Selfridge Field, Building No. 567, East Joy Boulevard east of Northwest Gate, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI
Summary
Significance: An example of a Rawinsonde Building rarely encountered in Michigan, this structure was used by the Weather Service to support Solfridge's Cold War defense mission and general aviation operations, from the 1950s into the early 1970s, launching transmitters attached to hydrogen-filled balloons to gather weather data.
Survey number: HAER MI-116-EE
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Mount Clemens (Mich.), 42.59726, -82.87798
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html