Selfridge Military Air Museum

Situated on the active Selfridge Air National Guard Base along the Lake St. Clair shoreline, the Selfridge Military Air Museum anchors more than a century of American military aviation history in one compact setting. Established in 1975 and operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, the museum occupies ground first developed as an Air Service training field during World War I, when Selfridge was one of the early centers for U.S. military flight training. The institution combines indoor exhibits of photographs, artifacts, and equipment—such as a Link Trainer and a T56-A-7 turboprop engine—with an outdoor air park that assembles over thirty aircraft in a single interpretive landscape. The proximity to an operational joint reserve base, long known for its integration of Air National Guard, reserve, and other service components, underscores the continuity from early flight experimentation to current air operations. Recent plans for an education center and improved public access point to ongoing efforts to document, conserve, and interpret the evolving technology, training practices, and organizational culture that have shaped Selfridge’s role in U.S. air power.