The Airshow Guy

Photography by: Shawn Yost

Battle Creek continued their tradition of hosting the USAF Thunderbirds on the July 4th holiday. Along with the Thunderbirds, the 2009 event was also a blend of civilian solo and formation team acts along with two other military demos.

Full Performer list:

US Air Force Thunderbirds

F/A-18F Super Hornet (East)

F-15E Strike Eagle

T-2B Buckeye (Warbird Heritage Foundation)

Aerostars – 3x Yak-52 TW

Aero Shell Aerobatic Team – 4x T-6 Texans

Manfred Radius – sailplane and clown comedy skit

Dan Buchannan*

A6M Zero (replica) – (Tora 101)

The Hoppers – 4x L-39 Albatross

Otto the Helicopter

Todd Green Stunts

John Mohr Barnstorming

Phil Dacy*

 

* denotes photo unavailable.