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A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.

Posts Tagged ‘airplanes’

The Art of War

The origins of airplane nose art go back at least as far as World War I. It is World War II, however, that is the true “Golden Age” of the form.

History’s First Aerial Elopement

Art Smith and Aimee Cour couldn’t marry in Indiana. They could marry in Michigan, but they had to get there. Fortunately for them, Art was a pilot!

For “the Flyer, Flying Executive and the Aero Tourist”

Fraser, Michigan was once home to a small airport—the Thomas B. Joy Airport. This small airfield was one of dozens found across Michigan in the years following World War II.


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