Author Topic: Air Display 2003 (Michigan) (Read 322 times)

Chaos68 · « **on:** July 29, 2003, 09:32:36 PM »

Anyone going to this? Air Display 2003
I think im going on the saturday of the weekend its on.

Tarmac · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2003, 11:56:46 PM »

Holy crap, 4 B-17s, a 24, some jugs, and a 109? Not to mention a bunch of other planes I've never seen before in person?

I might aim to make it out there.

Thanks for the link!

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2003, 12:34:53 AM »

very nice i did not look but if you spit edit it with a program to make it on fire:D

because the only good spit is a spit on fire

skull12

Chaos68 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2003, 01:52:02 PM »

*bump*

{hangs head down}

Gunthr · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2003, 03:49:37 PM »

Thats where I learned to fly! At Willow Run Airflight, which was near the Aircraft Mechanic School. My grandma worked at the Bomber plant there in WWII. I kept my Aeronca Champ at Larson field, a grass strip near Willow Run Apt in the 70's. Good times. A nice area to fly in too.... wish I could go.

Nearby Grosse Isle aiport, on the isle in the Detroit River was a training base using Stearman's during the war also. Done many touch and goes there... last time I was there I saw 7 or 8 guys with gyro-copters buzzing around in formation. (Another cool airport.)

Tarmac · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2003, 12:49:22 AM »

Grosse Ile was where Geoffrey Bird, our Con speaker, learned to fly. I guess they sent a lot of Fleet Air Arm pilots to the states to learn to fly when the US was still neutral.

His face lit up like a light bulb when I told him I was from Michigan and was familiar with the town. Small world.

Chaos68 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:10:58 PM »

Today at work ( i work 5 miles from airport) i saw a high spit flying over. It wasnt landing but just crusing around. ALso i noticed they got there C47 up and flying around

i cant wait!

DiabloTX · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:13:21 PM »

You mean they vulch AT-6's in real life?????