Thunder over Michigan

[nwafan20]

Well, I know this is an NY forum, but a few questions that some of you may be able to answer.

1. Is anyone going?
2. Look at the aircraft lineup: Douglas DC-3 American Airlines"Flagship Detroit"... Does anyone know about this? This has got me really excited. I have never seen a DC-3, and it will be in the retro AA livery!!! Does anyone know anything about this bird?

Heres a picture of it: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1141896/L/

EDIT: Found a bit of info on it, but if anyone has anymore that would be nice: This is the oldest DC-3 still flying. It was built in Santa Monica, CA and delivered to American on March 2, 1937. It was restored in 2004 by volunteers from American's maintenance bases.


US Navy Aerial Demonstration Squadron "Blue Angels"
United States Navy
North American Aviation B-25D Mitchell "Yankee Warrior"
Yankee Air Museum
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Killer B"
Flying Tigers Warbird
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Briefing Time"
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Betty's Dream"
C&P Aviation Services
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Lady Luck"
C&P Aviation Services
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Pacific Prowler"
Jim Terry
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Miss Mitchell"
CAF/Minnesota Wing
North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell "Miss Hap"
American Airpower Museum
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Martha Jean"
David Wheaton/Blue Yonder Inc.
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell
Tom Duffy
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Axis Nightmare"
Tri-State Warbird Museum
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Show Me"
CAF/Missouri Wing
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Yellow Rose"
CAF/Yellow Rose Wing
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Tondelayo"
Collings Foundation
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Panchito"
Rag Wings and Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Wild Cargo"
Fighter Factory
North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell "Special Delivery/Doolittle Raider"
Lone Star Flight Museum
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Excaliber" [Aerobatic]
Pilot: Dale Snodgrass/Owner: Indiana Aviation Museum
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Checkertail"
Nathan Davis
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Glamorous Gal"
Warbirds Over Long Island
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Petie 2nd"
Tony Buechler
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Gentleman Jim"
Jack Roush
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Warbirds Over Long Island
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "No Guts No Glory"
Tom Duffy
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt "Jacky's Revenge"
American Airpower Museum
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Hairless Joe"
Butch Schroeder
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Hun Hunter"
Neal Melton
Chance Vought F4U-5NL
Collings Foundation
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"
Yankee Air Museum
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"
David Tallichet
Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
Marine Helicopter Squadron 361 Veterans Association, Inc
Douglas AD-5W Skyraider
Dr. Brent Hisey
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
Tom Buck
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
Paul Keppeler
North American Aviation F-86F Sabre
Warbird Heritage Foundation
North American (Rockwell) T-2B Buckeye
Warbird Heritage Foundation
Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-17F [Aerobatic]
Will Ward
Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros
Tim Brutsche
Douglas DC-3 American Airlines"Flagship Detroit"
Flagship Detroit Foundation
Douglas C-47D Skytrain "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Yankee Air Museum
North American Aviation LT-6G Texan "SCREAM 'N REBEL"
Jim Greeson
North American Aviation SNJ-5 Texan
Dan O' Connor
North American Aviation SNJ-5 Texan
Dan Schiffer
North American Aviation T-6 Texan
Bob Pingston
North American Aviation T-6 Texan "MissTLC/Precious"
John Feldvary
North American Aviation T-6 Texan "Little Texan"
Ron Staley
North American Aviation T-6 Texan
Chuck Marshall
North American Aviation T-6 Texan
Roger & Margaret Schlueter
Vultee SNV-1 Valiant
Bruce Koch
Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper
Yankee Air Museum - Saginaw, MI Division
Stinson OY-1 Sentinel
Paul Draper
Boeing PT-17 Stearman
Chris Dackson
Boeing N2-S Stearman
Larry Barrett
Boeing PT-17 Stearman
Dave & Deb Groh
Boeing PT-17 Stearman
Pete Chestnut
Cessna 0-2 Superskymaster
Tom Wrench
Stinson V-77 Reliant
Yankee Air Museum
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - 127th FW
United States Air Force
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - 127th FW
United States Air Force
Raytheon (Beech) T-1A Jayhawk - 71st OSS
United States Air Force
Raytheon T-6A Texan II - 8th FTS
United States Air Force
McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk - VT-9 "Tigers"
United States Navy
McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk - VT-9 "Tigers"
United States Navy
Oracle Challenger [Aerobatic]
Sean Tucker

[nwafan20]

Just so you guys know, I saw on another website that you guys will get to see it before me.... UGGHH!

Flagship Detroit, DC-3: June 19-20-21 AA Station visits to New York JFK - LGA - EWR

LUCKY!

[nikon50bigma]

I'll be there!
Hey Fred, theres alot of Mitchels.

[hiss srq]

I had some thunder over Michigan once. ;) lol

[Tom_Turner]

Hell yeah..about 17 of them if I counted right! Amazing!

Tom

[nwafan20]

Wow... I didn't really expect any of you to be there.

Let me know who all is going and you can join our group from detroitspotters.com in some pre-airshow spotting if you would like.

[Derf]

I'll be there!
Hey Fred, theres alot of Mitchels.

Holy Crap, I NEVER would have ever imagined that so many are still
flying for a fly in like that. THAT IS CRAZY! Bigma.... You got to get me
some nice wide angle formation shots of that!!!! I WISH I COULD GO!

I Stand Corrected!