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The dates and theme for the Thunder over Michigan show are announced and the performers list is already starting to grow.

The show will be Held on Aug 29 & 30. The show theme is "Bombertown USA"and the theme aircraft is the B-29. It is hoped that FIFI, DOC and a C-97 will be flying together.

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Schedule is up:

9:00 AM -

Air Show Grounds Open.

10:30 - 11:00 AM -

WWII Air & Ground Battle (Mosquito) - Featuring the Largest Gathering of WWII American Half Tracks in the World.

Flying Schedule 12:45 AM - 4:15 PM

Opening Cermonies/National Anthem

Famous Fighter Flight (P-51B, P-51C, P-51D, FG-1C, FG-1D)

Bombertown USA (B-29, Lancaster, B-17 (2), PB4Y-2, Mosquito, B-25 (4), A-26, PV-2)

Victory Flight - "Heavy Bomber Style" (B-29. Lancaster, B-17 (2))

F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo

F-16 Fighting Falcon & P-51D Mustang Heritage Flight

Harvard Mark IV - Rick Volker

HH-65C Dolphin Demo

WWII Air & Ground Battle (ME-262 & FW-190)

Extra 330C - Michael Goulian

Medflight Helo Arrives

FG-1D Corsair Demo

U.S.M.C. C-130T 'Fat Albert' Demo

U.S.N. 'Blue Angels' Demo

I will post the performers here as they are announced!RED are new additions

Confirmed:

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Boeing F-18 X7

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Lockheed C-130

U.S.A.F.'s General Dynamics F-16(full demo)

U.S. Coast Guard's HH-65 Dolphin full demo

USAF's Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker (Static Only)

Luftwaffe`s C-160D Transal(Static Only)[/color]

The Military Aviation Museum's Junkers Ju-52 (Casa 352)<--- this aircraft is making the entire trip worth it for me now!!!

The Military Aviation Museum's DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Avro Lancaster

Commemorative Air Force'sB-29A Super Fortress FIFI

Yankee Air Museum's B-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"

Liberty Foudnation's B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"

4Y-2 LLC's PB4Y-2 Privateer

Tim Savage's A-26B Invader

Canadian warplane Heritage Museum's B-25 Mitchell

Yankee Air Museum's B-25 Mitchell "Yankee Warrior"

Brent Hisey's B-25J Mitchell "SUPER RABBIT"

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's B-25J Mitchell "BRIEFING TIME"

Commemorative Air Force's FG-1D Corsair

Cavanaugh Flight Museum's FG-1C Corsair

The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's TBM-3E Avenger

Dave Hansen's PV-2 Harpoon "ATTU WARRIOR"

The Military Aviation Museum's Fw 190A-8 Wurger

The Military Aviation Museum's Supermarine Spitfire MkIX

Commemorative Air Force'sP-51C Mustang"Red Tail"

Jack Roush`s P-51C Mustang"Old Crow"

The Warbird Heritage Foundation's P-51D Mustang "Baby - Duck"[

Wes Stowers and Billy Strickland's P-51D Mustang "Ain't Misbehavin'"

Tony Buechler's P-51D Mustang "PETIE 2nd"

Yankee Air Museum's C-47 "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

Comemorative Air Force's C-45 "Bucket of Bolts" Tentative

Rick volker's Harvard MkIV

Roger Schlueter's North American Aviation T-6 Texan

Commemorative Air Force – Buffalo Heritage Squadron's North American Aviation SNJ-4

Flying Heritage Foundation's North American T-28 Trojan Tentative

Bruce Koch's Vultee SNV-1 Valiant

Dave & Deb Groh's Boeing PT-17 Stearman

Christopher Dackson's Boeing PT-17 Stearman

Bill Hirzel's Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Yellow Peril

Wes Shartle's WACO UPF-7

Yankee Air Museum's WACO YMF-5C

Peter Deloof's Piper L-4 Grasshopper

Bill Hirzel's Stinson L-5 Sentinel

Jason Kot's Cessna L-19 Bird Dog

Robert Lutz's Aero Vodochody L-39ZO Albatros

Army Aviation Heritage Foundations's UH-1H Huey

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's AH-1 Cobra

Mike Goulian's Extra 350

Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF) F-16 Fighting Falcons (X2 Static only) cancelled

U.S. Marine's EA-6B Prowler (static Only)cancelled

The Military Aviation Museum's Me-262cancelled

The Liberty Aviation Museum's B-25J Mitchell "Georgie's Gal"cancelled

Stay tuned for more!!

Sean

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This years theme aircraft is the B-29. They're hoping to get FIFI, Doc(if he is flying by them)as well as Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation C-97 together at one show.

Steven L :wave:/>

Good point Far..I will add the theme aircraft to my post as well.

Sean

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I have heard this show is like very expensive. What kind of costs does it entail? Is there any additional flightline costs to go up to the aircraft for pics and what does the parking usually cost? Thinking I might need to go up to see this thing.

-Jim

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Price and parking is listed on the website. The earlier you buy the tickets the cheaper they get. It's pricey for an air show I guess but not overly too much. No special costs to get up close to the aircraft. Some that fly you may not be able to get near.

It's been a few years since I've gone but here's usually always a big crowd so go early.

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The dates and theme for the Thunder over Michigan show are announced and the performers list is already starting to grow.

The show will be Held on Aug 29 & 30. The show theme is "Bombertown USA"and the theme aircraft is the B-29. It is hoped that FIFI, DOC and a C-97 will be flying together.

I will post the performers here as they are announced!RED are new additions

Confirmed:

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Boeing F-18 X7

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Lockheed C-130

U.S.A.F.'s General Dynamics F-16(full demo)

The Military Aviation Museum's DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26

Commemorative Air Force'sB-29A Super Fortress FIFI

Yankee Air Museum's B-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"

4Y-2 LLC's PB4Y-2 Privateer

Tim Savage's A-26B Invader

Yankee Air Museum's B-25 MItchell "Yankee Warrior"

Brent Hisey's B-25J Mitchell "SUPER RABBIT"

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's B-25J Mitchell "BRIEFING TIME"

The Liberty Aviation Museum's B-25J Mitchell "Georgie's Gal"

The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's TBM-3E Avenger

Dave Hansen's PV-2 Harpoon "ATTU WARRIOR"

The Military Aviation Museum's Fw 190A-8 Wurger

The Warbird Heritage Foundation's P-51D Mustang "Baby - Duck"[

Wes Stowers and Billy Strickland's P-51D Mustang "Ain't Misbehavin'"

Yankee Air Museum's C-47 "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

Rick volker's Harvard MkIV

Commemorative Air Force – Buffalo Heritage Squadron's North American Aviation SNJ-4

Bruce Koch's Vultee SNV-1 Valiant

Dave & Deb Groh's Boeing PT-17 Stearman

Christopher Dackson's Boeing PT-17 Stearman

Bill Hirzel's Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Yellow Peril

Wes Shartle's WACO UPF-7

Yankee Air Museum's WACO YMF-5C

Peter Deloof's Piper L-4 Grasshopper

Bill Hirzel's Stinson L-5 Sentinel

Jason Kot's Cessna L-19 Bird Dog

Robert Lutz's Aero Vodochody L-39ZO Albatros

Army Aviation Heritage Foundations's UH-1H Huey

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's AH-1 Cobra

Mike Goulian's Extra 350

Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF) F-16 Fighting Falcons (X2 Static only) cancelled

Unconfirmed:

Flying Heritage Foundation's North American T-28 Trojan

Stay tuned for more!!

Sean

airshow list on ToM webiste updated

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I'm definitely stoke about this show! I was a bit disappointed to find out that the CAF B-24A "Diamond Lil" won't make it. Apparently she's going to be down for some extended maintenance when she finishes her current east coast tour.

Nothing on the Collings Foundation's website, so I assume they won't be there (but they're making a stop in Kalamazoo this summer, so it's all good!)

SN

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