THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN 2012

Boeing666 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:07 am

I thought I read someone saying it was performing. I don't have facebook. I will be happy to see it on approach Friday on Ecorse Rd. I don't have to see it perform as I have seen Super Hornets a lot - but sure I guess it would be nice also. I am hoping its one of the CONA paint schemes.

Remember 2008 the hornet kept breaking down? At least on the Friday practice and the Saturday show it went up for about 5 min then had to land. I was hoping to see a heritage with the T-2 Buckeye but both days I was there I didn't.

Mudge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:05 pm

jwc50 wrote:

Boeing666 wrote:

Is the Super Hornet performing too? I see nothing about it on the website.

AS was mentioned in the posts above and as announced on the Thunder Over Michigan Facebook page, the Super Hornet is coming for STATIC display only.

I see nothing about it on the WEBSITE either.
Believe it or not, there are SOME of us who don't do Facebook!

Mudge the succinct

jwc50 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:16 pm

Mudge wrote:

I see nothing about it on the WEBSITE either.
Believe it or not, there are SOME of us who don't do Facebook!

Mudge the succinct

Mudge, you don't do Facebook?? How could this be?? :wink:

But since you are such a BIG Super Hornet fan..........

Thunder Over Michigan

Yesterday.

BREAKING NEWS! The Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet from NAS Oceana will be on static display at THUNDER! Get up close and personal with one of the most advanced fighters in the world and the Navy's top front-line fighter. LCDR Poulter, the pilot, is from MI too!.

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Mudge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:21 pm

I am, in fact, A big Super Hornet fan. They're a fantastic a/c. I just wouldn't go around the corner to watch one fly. I'll take the smell of 140 octane over kerosene anyday.

Mudge the gassy

(That don't sound right, do it? :shock:

)

TOM WALSH · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:36 pm

The static Super Hornet from NAS Oceana is from VFA-213 the "Blacklions".

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

Boeing666 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:55 pm

I didn't see any unique paint schemes from the black lions other than 166663, which was somewhat modified. All have a small black lion on the tail, but 166663 had the lion outlined in gold and have gold and black near the engine intakes.

TOM WALSH · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:36 am

Believe it or not, there are SOME of us who don't do Facebook!

Mudge the succinct

_________________
Land of the free because of the brave

Amen Mudge, Amen.

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

Boeing666 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:18 am

TOM WALSH wrote:

Believe it or not, there are SOME of us who don't do Facebook!

Mudge the succinct

_________________
Land of the free because of the brave

Amen Mudge, Amen.

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

and some of us young "whipper snappers" don't either

TOM WALSH · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:34 am

All,

The following 2012 Oshkosh Award Winning Aircraft will be at T.O.M.

Grand Champion - World War II
Collings Foundation, Stow, Massachusetts
North American A-36A Apache, N4607V
Gold Wrench
American Aero Services, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Best B-25
Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, Ohio
North American B-25 Mitchell, N345BG
Silver Wrench
Aero Trader, Chino, California

Cheers,

Tom Walsh.

ktst97 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:01 am

Mudge wrote:

I am, in fact, A big Super Hornet fan. They're a fantastic a/c. I just wouldn't go around the corner to watch one fly. I'll take the smell of 140 octane over kerosene anyday.

Mudge the gassy

(That don't sound right, do it? :shock:

)

Ah, the words of a wise person!! Thanks, Mudge
The only jet I care to see fly at a warbird air show is any F-86 or whatever aircraft provides the "new" for a Heritage Flight. Yes, I am jaded, so get out your :rip:

and waste some more ammo

Mudge · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:53 am

I WILL go around the corner to watch an F-86 fly. They were the a/c we scrambled when I was in "This Here Now Air Force". ('55-'59)
Can't begin to tell you how many TWA, Western, Frontier, United, etc, a/c we ran intercepts on in the Albuquerque ADIZ. Actually ran a few intercepts on Venus at certain times of the year. :roll:

Mudge the geezer :drink3:

Boeing666 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:02 pm

I'll go for about anything vintage or modern as long as it is military - if it is civilian, it has to be classic (ie like a Constellation or that DC-7 that came a couple years back).

No Pitts or Extra 300s or whatever other aerobatic trick planes there are. Not into psuedo warbirds either like Navions painted like a warbird or L-39s painted like an American fighter jet, or a rediculous amount of L birds.

BK · **Joined:** Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:23 pm **Posts:** 595

Too add to the realism of the ground battle they have included a wrecked Beech (18?), see their FB page. More planes arrived today B-25 Georgie's Gal, P-51C Tuskegee Airmen, and another D model Mustang. I'm ready for the weekend.

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:37 am

This will be my first time missing Thunder since 2001. It's going to be weird not being there. Hoping for a safe and fun weekend for everyone who attends!

Mudge · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:49 am

Boeing666 wrote:

I'll go for about anything vintage or modern as long as it is military - if it is civilian, it has to be classic (ie like a Constellation or that DC-7 that came a couple years back).

No Pitts or Extra 300s or whatever other aerobatic trick planes there are. Not into psuedo warbirds either like Navions painted like a warbird or L-39s painted like an American fighter jet, or a rediculous amount of L birds.

Can I get an Amen from the congregation?

Mudge the purist

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