Perrin Air Museum

Perrin Air Force Base in the Sherman/Denison area
trained many airmen during World War II and the Korean
Conflict. The base was closed in the late 1960's and in the
early 1980's was turned over to Grayson County
College. There remains a few businesses around the giant
air strip and sometimes the overflow from Dallas-Fort Worth
Airport will come to Perrin. One of the businesses is a company
that replaces the entire interiors of passenger jets, and the landing
strip once accommodated a giant C-5A Galaxy aircraft.
The base has a new tenant beginning
this week. The F-86 Sabre Jet that used to be out front of the
VFW Club in Sherman has been moved to the old airbase.
Actually, it has been in the process of refurbishing for almost
a year and was just last week hoisted into its position at the
front gate of the old airbase. BJ Long, who flew this actual
F-86 in missions over Korea, was on hand to see his old ride
lifted into position before welders made it permanent. The
plane is just a part of the new look for the base. The Perrin
Air Museum has expanded to a newer and larger building and
will open to the public later this month. The museum will house
artifacts from the proud history of Perrin AFB and from some of the
airmen that came through this way during their careers. The
base is located on highway 691 just on the west side of the
Sherman/Denison area.