| 1939-1941:
| Willow Run Boys Camp
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| 1941-1942:
| Willow Run bomber plant under construction
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| 1942-1945:
| Willow Run bomber plant is operational
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| Oct. 1, 1942:
| First completed B-24 at Willow Run
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| 1943:
| Willow Run Village opens for residents
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| Apr. 16, 1944:
| Plant reaches goal of one bomber per hour
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| Jun. 28, 1945:
| Last bomber completed at Willow Run
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| May 12, 1946:
| Ford Motor formally ends contract with government
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| 1946:
| Kaiser-Frazer purchases the plant facility
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| 1947:
| University of Michigan purchases the plant facility
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| 1947-1953:
| Kaiser-Frazer operates plant facility at Willow Run
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| 1948:
| Willow Run opens to public and commercial flights
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| 1953:
| General Motors purchases plant from Kaiser-Frazer
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| Mar.31, 1966:
| Last public flight out of airport
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| 1977:
| University of Michigan sells airport to Wayne County
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| 1981:
| Yankee Air Force and Yankee Air Museum established
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| Oct. 9, 2004:
| Fire destroys hanger at Yankee Air Museum
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