During Operation Greased Lightning on Oct. 16, 1963, Maj. Sidney J. Kubesch flew a B-58 Hustler belonging to the 305th Bombardment Wing at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Ind., on the longest supersonic flight to date. He flew 8,028 miles from Tokyo to London in eight hours, 35 minutes. The B-58 used five inflight refuelings […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Military Appreciation Day at GAM is scheduled for Saturday, May 18th starting at 9:00 AM. All military members both past and present will receive free admission. You will also be asked to sign up for our prize drawing that will be held that day. Special pricing on all gift shop items will be available to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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On Thursday, May 30th at 11:30 AM, the Grissom Air Museum will host its first annual Warbird Golf Outing at Rock Hollow Golf Course in Peru, Indiana. Proceeds from this tournament will go towards the restoration of our B-58 Supersonic Bomber. Registration will begin at 11:30, followed lunch and your practice time. The shotgun start […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is now time for you to schedule your 2013 guided tour. These tours include one or more of our outstanding volunteer guides who will help bring the displays and aircraft alive with stories and information you desperately need. All of our guides are former military who either served on our base, or have lived […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The “P.R.O.P.” Program at Grissom Air Museum is designed to bring people together for the a common cause, aircraft restoration and maintenance. The museum has 26 military aircraft on display, and these planes are located in the outdoors. After many Indiana winters, these aircraft need, and deserve, a quality care program. PROP’s allows you to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The second annaul GUS Fly In is scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd at Montgomery Aviation-Grissom ARB. This special day is set up for visiting aviators, and their friends and family, to have a chance to visit with other flyers while helping raise money for Down Syndrome Indiana. Your hosts are Dan Montgomery and his staff, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Saturday, August 3rd is the fourth annual Warbird Cruise In hosted by the Grissom Air Museum. All show entries are allowed to park their classic by one of our classics. Can you see your ’65 Mustang sitting next to a B-58 Hustler? Or what about your ’42 Ford parked under a B-17? Well if this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let us all take time from our professional and personal schedules to pay honor to those brave men and women that have served this country with dignity and bravery, our American Veterans. Celebrate Veterans Day, November 11th, likes its the most important Holiday of the year!
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