Thunder over Michigan

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.

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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

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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!

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

I had some thunder over Michigan once. ;) lol

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

Tom

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.

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Originally Posted by nikon50bigma

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

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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!