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Historic Presentation Night
February 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Willow Run’s Missile Lab
Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 PM EST (Doors open at 6:30)
$10 per Person: non-members
FREE: Museum members with registration
Join Ric Mixter for an exciting look into Willow Run’s Missile Lab. Willow Run’s airport was purchased by the University of Michigan for a dollar after World War II, and analysis of the Nazi V-2 rocket soon led to speculation that scientists at the Willow Run Laboratory were working on a version that could fly to new heights, and even possibly afford manned flight into outer space. The world soon learned the effort was for a missile defense system that would protect America’s northern states from airborne attack. Ric digs into the research at Willow Run and the concept of air defense that came from the think tank at Willow Run. Also covered is the controversy of the Air Force versus the Army’s Nike program and the fight for funding the best solution against Soviet threats. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is featured as the first operational BOMARC facility in the country, hosted at Raco Field near Sault Ste Marie.
Don’t miss this fascinating dive into history!
Speaker: Ric Mixter