Malmstrom Museum Explained

Malmstrom Museum
Map Type:	Montana
Coordinates:	47.5065°N -111.2°W
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Location:	Great Falls, Montana
Type:	Military aviation museum
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Website:	Official website (Archived)
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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.^[1] In 1989 it received a P-63 restoration project from the New England Air Museum.^[2] The museum closed for renovations in 1996 and reopened two and a half years later in a larger building.^[3]

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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

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.

Collection

• Bell UH-1F Iroquois^[7]
• Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter^[8]
• Lockheed T-33^{[9] [10]}
• Martin B-57B Canberra^[11]
• McDonnell F-101F Voodoo^{[12] [13]}
• North American TB-25M Mitchell^[14]
• Republic F-84F Thunderstreak^[15]

See also

• McChord Air Museum

External links

• Official website (Archived)

Notes and References

1. News: Military Memorabilia Found in Museum . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 3 October 1985 . 1.
2. News: Vintage Plane Rolls in for Refurbishing . 18 April 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 24 May 1989 . 1C.
3. News: Donnelly . Benjamin . Malmstrom Museum Highlights Base's Varied Missions . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 11 April 1999 . 4M.
4. News: Inbody . Kristen . How (and why) to visit the Malmstrom Museum . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 15 April 2019.
5. News: White . Dillon . Where we were: Take a trip back in time today . 28 February 2022 . Malmstrom Air Force Base . 19 February 2008.
6. News: Mansch . Scott . Mansch: Poletto Collection a bit of a hidden treasure at Great Falls airport . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 22 April 2019.
7. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1F Iroquois, s/n 65-7956 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
8. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter, s/n 53-0360 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
9. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33, s/n 57-0574 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
10. News: Rice . Ronald J. . Malmstrom Museum Gets Ready for Visitors . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 21 May 1989 . 12.
11. Web site: Airframe Dossier - English Electric-Martin B-57B, s/n 52-1505 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
12. Web site: Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-101F Voodoo, s/n 59-0419 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
13. News: Rice . Ronald J. . 'Reunion' is Surprise to Pilot . 28 February 2022 . Great Falls Tribune . 28 August 1982 . 1-A.
14. Web site: Airframe Dossier - North American TB-25M Mitchell, s/n 44-30493 USAAF, c/r N9451Z . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.
15. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Republic F-84F-55-RE Thunderstreak, s/n 52-6969 USAF, c/r N84JW . Aerial Visuals . 28 February 2022.