Michigan was another state I had not visited, so this trip served to check off one more on my list! Luckily, I can find great scenery almost anyplace! All locations on this page are in the state of Michigan.
Saturday, 30 Aug 2008
I flew from Denver to Detroit, picked up a Hyundai Sonata rental car and headed west away from the big city.
Willow Run AFS
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(Building)
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(Dormitory)
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(General view)
Willow Run Airport
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(Warehouse)
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(Large hangar)
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(Large hangar, closer view)
Air Force Plant #31
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(Plant building)
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(Plant building)
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(Main administration building)
Emery GFA
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(This is a very rare extant radome on a gap filler)
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(Tower next to gap filler building)
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(Gap filler building)
AFP #60 (NO PHOTOS)
Michigan International Speedway (For the NASCAR
fans!)
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Holt Comms Site GWEN 830
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(The 299' tower has been removed)
I stopped for the night in Durand. The day's drive was 239 miles in 5.25 hours.
Sunday, 31 Aug 2008
Tri-City AAFld
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(Hangar)
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(Hangar)
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(Hangars)
Wurtsmith AFB
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(SAC alert facility)
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(SAC alert area security tower)
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(View of SAC alert facility from security tower)
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(ADC alert hangar, an unusual combo of Butler (barn-shaped) and Strobel &
Salzman (rectangular) designs)
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(ADC alert hangar showing rear of crew quarters)
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(ADC alert hangar)
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(Front aircraft door on one of the Butler units, note modification to fit over
nose of longer fighter aircraft)
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(ADC alert hangar, general view of front side)
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(ADC alert hangar showing front face of crew quarters; lower section under
control cab is non-historic)
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10 (ADC alert hangar, showing nose modification on one of the Strobel
& Salzman units)
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11 (ADC fighter hangars near the alert hangar)
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12 (W.W.II hangar)
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13 (Engine test facility)
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14 (Two elevated water storage tanks)
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15 (Large storage structure in the weapon storage area)
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16 (Vehicle garage in the weapon storage area)
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17 (Multi-cubicle storage structure in the weapon storage area)
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18 (Storage igloos in the weapon storage area)
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19 (Another view of the multi-cubicle storage structure in the weapon
storage area)
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20 (A different multi-cubicle storage structure in the weapon storage
area)
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21 (Maintenance building in weapon storage
area)
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22 (Security tower in weapon storage area)
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23 (Fire team building in weapon storage area)
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24 (Entry control building at weapon storage area)
My evening stop was in Rochester Hills, after driving 407 miles in 11 hours.
Monday, 1 Sep 2008
Packard Motor Car Proving Ground
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(Shop building and elevated water storage tank)
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(Historic marker)
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(Albert Kahn-designed building)
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(Another view of the Albert Kahn-designed building)
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(General view of the shop area)
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(Elevated water storage tank)
Selfridge AFB
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(AC&W radar tower)
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(Another view of the AC&W radar tower)
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(AC&W building)
Then I drove back to the airport to start the trip home.
Romulus AAFld
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(Art Deco airline terminal building)
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(Old building)
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(Old hangar)
Today was a short 103-mile drive in about 4 hours. I covered a mere 749 miles all weekend!
