Boeing666 wrote:
I am trying to think of Thunder 2020, something special needs to be done for the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. Try to invite just about every flyable WWII type available. Dayton and Oshkosh did that in 1995 for the 50th anniversary. Plus the fact that Thunder typically happens around the end of WWII time anyway
I imagine Oshkosh will try to do something like this. Unless something changes I don't see Thunder being any larger than it will be this year. Again not to be a naysayer, but the warbird budget is tapped out for this year, another reason I think that the "type" gatherings are good for Thunder. Also 2020 is gonna be the Blues, and I've never put together an airshow, but I'm 99% sure the amenities for the Blues are much more $$$ than the Viper demo...
If I had to pick my 2020 Thunder it would be "Bombertown: The Second Round". I think it could help fit the end of WWII if both Doc and Fifi are there. Add in invites to the 2 B-24's and the PB4Y, a handful of B-17's and B-25's, BUT I think they should highlight the A-26. The Special Kay team seems to really want Thunder to have an A-26 gathering next year from some stray posts I've seen here and there. Maybe add Rod and Yagen's Mossie and make it more of a gathering of attack planes...?
Just my thoughts for Thunder 2020... Gonna try to track down some of the team and slip this idea their way...