
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.