Wurtsmith Air Museum — Attraction in Oscoda Township

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this terrific museum. I can’t remember the last collection I saw that was so impressively curated. It’s obviously assembled by donations and run by people who genuinely care about preserving the history and story behind this local Michigan air base. For sure the favorite memory will be the guided tour given by Mr. Gray Taylor, who was stationed on the base back in 1964. An experience like this is made so much more meaningful when someone who was there offers their perspective and personal account. We made sure to pick up several enamel pins and patches to support the efforts of this nonprofit. Two...

So much aviation history in Oscoda! Tuskegee Airmen trained on the airbase. Tour guides are part of the history. They made it all happen! I appreciate the ladies at the front desk who greeted me at the entrance. I talked with Gray who is one of the tour guides. I would go back just to get to hear him again. He is such a wonderful man with so much information! Each era of aviation is covered well. The back part of the museum includes two hangars with limited aircraft. The museum is supported by donations only (no federal funds). They do a great job with...

My father was in the US Air Force for 20 years. Just prior to being stationed at Wurtsmith, we were stationed in Japan (1962-67). We were in Japan during the Cuban Missile crisis. We were stationed @ WAFB from 1967-70 (when he retired). It was his last station. I remember going to school (grades 2-5) in Oscoda. We then moved to California where it was his life long goal to get his Electrical Engineering degree which he earned at Cal Poly University in Pomona, Ca in 1974. He was a Tech Sargent when he retired from...