Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan, pictured in the 1960s with jet fighters on the flight line. Once a Cold War hub, it linked Lake Huron to U.S. defense strategy. | Thumbwind

F-80 Shooting Stars lined up at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. These early jet fighters connected small-town Michigan to the Cold War front. | Thumbwind

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, is the world’s largest military aviation museum. With free admission and parking, the museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Each year thousands of visitors from around the world come to the museum. For more information, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil. #avgeek #historymuseum Skydio #dronevideo

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is internationally acclaimed as the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum. It is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, home of the Wright brothers. The museum's origin dates back to 1923 when it started in the corner of an aircraft hangar at McCook Field near downtown Dayton. From the informal showing of World War I planes and equipment of both the United States and foreign governments, the collection has g