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The Great Lakes have been home to military installations since 1755, and planes have flown from this region since the first engine aircraft took to the sky. Bombs Away chronicles the most famous missions of four air bases; Sawyer, Wurtsmith, Selfridge and Kincheloe, which was home to nuclear armed B-52s from 1961 to 1977. This base was also among the first for a missile defense network called BOMARC that once shielded North America from Soviet threats. Ric’s lecture features the Tuskegee Airmen, bomber activity in Vietnam, and long-range missions that quickly ended the war in Iraq. Also highlighted is bomber production in Michigan, where “Rosie the Riveter” assembled B-24 Liberators used in World War II.
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Online via Zoom, link will be sent via email prior to the class
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