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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 Selfridge’s 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 airplane’s 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 Group’s 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 group’s jets
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Here’s a look inside the Michigan National Guard’s
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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Selfridge’s 305th Rescue Squad is
seen on February 12, 1969. In1971, Selfridge Air Force Base was
transferred to the Michigan Air
National Guard, becomingSelfridge 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 militaryand law enforcement air support
that flew out of Selfridge to protect
the skies over Southeast Michiganand 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-65Csearch-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 anypotential vessel hazards.
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