Selfridge Air Park

Selfridge Air National Guard Base is near Mt Clemens and is about 20 or so miles north of Detroit. Selfridge was founded in 1917, making it one of the older air bases in the country. For a long time it was the home of the 1st Pursuit Squadron (which was the oldest combat group in the Air Force). During World War II, it was the home of the Tuskegee Airmen. It is also called the "Home of the Generals" because so many generals passed through there on the their way to higher ranks.


It also has the Air Park, which is why I visited it.

This is a front shot of the C-130. One of the nice things about planes displayed outside is that there is plenty of light. Although that's not necessarily good for the planes.

Another shot of the C-130.

They had the plane open so that you could walk in. This is a picture of the cockpit.

This is a view of the Corsair from the cockpit of the C-130.

This is a replica of the SPAD, one of the earliest planes used by the Americans.

This is an A-7 Corsair. The plane saw service with the Air Force, Navy and Marines.

This is an F-16 Falcon. There used to be an F-16 squadron here but they closed it down. It was kind of cool watching them in flight.

This is an RB-57.

This is the C-131 used for transport and passengers.

This is an HH-52 Seaguard used by the Coast Guard. One of the cool things about Selfridge is that every armed service is represented there.

This is an UH-1 Huey.

This is a TF-102 Delta Dagger. The odd looking cockpit is because this is a training aircraft and two pilots sit side by side.

This is an F-106 Delta Dart.

This is an F-4 Phantom. This plane was used by the Air Force, Navy and Marines.