PERRIN AIR FORCE BASE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

We are a non-profit organization and do not charge admission. We humbly appreciate any donations made to the museum to help cover the museum's operating expenses... On the Perrin Field TX 1941 (Obverse side) is the bust of Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Daniel Perrin, the name sake of Perrin Air Force Base. Perrin Field opened in 1941. Colonel Perrin was the Army Air Corps flight test acceptance team commander at the Glenn Martin Aircraft Company. He was killed on April 21, 1941, during an acceptance flight in a B-26 Martin Medium Bomber in Maryland. The first aircraft assigned to Perrin Field were Consolidated Vultee Corporation built BT-13 "Vibrators." Three are flying overhead... We are at the first intersection after entering North Texas Regional Airport-Perrin Field from State Highway 691 (West) on to Grayson Drive. Turn left on McCullum Avenue (South). The Museum is on the corner of Grayson Drive and McCullum Avenue on your right. We do not charge an admission fee, however donations..

Primary location: Denison United States