Raco Air Force Base 6-30-17

This is the old Raco Field/Army Airfield/Air Force Base. It is about 25 miles West of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It is currently controlled by the U.S. Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest and planes haven't landed there since the 1970s. It was constructed as defense for the Sault Locks and shipping around the great lakes. There was an anti-aircraft battery and BOMARC missiles meant to shoot down Russian bombers should the need arise. For more info: www.airfields-f...

[@slidehorn1]

My grandfather, L. W. Brumm was one of three paving contractors that built the Raco airfield. The other two were Gust.K Newberg and S.J.Groves and Sons.

[@grayflaneur4854]

I remember back in about 1995, my company did about 144 soil borings on this site for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to assess adverse impact from the previous missile launch sites. Mostly concerned about the past storage tanks. Crazy thing is that they did it in the winter. Why not wait till it's warm, I can't say, but it was for the government so what can you expect.

[@lylelay]

They wanted to do it the winter because of the summertime you can't see what you're doing for the black flies, horse flies and stable flies

[@ronpauley3225]

Thanks for the video. I spent time up there in the 90's over at Kincheloe Air Force Base after it was closed. Beautiful area.

[@elenagirelli170]

Please pray for protection .

[@MikeGrimaldi]

FYI: this was never a US Air Force Base. The ONLY presence the USAF had on site was the Kincheloe BOMARC Missile site. THe USAF never had a flying mission there.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

There was a small contingent stationed there. Most were bussed in daily from Kinchheloe AFB. MY girlfriend's husband worked fire suppression there. Local drag races were held there during the 1960's. CHRYSLER Automotive used it for cold weather battery research d😮using the later 1970's 😢

[@mcyooper820]

Cool video.

[@tommaddux7186]

Raco was not an air force base. It was an auxillary airfield. During the WW2-Korea era there ware anti_aircraft guns there. In the 60's a Bomarc aa missile site was there. After than, not much.

[@elmoc5102]

Awesome!!!