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Air Force aircraft land on Michigan highway

By Jeremy Beaman
Published August 5, 2021 9:22pm ET
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Air Force aircraft land on Michigan highway
The Michigan Air National Guard completed a historic training exercise on Thursday by landing and “generating,” or taking off, six Air Force aircraft on a partially closed Michigan state highway. Four A-10 Thunderbolts and two C-146 transport aircraft commanded by three separate units, including the Michigan Air National Guard, completed their operation by putting the […]

The Michigan Air National Guard completed a historic training exercise on Thursday by landing and “generating,” or taking off, six Air Force aircraft on a partially closed Michigan state highway.

Four A-10 Thunderbolts and two C-146 transport aircraft commanded by three separate units, including the Michigan Air National Guard, completed their operation by putting the planes down on State Highway M-32 in northeastern Michigan’s Alpena County.

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