Yankee Air Museum Holding Ceremony and Tour at Willow Run Airport Saturday
We should soon have a better idea of how the Yankee Air Museum is doing in its effort to raise enough money to buy part of the former Willow Run bomber plant for its new home. WEMU's Bob Eccles has more.
View ArticleThunderbirds to Headline 2014 Thunder over Michigan Air Show
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline next year's Thunder over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport. Yankee Air Museum Public Relations Director Bob Hynes says the show is scheduled for...
View ArticleBomber Hanger Deadline, World Record Attempt Approaching
The deadline for the Yankee Air Museum to raise the amount of money needed to save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant from demolition is about a month away now. Dennis Norton is the the President of...
View ArticleYankee Air Museum Welcomes Spirit of '45 Express
With less than a month to go in its fundraising effort to buy part of the former Willow Run bomber plant, the Yankee Air Museum today welcomes the Spirit of '45 Express to Hangar 1 at Willow Run...
View Article'Rosie The Riveter' Event Officially Sets World Record
A group trying to save a portion of a Detroit-area assembly plant where Rosie the Riveter once worked is the proud owner of a new Guinness World Record.
View Article'Rosie The Riveter' World Record Confirmed
It's official - the 778 people who gathered at the former Willow Run bomber plant set a new world record for the number of people gathered in one place dressed as Rosie the Riveter. The Yankee Air...
View ArticleYankee Air Museum To Sign Purchase Agreement For Bomber Plant
The Yankee Air Museum’s fundraising effort has been successful enough to move forward with a purchase agreement for a portion of the former Willow Run bomber plant.
View ArticleLot Of Work Still Needed To Save Portion Of Willow Run Bomber Plant
Smiling faces abound at the Yankee Air Museum as they are set to clear the first hurdle in saving a portion of the Willow Run bomber plant. A lot of work however is still needed to achieve their goal.
View ArticleYankee Air Museum Close To Purchase Agreement
A leader of an effort to save a slice of Rosie the Riveter's old Michigan plant says his group soon will sign a purchase agreement for the property.
View ArticleYankee Air Museum Set To Purchase Part Of Willow Run Bomber Plant
A group working to save part of Rosie the Riveter's old factory says it has signed a purchase agreement for the property. The Yankee Air Museum announced yesterday it is moving forward with a deal to...
View ArticleBaltia Air Lines Title Sponsor Of Thunder Over Michigan Air Show
The Thunder over Michigan air show has a new title sponsor. The show is now the Baltia Air Lines Thunder over Michigan Air Show. Baltia Air Lines is the country's newest passenger airline, with offices...
View ArticleMilestone For Yankee Air Museum Bomber Plant Purchase
The effort to convert a section of the former Willow Run bomber plant into a new home for the Yankee Air Museum is moving forward. Yankee Air Museum founder and Michigan Aerospace Foundation president...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Headline Baltia Air Lines Thunder Over Michigan...
Those red, white and blue jets you'll hear (and if you're quick, maybe see) screaming across the skies in eastern Washtenaw County the next few days belong to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds...
View Article10 Years After The Yankee Air Museum Hangar Fire
Ten years ago Thursday the Yankee Air Museum's hangar went up in flames, destroying everything the museum had, except for its three flying aircraft. And if not for the heroic work of several museum...
View Article"Rosie The Riveters" Call For Equal Pay, Meet With Michigan Democrats
Many of Michigan's top female politicians visited with three original Rosie the Riveter's today at the Yankee Air Museum. They shared a message of hard work and a desire for equality.
View ArticleTwin Celebrations Thursday At Willow Run Airport
It's an historic day at Willow Run Airport on two fronts Thursday. The airport is re-dedicating it's re-built runway 5R/23L, and the Yankee Air Museum is closing on its purchase of a section of the...
View ArticleTwin Celebrations At Willow Run Airport
There were a couple of big celebrations Thursday at Willow Run Airport. The airport re-dedicated its re-built main runway, and the Yankee Air Museum closed on the purchase of part of the former bomber...
View ArticleWATCH: Blue Angels Pay Willow Run An Advance Visit
It'll be late next summer's Thunder over Michigan airs how before the entire squadron is here, but the Blue Angels' number seven plane touched down at Willow Run airport Monday morning for an advance...
View ArticleFirst Phase Of Construction Completed On Willow Run Bomber Plant Museum
'Rosie the Riveter' would be proud. The new location for the Yankee Air Museum is a step closer to opening to the public. The site? Rosie's stomping grounds at the historic, former, Willow Run Bomber...
View ArticleThousands of Rosie The Riveters Plan To Gather In Ypsilanti To Try And Set...
Several thousand women are gathering Saturday, October 14th in Ypsilanti to try and set a new Guinness Book of World Record for the most Rosie The Riveters in one place since World War II. The original...
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