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Thunder Over Michigan

The 2007 show had no fewer than five P-51s:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/GlamorousGal07.jpg

There were also three P-47s and Bob Baranaskas’ P-40:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/P40Tom07.jpg

The navy was represented by a couple of F4Us and an F8F:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/F4uTom07.jpg

This was the Year of the Mitchell, with no fewer than fifteen B-25s up in the air at once:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/B25sTaxying07.jpg

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/B25sFlyingTom07.jpg

Highlight of the show for me was this H-34 Seahorse, as far as I know the only one on the airshow circuit:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/H34Diving.jpg

Heritage flight:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/HeritageFlightTom07.jpg

There were several innovations this year, including moving the crowd area onto the field, and bringing the Blue Angels to the show:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/EchelonPass11oClockTom07.jpg

Full report here:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum/2007/Highlights/index.html

Comments, questions and suggestions all welcome.

Richard.

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