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Ann Arbor News Reporter Dick Kerr With Air Force Lt. Louis G. Marlow After Their Flight In A T-33 Trainer Jet, April 1956

Ann Arbor News Reporter Dick Kerr With Air Force Lt. Louis G. Marlow After Their Flight In A T-33 Trainer Jet, April 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 26, 1956
Caption:
PILOT 'CO-PILOT' CONVERSE: Standing beside the T-33 trainer jet in which he was taken for a ride, News Reporter Dick Kerr has a lot of questions to ask Lt. Louis G. Marlow about the operations of the Air Force Reserve squadron which began actual flying activity at Willow Run Airpot in February. When at full strength, the unit will have 400 reservists, about 25 jet aircraft and a permanent detachment of about 100 officers, enlisted men and civilian personnel.

Children Sit In The Cockpit Of An F-80 Jet At The Armed Forces Day Open House Hosted By The Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron At Willow Run, May 1956

Children Sit In The Cockpit Of An F-80 Jet At The Armed Forces Day Open House Hosted By The Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron At Willow Run, May 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 21, 1956
Caption:
Children Try Out Jet For Size. Krena, five and her brother Daniel Christensen, eight, had the good fortune to be the first children to sit in an F-80 jet cockpit at the Armed Forces day open house over the weekend. M/Sgt. Robert Shumard of the 472nd Fighter and Bomber Reserve Squadron at the Willow Run base is explaining what two youngsters would be interested in knowing about a jet.

Mechanics Of Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron Study Jet Engines In Active Duty Training At Selfridge Air Force Base, August 1956

Mechanics Of Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron Study Jet Engines In Active Duty Training At Selfridge Air Force Base, August 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 17, 1956
Caption:
AIR RESERVISTS TRAIN: The 472nd Fighter-Bomber Reserve Squadron based at Willow Run Airport is currently undergoing two weeks of active duty training at Selfridge Air Force Base near Mt. Clemens. Here, mechanics of the reserve unit attend a classroom session dealing with the jet engines of the F-84 planes which the squadron flies. Some 100 enlisted men and officers of the 472nd are currently taking the active training, together with two other reserve units of the parent 439th Fighter-Bomber Wing.

Pilots Of Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron At Willow Run Chat During A Break At Selfridge Air Force Base Summer Training, August 1956

Pilots Of Air Force Reserve 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron At Willow Run Chat During A Break At Selfridge Air Force Base Summer Training, August 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 17, 1956
Caption:
WASHTENAW PILOTS CONFER: These four Reserve jet pilots, all members of the 472nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron at Willow Run, take time out during their two-week summer training period to confer with Maj. Phillip G. Kuhn (left) of Wyandotte, World War II flying ace who is reserve commander of the 472nd. The pilots are (left to right, on ground) Lt. John P. Wenzelberger of Ann Arbor, Lt. R. C. Newcomb of Ypsilanti township and Lt. Donald J. Keune of Ann Arbor. Standing on a ladder by an F-84 jet is Lt. James Sutton, also of Ypsilanti township.