This year's Thunder Over Michigan will feature the Blue Angels, World War II and Vietnam era re-enactors and military vehicle display.  There will be a morning WWII battle followed by a Vietnam battle in the early afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday.   Friday evening "Thunder Run" vehicle convoy into Belleville!

   The Museum will provide Saturday and Sunday military lunch from a WWII field kitchen for the first 250 re-enactors / vehicle owners registered.  A Saturday evening meal can be arranged for a modest fee for those units that would prefer to eat on site.  No overnight camping - however there will be on site security all night, provided by private security and select re-enactors staying on the grounds. 

   Troops will be bivouaced in a secure building about 1.5 miles away.  The bivouac building is a concrete floored building allowing your unit to set up cots or mats for the overnight stay with a modern bathroom facility.  The building will be kept locked during the day on Saturday and re-opened after activities cease on Saturday, allowing all the bedding to stay set up and secure. There will be a reasonable "lights out" in affect, so everyone can get proper rest.  If you would prefer to camp, it can be arranged but your camp will not be monitored / secure. 

    WWII HRS Safety and Authenticty rules will be enforced.  For more details, visit http://www.worldwartwohrs.org/.  The museum reserves the right to reject participation from anyone that fails to comply with staff directions or for behaviour detrimental to the event.

    If you are a miltaria vendor (not T-shirts or other genral or typical novelties), the set up charge is a modest $50 per 10 foot of 'store' frontage right in the re-enactor's camp area, with a chain link fence behind you for security.    Email directly to make arrangements.

   ALL email inquiries for this event should be sent to MichiganTOM2009@aol.com  

More event info is available at http://yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/

To get to the event, take I-94 to Belleville, Michigan, exit 190, taking Belleville Road north, turning West (left) at Tyler Road (traffic light).  Continue to where Tyler Road stops at Beck Rd. and turn North (right) ,, watch for entrance to the event on your left.  If you drive past the runway, you've gone too far!  Once you've turned on to the airport from Beck Rd, drive towards the NW where the tall trees are!