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Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Chaos68 on July 29, 2003, 09:32:36 PM

Anyone going to this? Air Display 2003  (http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airdisplay/air_display.htm)
I think im going on the saturday of the weekend its on.

(http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airdisplay/images/TBM_4s.jpg)

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Tarmac 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!

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: B17Skull12 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 :D :D :D :D  because the only good spit is a spit on fire ;)


skull12

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Chaos68 on July 30, 2003, 01:52:02 PM

*bump*





{hangs head down}

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Gunthr 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.)

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Tarmac 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.

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: Chaos68 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!

Title: Air Display 2003 (Michigan)
Post by: DiabloTX on July 31, 2003, 06:13:21 PM

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