NORTON SHORES, Mich. (WOOD) — The Yankee Lady, a World War II heavy bomber, is parked at the Muskegon County Airport in Norton Shores.
The bomber comes to Muskegon from the Yankee Air Museum on the grounds of the Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti.
The Yankee Lady is a Boeing B-17G, which is the type of heavy bomber that flew daylight strategic bombing missions in World War II.
Its purpose was to fly high and deep into enemy territory. It took out things like factories, oil refineries, and military installations.
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