Michigan Air National Guard landing military jets on M-32 near Alpena
Military commanders say this would be the first time A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft have landed on a U.S. roadway
By ABC12 News Staff
Published: Jul. 29, 2021 at 11:26 AM UTC|Updated: 19 hours ago
ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - For the first time ever, the Michigan Air National Guard is going to try landing military aircraft on a public roadway rather than a designated runway.
A stretch of M-32 near Alpena will be closed for five hours on Aug. 5 for the training exercise, which includes four A-10s and two C-146 aircraft. The aircraft are based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona and Duke Field in Florida.
A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Michigan National Guard landed on highways in Estonia during a multinational training exercise in 2018, but they never have tried a roadway landing in America.
https://www.abc12.com/2021/07/29/michigan-air-national-guard-landing-military-jets-m-32-near-alpena/