The Second World War was perhaps the most expansive conflict that the world has ever seen. The impact of the upheaval caused by the clash of the Allied forces against the Axis powers resulted in a revolution of the technology…
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The blue waters of the Great Lakes hold more than the wreckage of old ships like the legendary Edmund FItzgerald, they also hide a history of the Great Lakes contributions to the war effort against the Axis powers during the…
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The F-84F Thunderstreak was a fighter-bomber produced in the post WWII period that saw very little active combat service. The Delta County Airport received on loan from the United States Air Force after the F-84 fleet was decommissioned. History of…
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The 107th Fighter Squadron played an important role in World War II from 1942-1945 by doing several jobs in the air that allowed the US and allied nations to win the Second World War. It is interesting to understand what…
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Gliders played a major role in the invasion of Europe in World War Two. This is the story of how a small Michigan town became one of the biggest producers of these silent troop carriers and how the highest ranking…
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A hidden gem in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, Mount Horace Greeley has played host for decades of history through the Cold War and Communist Scare eras. The location became home to a radar station in the 1950s to combat…
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The 410th Bomb wing Had control over K.I Sawyer Air force Base from January 1, 1964 until the base’s closure in 1995. The 410th was a group of bombers, training, in-flight refueling, and maintenance crews; who’s job was to be…
Comments closedAfter WWI, the Treaty of Versailles restricted Germany on the production on many weapons vehicles and planes. Due to this, Germany decided to start a glider program that fell within the requirements of the Versailles Treaty. Germany and the Soviet…
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The old K.I. Sawyer Welcome Sign(from K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum) K.I. Sawyer was a U.S. Air force base, so it was reliant on the maintenance crews that kept it running. It was operational 24 hours a day for the…
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The V-1 flying bomb or Vergeltungswaffen-1 (“Vengeance Weapon 1”) as it was known by the Germans, was the world’s first successful and practical cruise missile. While the V-1’s time in the war was short-lived, the technology used was very important…
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