The event is hosted by the Yankee Air Museum located at Willow Run Airport in Belleville, Michigan. Last year they suffered a complete loss of their museum due to a fire. Fortuneately, their three flying aircraft were saved. The show was fantastic, and there were lots of rare, or rare to the mid-west aircraft.
"Little Friends... and Enemies"
There was a great turn out of World War II fighter Aircraft. P-47 Thunderbolts, P-40 Warhawks, and P-51 Mustangs. An extremely rare bird also arrived. An ME-109. The only one in North America flying manufactured in Germany, and powered by a Daimler-Benz engine. What an incredible aircraft!
"LITTLE FRIENDS"
P-47 Thunderbolt "Hun Hunter XVI"
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-40 Warhawk
P-51 Mustang
ME-109 a.k.a. "THE ENEMY"
The Grumman "Iron Works"
TBM Avenger
J2F-4 Duck - The aircraft won the Reserve Grand Champion WW II Warbird Award at Oshkosh Wisconsin a week before the show!
USAAF Bombers
B-24/LB-30A Liberator - owned by the Commerative Air Force - "Diamond Lil"
B-24 Liberator owned by the Collings Foundation "Witchcraft"
B-17G Flying Fortress - "Yankee Lady" owned by the Yankee Air Museum
B-17G - "Liberty Belle"
B-17G - "Nine O Nine" - owned by the Collings Foundation
USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II & Heritage Flight
A-10A Thunderbolt II a.k.a. "Warthog" from the Michigan Air National Guard. This aircraft was a static display aircraft.
A-10 East Coast demo. The current Flying Tigers!
The USAF Heritage Flight
