Introduction The HMCS Haida was a destroyer in the Royal Canadian Navy and served in conflicts around the world in World War II, Korea, and the Cold War. Commissioned in 1943 and serving until 1963, the Haida is dubbed the…
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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…
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1. Introduction The Calumet Air Force Station (CAFS) is a closed air force radar station located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is settled on the top of Mount Horace in Greenley, Michigan. CAFS was opened in response to post World…
Comments closedKelly Johnson was one of the most influential aerospace engineers of the 20th century and is considered to be the father of Lockheed Martin’s Skunks Works program that developed some of the most iconic and advance military aircraft of our…
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The Keweenaw Research Center was founded in 1953 as the Keweenaw Field Station. Since then it has served as a testing grounds for U.S. military vehicles and modifications to ensure reliability and mobility in snow and on ice. Early History…
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The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) North Bay was a large part of the NORAD aerospace defense program during the Cold War. The part of the base that will function as the focus of this article is the underground complex of…
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The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was an experimental supersonic heavy bomber. Originally intended as a replacement for the B-52, the program was cancelled and only two planes were built. The XB-70 instead became an important research vehicle for studying…
Comments closedOn January 7, 1971 at approximately 6:33 p.m. local time in the small town of Charlevoix, MI, residents of the community were startled by an explosion in the Little Traverse Bay. A Strategic Air Command B-52C was on a routine…
Comments closedIntroduction: August 6th and 9th of 1945 marked a turning in World War II, and while Japan’s official surrender would not be for nearly a month later the very nature of warfare had changed. Nearly four years after the bombings Hiroshima and…
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