Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 30, 1947
Caption:
As P-80 Pilot Alights: Lt. Arthur Murray, 28, of Wright Field, O., is shown alighting from the P-80 jet fighter he piloted yesterday from Montreal to Willow Run in two hours and 10 minutes. Murray brought with him a message to University of Michigan President Alexander G. Ruthven from Mayor Camillien Houde of Montreal. The P-80's flight was a feature of the University's dedication of Willow Run airport.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 30, 1947

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 30, 1947
Caption:
Vigil for P-80 Rewarded: Hundreds of spectators at Willow Run yesterday braved frigid winds for more than an hour as they awaited the arrival of an Army P-80 jet fighter from Montreal. Due in at 4 o'clock, the plane finally streaked over the field at 5:05. The same winds that had chilled spectators had slowed the Shooting Star, piloted by Lt. Arthur Murray. Behind the P-80 and dwarfing the little jet plane with its hugeness is an Army B-29, another plane on exhibition at the air show held in connection with the University of Michigan's dedication of the airport.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 27, 1947
Caption:
Changing pattern of the Willow Run Air Terminal, with new construction and remodeling constantly re-shaping the basic floor plan, is shown in this photograph above. To the left in the immediate foreground are the cinder block walls of a new coffee shop expected to open soon. At the far end of the terminal and directly behind the Christmas tree, is the entrance to a news reel theater which is under construction. The theater is the first of a series planned in airports throughout the nation by Air Terminal Theaters, Inc. To the far left is the counter where air passengers claim their baggage. Passengers with their tickets report to the center counter and tickets for prospective passengers are obtained from the different lines at the right of the long counter. A hooded schedule board, which lists all plane arrivals and departures, is shown just to the right of the ticket windows. In addition to the theater at the southern end of the terminal there is a telephone exchange and a post office. Visitors who come to the terminal to see the planes are routed to a sightseeing ramp via stairs at the northern and southern ends of the terminal.