Selfridge AFB

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Selfridge AFB

• One Of The Oldest Bases In
• The US Recognized As
• One Of The Finest In The Nation

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This Sept. 17, 1908, photo of Lt. Thomas
Selfridge, left, and Orville Wright was taken at
Fort Myer, Va., shortly before the flight that
led to Selfridge's death
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World War I Spads are lined up at Selfridge Field
in June 1922.
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Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge, left, talks with Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell.
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On April 19, 1928, Charles A. Lindbergh prepared
for take-off after a visit to Selfridge Field.
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Charles A. Lindbergh inside the cockpit on an
airplane at Selfridge Field on April 19, 1928.
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Charles A. Lindbergh sits inside his new airplane
at Selfridge Field, April 20, 1928.
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This photo from December 10,1929, shows the
living quarters provided for married
noncommissioned officers at Selfridge.
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Selfridge pilots gather for a photo on November
21, 1930.
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This aerial view of Selfridge was taken April 20,
1933.
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Biplanes fly in formation over Selfridge Field on
April 20, 1933.
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These biplanes were part of an air show at
Selfridge in 1932.
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These biplanes were part of an air show at
Selfridge in 1932.
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Recruits at Selfridge try on their gas masks on
October 16, 1939.
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Amid Selfridges runways, hangars and barracks,
the baseball diamond and tennis courts are
visible on August 4, 1939.
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Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard relax
in the day room of the 80th Fighter Control
Squadron at Selfridge Air Force Base in July 1942.
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This Vought F4U Corsair was used by the Michigan
National Guard to practice maneuvers on June 15,
1948. First deployed in 1943, the Corsair was
considered an excellent dog-fighter aircraft.
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A mechanic from the 56th Fighter Interceptor
Group works in an airplanes fuselage on April
29, 1951. Selfridge Field had been renamed
Selfridge Air Force Base in 1947
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The F-94 Starfire fighter jet, made by the
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, was the first
operational all-weather interceptor jet used by
the U.S. Air Force. This one emerges from the
Selfridge hangar on July 20, 1952.
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This F-94 Starfire fighter jet takes on live
ammunition at Selfridge on June 20, 1952.
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Two of 56th Fighter Groups F-86 Sabres land at
Selfridge on April 29, 1951.
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After World War II, the 56th Fighter Group, one
of the most highly decorated aviation units, was
assigned to Selfridge Field as the 56th Fighter
Wing. Mechanics are shown working on one of the
groups jets
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Heres a look inside the Michigan National
Guards Selfridge Missile Master Control Center
on June 14, 1960.
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This HC-97 was equipped for search and rescue
anywhere in the world. It was stationed at
Selfridge in April 1966.
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Due to rioting in Detroit, troops from the 82nd
and 101st Airborn Division arrive fully equiped
at Selfridge Air Force Base on July 24, 1967.
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Federal Troops of the 82nd and 101st Airborne
Division wait to board buses at Selfridge Air
Force Base during the Detroit riots in the summer
of 1967.
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Selfridges 305th Rescue Squad is seen on
February 12, 1969. In 1971, Selfridge Air Force
Base was transferred to the Michigan Air National
Guard, becoming Selfridge Air National Guard
Base, the first major active Air Force base to
come under control of the Air National Guard.
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A Selfridge ground crew works on the radar of a
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom jet on September
18, 1980.
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National Guard troops practice taking the plunge
on August 12, 1982.
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A pilot trains in a F-4C Phantom simulator on
April 13, 1982.
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Squadrons from Selfridge Air National Guard Base
were deployed to the Middle East in 2004.
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This F-16 from the 107th Expeditionary Fighter
Squadron, based at Selfridge, is equipped with a
TARS pod for gathering imaging intelligence.
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This USCG Dolphin helicopter participates in
intercept drills with this USCG Guardian Jet as
part of Operation Noble Eagle, an effort in 2006
by branches of the military and law enforcement
air support that flew out of Selfridge to protect
the skies over Southeast Michigan and Detroit
during Super Bowl XV week.
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An A-10 from Selfridge ANG rolls in on a target
at the Michigan Air National Guard Air Gunnery
range near Waters, Mich., as troops from Michigan
get training to help them on their 2009
deployment to Afghanistan.
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The United States Air Force Thunderbirds practice
in their F-16 Fighting Falcons over Selfridge,
August 21, 2009, for the free weekend air show.
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USCG Lt. Junior Grade Dave Janney walks away from
this Dolphin HH-65C search-and-rescue helicopter
after co-piloting it on the ice reconnaissance
mission during the 2010 winter season. The
helicopter is stationed at Selfridge and patrols
from Lake St. Clair to Lake Huron to report ice
conditions and any potential vessel hazards.
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