Thunder Over Michigan 2006

Loved the shots of the A-10s,P-38 and A-4. I think the A-4 must be the only aircraft I know where the rudder was built inside out to save weight.

Equipped with GE F404’s, Modern Radar and Advance Avionics. The little “Scooter” is still a very capable machine. Can you imagine the same aircraft fitted with HMD’s, AIM-9X’s, and AMRAAM’s………………boy I hope Brazil is listening?

Loved the shots of the A-10s,P-38 and A-4. I think the A-4 must be the only aircraft I know where the rudder was built inside out to save weight.

Very nice pics:rolleyes:

Good to see the Corsair again:D

Oh, I am a Corsair nut……………I spoke with Pappy Boyington way back when he was still alive! Talk about a colorful fighter pilot!:D

Very nice pics:rolleyes:

Good to see the Corsair again:D

The arrivals day was well worth being around for, and it paid to stick around for departures after the show, too:

The usual selection of warbirds which Thunder Over Michigan is famous for:

Steve Hinton flying the Chino P-38:

Thunder Over Mighican had by far the best selection of British and German aircraft of any show in the USA in 2006, a Bf109E, Ju-52, a couple of Hurricanes and two Spitfires:

Will Ward’s MiG-17 had a wardrobe undercarriage malfunction:

Modern stuff wasn’t forgotten, either:

One of the highlights for me was the Collings Foundation’s TA-4 Skyhawk:

More of the same here:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum2006/Highlights/index.html

Richard.

Battle Creek A-10’s……….I’ve even seen them at the Mac Dill AFB Airshow in Tampa, Florida. If, memory serve me the BC ANG A-10’s have seen alot of action in Iraq………………:diablo:

Great stuff, Richard 🙂

Any idea if any more Skyraiders turned up on Sunday..

No, only the one Skyraider turned up all weekend.

Any P-40’s?

Yes, there was one P-40 along with a few P-51s, a couple of P-47s and a P-38.

Richard.

For anyone interested I uploaded video of the show here http://www.ontario-warbirds.ca/2006_air_show_video.htm

Cheers Dave C

Just a few last pictures taken at the Thunder….

Wish I could have seen the Sea Fury in the air at the show… but I do hope to see her in the air later this month in Ottawa at the AirRally at the Canada Aviation Museum 🙂

Great shots of great planes 😀

If anyone is interested in such a 4-seater Skyraider, click here 😉

Scooter..

I maybe attend 3 or 4 local shows a year…within a day’s drive if possible…this one was 9hrs away so that is pretty much the max for me these days…

I think The Windsor Mosquito Group goal is to have a very nice static Mosquito. The workmanship is also pretty incredible

Very nice guy’s

Thank’s for the viewing pleasure!

Love the auntie Ju.

Is that going to be an airworthy Mozzy, or is that the new build non-airworthy job from N.Z. for the Museum

a few more.

A few pictures of the arriving aircraft on Friday and the Saturday airshow….

Wish I could have gone but work commitments put paid to that. Had a nice show with the spit hurri 109 and harvard in London on Sunday on their way home from Willow Run.

Here are a few pictures taken last Saturday at the Thunder over Michigan 2006 Airshow located at Willow Run Airport…Nice turn out by the lads with the Hurricanes…3 were in attendance on Saturday…

Nice Pic’s! What other Airshows have you been too? :rolleyes:

Any P-40’s?

The two P-47’s and single P-51 put on an excellent show with those high speed passes over the tank battle in the field…amazing stuff…I watched both shows at 10 and 2…. 🙂

Don’t know, I was only there for the Saturday show.

Any idea if any more Skyraiders turned up on Sunday..