, and finally Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
GIFT SHOP - Featuring a 2018 Collectible Challenge Coin honoring Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Also shirts, hats, pins, magnets, postcards, prints, patches, decals, flags,windsocks, DVD's, jewelry, model planes, toy planes, and more!