Thunder Over Michigan 2022

[robert16627]

Word is they're cancelling the rest of the season, also sucks to lose the C-2 with it if so. MH-53 is a great add though!

Arrival Friday is looking to be Yagen's 3, Spitfire or Hurricane from DTAM (Bernie ferrying both, one earlier in the week), Firefly, Lysander, Fw 190, B-25, F-100, F-16's, F-18's, & KC-135. Maybe's are P-3, Vampire, and Bald Eagle. Bf 109 and C-47 arriving early next week.

Do you know if there will be a replacement or is it too last minute?

Working on replacements and extras in case things don't make it, but it's hard - Michael did add a warbird aerobatic demo to likely fill that timeslot though hint hint - he flew in last year's show, but he's bringing a different plane.

Quicksilver?

[JBavaition]

Word is they're cancelling the rest of the season, also sucks to lose the C-2 with it if so. MH-53 is a great add though!

Arrival Friday is looking to be Yagen's 3, Spitfire or Hurricane from DTAM (Bernie ferrying both, one earlier in the week), Firefly, Lysander, Fw 190, B-25, F-100, F-16's, F-18's, & KC-135. Maybe's are P-3, Vampire, and Bald Eagle. Bf 109 and C-47 arriving early next week.

Do you know if there will be a replacement or is it too last minute?

Working on replacements and extras in case things don't make it, but it's hard - Michael did add a warbird aerobatic demo to likely fill that timeslot though hint hint - he flew in last year's show, but he's bringing a different plane.

Louis Horschel bringing his corsair?

[JBavaition]

AIRCRAFT LIST
Keep watch for more additions in the coming week!!

Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team (Morning Shows ONLY)
United States Air Force

United States Navy Parachute Team – “Leap Frogs” (Morning Shows ONLY)
United States Navy

United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron "Blue Angels" (Afternoon Shows ONLY)
United States Navy

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (Not based at Willow Run Airport, Saturday Afternoon Show ONLY)
2nd BW – Barksdale AFB, LA

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXc
Dakota Territory Air Museum

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXe
Military Aviation Museum

Hawker Hurricane Mk. XII
Dakota Territory Air Museum

Hawker Hurricane Mk. XII
Military Aviation Museum

de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk. 26
Military Aviation Museum

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10
Erickson Aircraft Collection

Westland Lysander Mk. IIIa
Lysander Historical Aviation

Fairey Firefly AS Mk. 6
Eddie Kurdziel

de Havilland Vampire T Mk. 55
Jerry Conley

North American F-100F Super Sabre
Dean Cutshall

North American P-51D Mustang "BALD EAGLE"
Jim Beasley

North American P-51B Mustang "OLD CROW”
Jack Roush

North American P-51D Mustang "GENTLEMAN JIM"
Jack Roush

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady”
Yankee Air Museum

North American Aviation B-25D Mitchell "ROSIE’S REPLY"
Yankee Air Museum

North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Georgie’s Gal”
Liberty Aviation Museum

Douglas C-47A Skytrain
The Liberty Foundation

Douglas C-47D Skytrain “Hairless Joe”
Yankee Air Museum

Bell UH-1H Iroquois “Greyhound” (Walk-up rides will be available!)
Yankee Air Museum

Ford 4-AT-B Trimotor
Yankee Air Museum

North American Aviation T-6D Texan

North American Aviation T-6D Texan
Bob Pingston

Vultee SNV-1 Valiant
Bruce Koch

Boeing PT-17 Stearman
Christopher Dackson

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18E Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Boeing F/A-18F Hornet
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
U.S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – NAS Pensacola, FL

Lockheed F-16CJ Fighting Falcon – Viper Demonstration Team
20th FW Shaw AFB, SC

Lockheed F-16CJ Fighting Falcon – Viper Demonstration Team
20th FW Shaw AFB, SC

Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon
180th FW – Toledo ANGB, OH

Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon
180th FW – Toledo ANGB, OH

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
121st Wing – Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, OH

Boeing F/A-18E/F Hornet
VFC-12 – NAS Oceana, VA

Boeing F/A-18E/F Hornet
VFC-12 – NAS Oceana, VA

Lockheed P-3C Orion
Naval Air Wing 3 - Nordholz, Germany

Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey

VRM-50 – NAS North Island, CA

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon (Flying ONLY)
NAS Norfolk, VA

Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk
HSC-2 - NAS Norfolk, VA

Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II
15 Wing – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II
15 Wing – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Beechcraft T-6B Texan II
Training Air Wing SIX – NAS Pensacola, FL

Extra 330SC
Michael Goulian

McDonnell Douglas MD-88
USA Jet Airlines

Aircraft list updated.

A couple things to note, a Spitfire and Hurricane are gone, no Fw 190, an Osprey was added, and a few Texan II's were added.

[Xray]

FW axed ouch, wish they could snag a Harrier demo

[GRNDP51]

Relax all, Fw 190 is still on, just missed on the list.

And JB's guess was correct, Horschel's Corsair is coming as well (not on the list).

[dzirzow]

So each show is only 2 hours of flying (according to TFR)??

Thought I got lucky to pick my free ticket for the Saturday afternoon show with the Blues and B-52. Now I see half the warbirds only flying in morning, including the F-100.

Not worth 6 hours driving back and forth for a 2 hour show coming solo. Is there anywhere safe to watch the show from outside if I get there early or spend night and try to catch morning on Sunday?

Have not been there for this drive in style show. This would be awesome lineup and show for a single day traditional event. Not $200+ for 2 hour show. Before anyone says anything about afternoon show, you have 15 minutes added to schedule for the blues ground show/recovery.

[Xray]

Many of us know the feeling dzirzow, I have not only been priced out but the added restrictions on cigarettes, grills and large umbrellas would make me think twice even if the price was more realistic - In addition, don't like the sound of "All items, vehicles and persons are subject to search" Search by who ? Law enforcement ? Rentacops ? Volunteers ? And if they found a cigarette or knife, I would be denied entry and there goes my $240 investment. I'm a suspicious looking guy I look like a cross between Van Halen and a Hells Angel, and I am not going to be humiliated and told to turn out my pockets and open my tool box at a friggin airshow of all places.
Nope, they have gotten way too anal for my tastes, which in fairness seems to be a trend with all airshows [most even restricting scanners now, which would for sure send me and keep me on the other side of the perimeter] And I cannot see how these extravagant prices can stand the test of time.

[robert16627]

For anyone going out to the practices, According to the Notams on Friday, There will be a parachute practice demo from 8a-10a, I’d assume it’s the USN Leap Frogs jumping out of the MH-53z

[BruceK]

Firefly canceled, according to updated schedule. Still no mention of a Corsair demo.

[JBavaition]

Firefly canceled, according to updated schedule. Still no mention of a Corsair demo.

Huh. Firefly was on the updated Aircraft list.

It could be Flying in the afternoon shows now.