The Grissom Air Museum, near Peru, Indiana and named for astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, was founded in 1981 by seven prior service military personnel who lived in the area. The Heritage Museum Foundation (HMF) wanted to preserve aircraft that were currently located at Grissom Air Reserve Base, formerly Grissom Air Force Base. The HMF started the Grissom Air Museum in 1982 outside of what then was the main gate of Grissom Air Reserve Base.
The museum currently has 32 aircraft: 24 on display, 7 in different stages of restoration, and one awaiting its display area. It is also the home of the 305th Bomb Wing (BW) and the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS).
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