  Location within Montana | |
| Established | 3 July 1982 |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Falls, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47°30′23″N 111°12′00″W / 47.5065°N 111.2000°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
| Founder | |
| Website | Official website (Archived) |
The Malmstrom Museum is an aviation museum located at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great Falls, Montana.
History
The museum was dedicated on 3 July 1982, at the time being housed in two trailers previously used as classrooms on the base. [4] In 1989 it received a P-63 restoration project from the New England Air Museum. [5] The museum closed for renovations in 1996 and reopened two and a half years later in a larger building. [6]
Exhibits
Displays at the museum include a launch control center from a ballistic missile silo, a mockup of a World War II barracks, a model airplane collection, an AIR-2 missile, and a core memory element of a FSQ-7 computer. [7] [8] [9]
On display outside are a totem pole, a LGM-30G missile, a missile transport vehicle, an MPS-9 radar trailer, a Dodge Power Wagon ambulance, a Peacekeeper armored vehicle, and a 1947 Ford. [8]
Collection
See also
References
- ^ "Dane H. Donnelly". Great Falls Tribune. 23 October 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Malmstrom Museum Preserves Base's Past". Great Falls Tribune. 23 October 1992. p. 31. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Bary Poletto". Great Falls Tribune. 25 January 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Military Memorabilia Found in Museum". Great Falls Tribune. 3 October 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Vintage Plane Rolls in for Refurbishing". Great Falls Tribune. 24 May 1989. p. 1C. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, Benjamin (11 April 1999). "Malmstrom Museum Highlights Base's Varied Missions". Great Falls Tribune. p. 4M. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Inbody, Kristen (15 April 2019). "How (and why) to visit the Malmstrom Museum". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b White, Dillon (19 February 2008). "Where we were: Take a trip back in time today". Malmstrom Air Force Base. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Mansch, Scott (22 April 2019). "Mansch: Poletto Collection a bit of a hidden treasure at Great Falls airport". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1F Iroquois, s/n 65-7956 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter, s/n 53-0360 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33, s/n 57-0574 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Rice, Ronald J. (21 May 1989). "Malmstrom Museum Gets Ready for Visitors". Great Falls Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - English Electric-Martin B-57B, s/n 52-1505 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-101F Voodoo, s/n 59-0419 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Rice, Ronald J. (28 August 1982). "'Reunion' is Surprise to Pilot". Great Falls Tribune. p. 1-A. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25M Mitchell, s/n 44-30493 USAAF, c/r N9451Z". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Republic F-84F-55-RE Thunderstreak, s/n 52-6969 USAF, c/r N84JW". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2022.