Thunder over Michigan

Location: Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

I've attended Thunder over Michigan twice and the last time was in 2008. If you like planes, tanks, battle reenactments and the like then you should try to go. I've made two videos, below, one is of the World War II battle reenactment, which seems to get better by the year, and the other is the planes on the ground and in the air, you can get up close and personal with them.

I'd never attended such a fantastic airshow before, until I went to Thunder over Michigan and it is well worth making a point of getting there for the reenactment, put on by volunteers and they do have fun doing it. If you go for the reenactment, make sure you can bear the noise or take earplugs or something to help reduce the noise. The airshow is very informative and the fly pasts are brilliant.

There is food and toilets available, along with a first aid area. But you can take a picnic to eat while watching the airshow. Also souvenirs are available and you're also helping to keep the Yankee Air Museum running too. It's a lovely area, don't forget your deckchair if you can manage one too. Well worth a visit and highly enjoyable.


Battle Reenactment



Stars of the airshow