Warbird Information Exchange

May 23- Kirsch Memorial Airport (KIRS) Open House, Sturgis, MI
Pancake breakfast honoring military past and present. All proceeds benefit WWII Honor Flight program. American Huey 369 in attendance.

May 25 Memorial Day Open House, Ypsilanti, MI
Hosted by Yankee Air Museum. Held by the airpark.

May 30- "Wings of Mercy" Warbird Fundraiser, Muskegon, MI
Pancake breakfast fundraiser for "Wings of Mercy"
Yankee Air Force B-25, T-34 formation team, warbirds, car show

June 12-14 EAA 1095 Fly-In and Otsego Lake Splash-In, Gaylord, MI
http://www.seaplanepilots.org/mwspa/
http://gaylordeaa.org/flyin.cfm

June 13 Yankee Air Force B-25, Grand Rapids, MI

June 13- Waco and Vintage Fly-In, Battle Creek, MI
http://www.wacoclassic.com
All day event, hosted by Centennial Aircraft. Free dinner for all Waco pilots.

June 19-21 WWII Lest We Forget, Benton Harbor, MI
http://www.lestweforgetswmi.org/Schedule.htm
WWII re-enactments, CAF C-47, American Huey 369, beach landings, P-51, Corsair, etc.

June 26-29 Yankee Air Force B-25 Display and Rides, Beaver Island, MI

June 27 West Michigan Fly-In, Allegan, MI
http://www.westmichiganflyin.com
Hosted by Dodgen Aircraft. Discounted fuel for warbirds.

July 3-5 Yankee Air Force B-17 Display and Rides, Manistee, MI

July 4-5 Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow
http://www.bcballoons.com
Thunderbirds, F-15E Demo and Heritage Flight, F-18E Demo and Legacy Flight, Tora 101, etc.

July 7-12 EAA Ford Trimotor Display and Rides, Waterford, MI

July 11 Newman's Field Fly-In, Kalamazoo, MI
Warbirds and vintage aircraft only fly-in lunch

July 18-19 Thunder Over Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI
http://yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow

August 15 Mason Aviation Day
http://www.eaa55.org/2009%20MAD%20Flyer.pdf
Yankee Air Force Stinson Gullwing and more

August 16 Pontiac Airport Open House, Waterford, MI
http://www.airfairocia.org/
Scream N' Rebels T-6 Team, Grumman Goose, Yankee Air Force B-25 and C-47

August 22-23 Selfridge Airshow, Mt. Clemens, MI
http://www.selfridgeairshow.org/

September 5 IPMS Kalamazoo Model Contest, Kalamazoo, MI

Hosted by the Air Zoo
September 11-13 Lest We Forget Our Vets, Kalamazoo, MI [/url]
http://lestweforgetourvets.org/
Held on the Air Zoo grounds. Mostly re-enactors, but the American Huey 369 Association Will be there.

[b] September 12 Brooks Field 78th Anniversary Fly-In
Waco and Pitts demonstrations, Hooligans T-34 and L-17 warbird formation team, sailplane rides and displays

September 19 Triple H Airport Fall Fly-In, Parchment, MI
Grass airstrip fly-in, usually a good turnout of T-6s and other warbirds and classics.

I will update this periodically as more information becomes available. Hope to see some WIX'ers at some of these events this year!

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Matt