THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN 2018

[Boeing666]

Ecorse should be open on Friday except for during Thunderbird practice? I should be getting into town early enough to catch some action Friday night too.

Not sure how they treat Ecorse during T-birds practice, but if it is anything like Blue Angels practice the best part of Ecorse between Beck and Denton is blocked off for that surface drive where we park for arrivals. That's only if south ops too. North ops are usually better. There is a field near the old Zantop/Kalitta Hangars on the southwest side of the field for Rwy 5 arrivals. That isn't effected by the T-birds/Angels safety area like Ecorse is.

This will be the first Thunder that I missed since 2007 as I chose to spend the whole week at Oshkosh instead and burned my vacation time. Looks to be a great static line up.

[martin_sam_2000]

Hopefully you guys don't mind me posting this here.

I, again, am stuck with an extra admission and fighter club ticket and I am looking to unload them.

I will sell them at the advance rate I bought them for: the admission ticket is $25USD ($35 as of today) and the fighter club is $75 USD,and is for the Sat show (Sat is currently sold out)

I can either meet on the Friday before the show, or the Sat morning at the gate before the show opens, once the gates open I will be on the move and will not wait around.

Please PM if you are interested.

Sean

[michael luther]

Just added,

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's UH-1H Iroquois (#2)!

[michael luther]

Just added,

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's AH-1F Cobra!

[TOM WALSH]

The 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Friday Taxiway Photography and the Photo Tour & Pit slots for Saturday and Sunday, including the Saturday evening engine run, are sold out.

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

[Alex Pas]

The B-17 "Madras Maiden" has been taken off the schedule.

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/schedule.html

[martin_sam_2000]

The B-17 "Madras Maiden" has been taken off the schedule.

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/schedule.html

hmmm... well that sucks!

sean

[RJ0930]

I'm suprised being Willow Run that there isn't B-24 attending.

[martin_sam_2000]

I'm suprised being Willow Run that there isn't B-24 attending.

There is only one flying and it is in NJ that weekend. It was there a few years ago.

[Alex Pas]

Anybody know if the 381st bombardment group formation will still happen the the absence of "Madras Maiden"?

[michael luther]

Just added,

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's AH-1F Cobra (#2)!

[TOM WALSH]

Word was received today, that the Chief of the German Air Force (GAF), has cancelled all A400M appearances in North America and Europe due to higher priority taskings. This is not the type of news organizers like to receive just days before an event. But, that is sometimes the nature of the air show business! Thunder has received GAF support 4 of the last 6 years, a record that no other show in North America can match. They will be back!!

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

[bdsmith337]

I have two extra general admission tickets that any Wix member in need of them can have for free. They were sent with my yankee air museum membership and I already bought mine last year. If you want them just PM me your address and I’ll drop them in the mail so you’ll have them for the show. First to ask gets them.

[TOM WALSH]

Updated aircraft list posted this AM.

Doubt that there will be another as it is too close to the event.

See yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

[Taylor Stevenson]

Just added,

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's AH-1F Cobra (#2)!

I know where there’s a Bell Cobra with a bigger cannon...