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Yankee Air Force show

Posted by James Church on Sat Aug 03, 2002 06:41:22 AM

As requsted, here is an update on the Yankee Air Force air display being held at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Aircraft on the ramp as of Friday:
5 B-25s (Show Me, Barbie III, Betty's Dream, Panchito, Breifing Time) one more due to arrive, Colling's 'Tondelayo,' 3 Corsiars (Marine's Dream, Tobul's -4 & Read's -5) 1 P-51 (Ike Enn's Miricle Maker.... 4 more due to arrive today- 'Sweetie Face' 'Old Crow' 'Geraldine' 'Lou IV'), Jimmy Rossi's Sabre 'Crap Shooter,' Will Ward's MiG-17 'Jennifer Jane,' Venom, Beech-18, C-1A Trader, Neil Melton's P-47, 5 T-6s, 2 T-28s, PV-2 Harpoon 'Hot Stuff,' MATS Connie, Dave Tinker's TBM 'Ida Red,' and the YAF B-17 and C-47. More aircraft should arrive today, including the B-25s and P-51s I mentioned, Dick Hanson's P-40E, another T-6, Stearman, N3N, and a few others. The media flight took off at 3:30 to circle around Monroe, up the Detroit River to downtown Detroit, over to Pontiac, and back to Willow Run. The flight lasted about an hour. Tim Savage and Jim Greeson again very graciously provided Eric Dumigan and myself with their T-6s for use as photo ships. All of the aircraft mentioned, with the exception of Panchito, the Venom, Beech-18 and Betty's Dream, which were late arrivals, took part in the flight. This will be the biggest and best show yet held by the YAF,try to make it out if you can. More updates this evening. Jim Church

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