Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

Michael W. Michelsen, Jr., is a freelance writer in Riverside, California. An Air Force brat, Michael grew up on more bases than he cares to admit, but he loved every day of it. Among the benefits he most cherishes is the love of aviation that continues to this day.
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The Case of the Snowbound Soldier

A frozen World War II airman discovered in California’s Sierra Nevada led investigators on a…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

Making Aircraft Survivable: Abraham Wald’s Counterintuitive Armor Theory

Abraham Wald’s World War II survivability theory revealed how bomber armor should be placed, using…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

Operation Freeze

In 1944, Marine Corsair pilots in the South Pacific turned high altitude flights into an…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

The Gunner Who Fell From the Sky…Without a Parachute. The Story of Sgt. Alan E. Magee

Discover the extraordinary true story of Sgt. Alan E. Magee, the World War II B-17…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.

The Mystery of Alaska’s B-29 Superfortress: The Lady in the Lake

Explore the story of the “Lady in the Lake,” a WB-29 Superfortress submerged at Eielson…

Michael W. Michelsen Jr.