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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2216653, member: 32619&quot;]Here&#039;s a few from my Wurtsmith Air Force Base collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cunningham # MI310g</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/wurtsmith-afb-25c-mi310g.3512/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Cunningham # MI310f (I actually have two of these):</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/wurtsmith-afb-10c-mi310f.3511/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Cunningham # MI310l</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/wurtsmith-afb-mi-1-mi310l.2731/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a ten cent version of the above token but no picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wurtsmith had a long and interesting legacy and it&#039;s something I was researching quite a bit. It&#039;s said Wurtsmith was a victim of it&#039;s own success and was closed 15 June 1993. Wurtsmith got it&#039;s start in 1923 as a soft landing field for Selfridge AFB and a place location for winter maneuvers. I don&#039;t want to go to much into it right now, but essentially the location of Wurtsmith was decided on when a Lieutenant went fishing with his brother in-law who mentioned their fishing spot would be a great place for a base. The Lieutenant went and told his commander, who then grabbed his deputy commander, hopped in a motorcycle with a side car and sped off to the location. The commander agreed it would be a great place, and the site was selected. Conditions there were awful in the early years. Aircraft maintainers would have to heat oil over open pit fires in order to service the aircraft - a far cry from today&#039;s ultra-safety environment. Lots of interesting history with this base, and it&#039;s something I want to write an article about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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