Thunder Over Michigan 2019 "Corsair Crazy"

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Post by alexp2805- » Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:22 am

P-51 Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" from the Warbird Heritage Foundation at Waukegan, Illinois, will be the aircraft performing the "Heritage Flight" with the F-16. I thought the Skyraider was gonna be the Heritage bird?
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Post by GRNDP51 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:35 pm

alexp2805- wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:22 am P-51 Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" from the Warbird Heritage Foundation at Waukegan, Illinois, will be the aircraft performing the "Heritage Flight" with the F-16. I thought the Skyraider was gonna be the Heritage bird?
I can see both happening, the Skyraider will be at Oshkosh too
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Post by GRNDP51 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:46 pm

Thunder says the 4 USAF Texan II's that were added yesterday will be flying in the show. Nice, rare, treat! :D
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Post by RyanS » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:45 am

A couple cancellations announced just now. Good on the show for being upfront with them when so many others aren't!
We share the additions, we share the cancellations. The P-51D Mustang "Sierra Sue II" will no longer be able to attend this year's show. Also, due to a reduction in flying hours for the U.S. Navy, our recently added P-8 Poseidon has also cancelled. No need to fret.....more additions are coming soon!!
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Post by GRNDP51 » Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:30 am

RyanS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:45 am A couple cancellations announced just now. Good on the show for being upfront with them when so many others aren't!
We share the additions, we share the cancellations. The P-51D Mustang "Sierra Sue II" will no longer be able to attend this year's show. Also, due to a reduction in flying hours for the U.S. Navy, our recently added P-8 Poseidon has also cancelled. No need to fret.....more additions are coming soon!!
I agree with this, I know Thunder will make up for it with other additions too. 8-)

This is also nice to know that nothing else has cancelled so far, just those 2 off the huge list is great!!!
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Post by GRNDP51 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:16 am

Not formally announced yet, but back down to 3 B-25's. Super Rabbit making metal. Thunder's got a little money back for their budget the past few days, maybe a little incentive for a twin-Merlin from OSH (or 2) :D
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Post by P-51D Mustang » Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:20 am

Just added KC-135R/T 171st ARS MI ANG.
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Post by RyanS » Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:26 pm

Thankfully it sounds like the pilot is doing ok and the aircraft is repairable, but presumably not before TOM

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/g ... -1.5198516
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Post by GRNDP51 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:55 pm

RyanS wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:26 pm Thankfully it sounds like the pilot is doing ok and the aircraft is repairable, but presumably not before TOM

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/g ... -1.5198516
The closeup photos look potentially worse than O'Connor's. Sucks!!! Down to 12
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Post by GRNDP51 » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:52 pm

For any who haven't been following, the list was updated over the weekend. I believe the current list is spot on for what's been confirmed and dropped. The only plane I don't see on there that was announced (but not dropped from my knowledge) is Brad Deckert's Avenger.

Aside from this, I'm not sure what more we will be seeing in attendance on the warbird front. I'm still hoping for some OSH birds to make their way down. Tom Walsh said the budget is pretty topped out at this point, the most expensive Thunder to date! Considering 2 Corsair's they budgeted for were dropped I thought maybe those dollars could be used elsewhere. We will see...

Tom also said that more Canadian military statics should be surfacing soon. As fighter jets are pretty light right now, maybe the USAF will be sending a little more Thunder to Thunder in the coming weeks also. Nonetheless, very happy with the cargo contingent this year! :D
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