grissom air museum
Grissom Air Museum
driving by grissom air museum just north of kokomo indiana.
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Grissom Air Museum is located in Indiana
Established 1982
Location 1000 W. Hoosier Blvd.
Peru, Indiana 46970
Coordinates 40.662682°N 86.142982°W
Type Aviation
The Grissom Air Museum, near Peru, Indiana and named for astronaut Virgil I. Gus Grissom, was founded in 1981 by seven prior service military personnel who lived in the area including John Crume, its first Chairman. The Heritage Museum Foundation (HMF) wanted to preserve aircraft that were currently located at Grissom Air Reserve Base, formerly Grissom Air Force Base. The HMF started the Grissom Air Museum in 1987 outside of what then was the northern main gate of Grissom Air Reserve Base.
The museum currently has over twenty aircraft on display, including the oldest B-58 Hustler. It is also the home of the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1955–63), 305th Bomb Wing (1959-94), and the 434th Air Refueling Wing (1970–Present).
B-47B Stratojet landing
The Grissom Air Reserve Base, was the Grissom Air Force Base before it was changed from an active service facility. Prior to May 12, 1968, it was known as the Bunker Hill Air Force Base. Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honor of Virgil I. Gus Grissom, an Indiana native and the second American astronaut to fly in space, who perished in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire of January 27, 1967.
The indoor museum was completed in 1991. The original aircraft were moved from the base to a public access site in 1987. From 1995-2009, the Museum was a State Historic Site under Indiana's Department of Natural Resources. Current funding is obtained through State Grants, community grants, donations, membership dues, gift shop sales, admissions, and three major fundraising events. (Warbird Golf Classic, GUS Fly In, and Warbird Cruise In) The State of Indiana awarded the museum funds for capital projects which include aircraft maintenance, air park maintenance, alert tower maintenance, and a Veterans Memorial Walkway.
The museum have over twenty aircraft on outdoor display reflecting both the base's history and that of the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. The indoor museum contains a number of artifacts related to the United States Naval Training Station at Bunker Hill (1942–46), Bunker Hill Air Force Base (1954-1968), the Grissom Air Force Base (1968-1994), and the Grissom Air Reserve Base (1994–Present). Other interesting sit-in displays, including an F-4 Phantom cockpit, Huey Helicopter, MJ-1 Bomb Loader, A-10 Trainer, and an F-16 Mock Cockpit.
Aircraft
Attack Aircraft: A-10A Thunderbolt II
Bombers: B-25J Mitchell, B-47B Stratojet, B-58A Hustler
Fighters: F-4C Phantom, F-11F Tiger, F-14B Tomcat, F-84F Thunderstreak, F-100C Super Sabre, F-101B Voodoo, F-105 Thunderchief
Grissom Air Museum
Grissom Air Museum - One of the nation's fastest growing aviation museums. Address: 1000 W Hoosier Blvd. Peru, Indiana 46970 Phone: (765) 689-8011. Here you can learn about our historic aircraft, climb the Observation Tower, view exciting exhibits, and enjoy a modern, hands-on facility. Get into a F-4 cockpit and more.
Families, tour groups, schools, and historians of all kinds will find many great opportunities for fun and enrichment. Begin your ascent today into the thrilling skies of the Grissom Air Museum!
Named for Astronaut Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom, The Museum was founded in 1981. Virgil Ivan Grissom, better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. Grissom was born in Mitchell, Indiana (April 3, 1926 -- January 27, 1967), Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy). Apollo 1 (initially designated Apollo Saturn-204 and AS-204) was scheduled to be the first manned mission of the U.S. Apollo manned lunar landing program, with a target launch date of February 21, 1967. Note: Due to copy right music was changed. A Time for Peace
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Welcome to the Grissom Air Museum…
Proud home of the 323rd FBG, the 319th FIS, the 434th ARW, and birthplace of the 305th Bomb Group.
Here you can learn about our historic aircraft, climb the Observation Tower, view exciting exhibits, and enjoy a modern, hands-on facility.
Families, tour groups, schools, photographers, and historians of all kinds will find many great opportunities for fun and enrichment. Begin your ascent today into the thrilling skies of the Grissom Air Museum. Hope you liked it, Please share and subscribe to my channel to see more videos on places to go. Check out that web site to find out more on this place.
Grissom AFB
Grissom Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Kokomo in Cass and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The facility is a joint-use civil airport/military base with the Grissom Aeroplex which provides general aviation and charter service.
The base is named in memory of astronaut and Indiana native Virgil I. Gus Grissom, who, along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee, perished in the Apollo I fire at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 in 1967.
from the tower at Grissom Air Museum
Video shot from the tower at Grissom Air Museum in Peru, Indiana showing the aircraft that are outside as of July 27. 2015. The B-17 has since been moved to Warner-Robins Museum in Georgia
TTV 152 - A Walk Thru Peru Indiana
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Grissom Air Museum
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Grissom Air Museum
Brief tour of this informative historical museum next door to the Grissom Air Reserve Base near Peru, IN
Bunker Hill and Grissom AFB Images
Images of Bunker Hill and Grissom AFB, a pictorial history of this Cold War Strategic Air Command Base will be released to retailers on May 9, 2016. The Grissom AFB Museum is hosting a book signing among their Armed Forces Day celebrations on Saturday, May 21st. All proceeds will be used to repaint the Museum's B-58 Hustler this summer.
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KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England and the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana land at Powidz Air Base, Poland for the start of BALTOPS 2016. [779Q7YM_PPP2W56MJ_fc.mov]
GRISSOM AIRSHOW 2019
my day at the grissom air show
2014 July, Peru, Indiana, table
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USAF Thunderbirds highlights 2019 Grissom Airshow
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434th ARW History
The 434th Hoosier Wing has a 60-year history dating to World War II when it flew C-47 troop transport aircraft. The 434th was officially activated in February 1944 and consisted of four troop carrier squadrons and participated in the Normandy invasion of Europe.
The 434th and its flying units received the Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for transporting airborne troops, supplies and equipment during the invasion. The French Croix de Guerre was again awarded for numerous evacuation and resupply missions flown over northern France during the fall of 1944.
The Hoosier Wing also helped supply Patton's Third Army and resupply the encircled city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. After World War II, the 434th Troop Carrier Wing was reorganized as an Air Force Reserve unit at Stout Field in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 434th made the transition from C-47 to C-46 transport aircraft and in 1949 moved to Atterbury AFB, near Columbus, Ind.
During the Korean War, the 434th was called to active duty at Lawson Field, Fort Benning, Ga., and provided support for U.S. Army airborne training from January 1952 to January 1953. Four years later the 434th traded its aging C-46 aircraft for new C-119G Flying Boxcars.
In October 1962, the 434th was mobilized in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis and remained on active duty until November. That year, the 434th Troop Carrier Wing was also redesignated as a Tactical Airlift Wing due to Air Force mission changes.
The unit was again recalled to active duty in 1968 and adopted a new mission as a special operations group for service in Vietnam. The wing and its new AC-119 gunship aircraft flew 1,586 combat missions.
The 434th returned home in May 1969 and later that year was deactivated. On January 15, 1971, the 434th was reactivated at Grissom AFB, Ind., as a special operations wing, flying A-37 aircraft. Two years later the wing was redesignated as the 434th Tactical Fighter Wing with a new tactical air operation mission. In April 1981, the 434th received the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The wing maintained its A-10 fighter mission until July 1987 when the unit was redesignated as the 434th Air Refueling Wing.
The 434th was recalled to active duty for the Gulf War in 1990 and helped form one of the world's largest tanker task forces. Operating out of western Saudi Arabia, the 434th and its partners flew more than 7,000 refueling missions, offloading fuel to more than 25,000 receiver aircraft. During the Gulf War, 434th Hoosier wing members earned three bronze stars and 29 Air Medals in addition to numerous commendation medals.
In June 1992, the 434th Air Refueling Wing and the 930th Fighter Group (another Air Force Reserve unit located at Grissom AFB), merged to form the first ever reserve composite wing. This new unit, the 434th Wing, consisted of KC-135 Stratotanker and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and was responsible for aerial refueling and close air support missions.
Changes in the Air Force mission led to the unit being reorganized once again. In 1994, the unit's A-10 squadron was deactivated and the unit reverted to the 434th Air Refueling Wing.
During the December 1993 to February 1997 time period, the wing staged four separate deployments to Europe to support Operation Decisive Endeavor, the United Nation's enforcement of the no-fly zone over war-torn Bosnia. In May 1999, the 434th ARW was called upon to provide aerial refueling support to Operation Allied Force as personnel and aircraft were deployed to various European locations. Most recently, the wing was mobilized in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.
Grissom Air Force Reserve Base airshow
Ethan went to his first airshow and got to see the USAF thunderbirds and some other f16’s
THUNDERBIRDS Over Indiana
Two performances of the USAF Thunderbirds, 1991 at Grissom Air Force Base; 1993 at the Ft. Wayne Air National Guard open house
Grissom 07-17-11
Video from the Indy Region SCCA Autocross from Grissom Air Force Base in Peru, IN. It was a good course with big sweepers at each end of the site. I would have prefered a few more shots at it, but what can you do with 150 drivers.