Description The Willow Run Bomber Plant opened in 1941 and produced over 8,600 B-24 Liberator bombers, a key element of the Allied arsenal in World War II.
In 1981, a group of aviation enthusiasts established the Yankee Air Museum about a mile away from the original bomber plant.
The museum built a substantial collection of flyable and static aircraft and aviation artifacts, many of which were destroyed in a 2004 fire.
Despite this loss, the museum remained open in temporary facilities while considering options for a permanent home.
The museum then bought the last 144,000 square feet of the original bomber plant with a goal of renovating this facility into a state-of-the-art museum in the early 2020s.
Yankee Air Museum covers some of the people and events at the center of Southeast Michigan's aviation history.
Arcadia Publishing (sc) Yankee air museum/barry d. levine
