Veterans Day Event: Yankee Air Museum's Randy Hotton Discusses Detroit, World War II And The Willow Run Story
When
Thursday November 7, 2013: 7:00pm to 8:30pm Add to Calendar / Add to Google Calendar
Where
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Description
In the first 18 months after Pearl Harbor, 350,000 people came to the city of Detroit to work in defense plants. The Willow Run Bomber Plant played a key role in what became known as the “Arsenal of Democracy” by producing 8,685 B-24 bombers before it closed in 1945.
Join us the week before Veterans Day, as Yankee Air Museum's Randy Hotton shares his extensive research on the Willow Run Bomber Plant.
Randy is a retired US Navy Captain who began his aviation career as a pilot in P-3 Orion aircraft flying Anti-Submarine Patrols during the Cold War. He now flies with the Yankee Air Museum in C-47 and B-17 bombers. Randy will cover the world and national events leading up to the decision to involve the auto industry in the construction of airplanes for WWII and ultimately to build the Willow Run Bomber Plant. He will also discuss the history and future of the Yankee Air Museum.
Library Event
Subjects
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Adult
Local History
Lectures/Panel Discussions
Special Events