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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Thunder over Michigan
| image = File:Blue Angels (Thunder Over Michigan 2009).jpg
| caption = The Blue Angels in the middle of a Diamond formation during Thunder over Michigan, 2009.
| status = Active
| genre = Air show
| dates = Varies
| frequency = Annual
| venue = Willow Run Airport
| location = Van Buren Charter Township, Michigan
| coordinates =
| country = United States
| years_active = 1999-Present
| established = 1999
| attendance = ~40,000 (2024)
| activity = Aerobatic displays
| organized = Michigan Flight Museum
| website = [https://thunderovermichigan.org/ Official site]
}}
Thunder Over Michigan is a annual air show hosted at Willow Run Airport every summer. It was started in 1999 by the Yankee Air museum as a airshow and fundraiser, and has grown to be one of the biggest air shows in Michigan.{{Cite web |last=jhamilt3@mlive.com |first=Jacob Hamilton {{!}} |date=2021-08-07 |title=Thunder over Michigan returns with sold-out drive-in airshow featuring Blue Angels, Thunderbirds |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/08/thunder-over-michigan-returns-with-sold-out-drive-in-airshow-featuring-blue-angels-thunderbirds.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=mlive |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title='Thunder Over Michigan' Air Show returns to the skies over Ypsilanti this weekend |url=https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2024-07-19/thunder-over-michigan-air-show-returns-to-the-skies-over-ypsilanti-this-weekend |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=WEMU-FM |language=en}} Demonstrations can get as low as 50 feet (15 meters) or as high as 30 thousand feet (9144 meters) in the case of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team.
In 2020, the airshow had its first cancellation due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Free Press Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/07/06/organizers-cancel-thunder-over-michigan-airshow-over-virus-concerns/5384124002/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=subscribe.freep.com}} In 2023, due to a MIG-23 crashing during performance, the airshow was canceled.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Free Press Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/08/14/thunder-over-michigan-plane-crash-ypsilanti/70587954007/#:~:text=No%20one%20was%20injured%20from%20the%20crash,,then%20transported%20to%20a%20hospital%20for%20surveillance. |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=subscribe.freep.com}}
About
The airshow primarily showcases military aviation with demonstrations from the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds{{Cite web |title=Performers {{!}} Thunder Over Michigan Air Show |url=https://thunderovermichigan.org/attractions/performers/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en-US}}, as well as demonstrations from current and retired US Air Force, Army, and Navy aircraft, such as the F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-14 Tomcat, A-10 Thunderbolt II, TBF Avenger, C-130, KC-135, and a MiG-23 Flogger. Helicopters that have flown at Thunder Over Michigan include the UH-60 Blackhawk, SH-60 Seahawk, AH-1 Cobra, UH-1H Huey, AH-64 Apache, and a MH-65E Dolphin.
Aerobatic Performers have included Nathan Hammond, Matt Yunkin, Greg Shelton, Sean Tucker, and Michael Goulian. The USAF Heritage Flight and the US Navy Heritage Flight have also preformed at the airshow.
Shows
= 2016 =
The 2016 show took place on August 20th and 21st.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Sundheimer - AirshowStuff |url=https://airshowstuff.smugmug.com/2016AirshowsAviation/Thunder-Over-Michigan-2016/RS-TOM2016/i-j6WcjzZ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=airshowstuff.smugmug.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=RyanS {{!}} |date=2016-08-12 |title=F-100 Super Sabre Added To 2016 Thunder Over Michigan Lineup |url=https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2016/f-100-super-sabre-added-to-2016-thunder-over-michigan-lineup/#:~:text=The%20Thunder%20Over%20Michigan%20airshow,%20which%20will,in%20the%20last%20year,%20including%20Thunder%20Over |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=AirshowStuff |language=en-US}}
== Performers ==
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:* Blue Angels
:* Breitling Jet Team
:* F/A-18 Hornet
:* MiG-17 Fresco
:* AH-1 Cobra
:* 3 P-51 Mustangs{{col-break}}
:* F-100 Super Sabre
:* Mi-24 Hind
:* F-22 Raptor
:* A-4E Skyhawk
:* TBF Avenger
:* P-47 Thunderbolt{{col-end}}
= 2017 =
The 2017 show was held on September 2nd to September 4th.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-04 |title=THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN Air Show |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804153325/http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/attractions.php |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=web.archive.org}}
== Performers ==
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:* Blue Angels
:* C-130 'Fat Albert'
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:* C-17 Globemaster II
:* Matt Younkin (Beechcraft Model 18)
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= 2018 =
== Performers ==
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:* USAF Thunderbirds
:* 3 F-16C Fighting Falcons
:* 2 F-35A Lightning IIs
:* 2 F-15C Eagles
:* 7 T-6 Texans 5 P-51 Mustangs
:* 4 T-45C Goshawks
:* 3 TBM-3E Avengers
:* 3 B-25 Mitchells
:* 3 T-28A Trojans
:* 2 PT-17 Stearmans
:* 2 B-17G Flying Fortress's
:* 2 L39 Albatros's
:* 2 UH-1 Iroquois
:* 2 AH-1F Cobras
:* C-130 Hercules
:* KC-135 Stratotanker
:* CT-115 Hawk
:* P-3C Orion
:* E-2 Hawkeye
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:* Me-262A-1a Schwalbe
:* FG-1D Corsair
:* SNV-1 Valiant
:* FM-2 Wildcat
:* SB2C-5 Helldiver
:* O-2A Skymaster
:* SBD-5 Dauntless
:* C-47D Skytrain
:* P-47 Thunderbolt
:* A-26B Invader
:* N3N Yellow Peril
:* L-5 Sentinel
:* L-19 Bird Dog
:* YMF-5C
:* B-29 Superfortress
:* CH-47 Chinook
:* OH-58C Kiowa
:* Oracle Challenger III
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= 2019 =
The 2019 show was hosted on August 25th to 26th{{Cite web |title=Thunder Over Michigan Air Show {{!}} June 20-22, 2025 |url=https://thunderovermichigan.org |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en-US}}
== Performers ==
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:* F-16 Demonstration Team
:* 7 F4U Corsairs
:* 6 FG-1D Corsairs
:* 6 P-51D Mustdangs
:* 5 T-6B Texans
:* 3 B-25 Mitchells
:* 3 T-28 Trojans
:* 2 O-2A Skymasters
:* 2 DHC-1 Chipmunks
:* 2 UH-1H Iroquois
:* 2 AH-1F Cobras
:* L-5 Sentinel
:* CH-47 Chinook{{col-break}}
:* B-17G Flying Fortress
:* A-26B Invader
:* C-47D Skytrain
:* Beechcraft Model 18
:* SNV-1 Valian
:* PT-17 Stearman
:* N3N Yellow Peril
:* YMF-5C
:* CT-133 Silver Star
:* OH-58C Kiowa
:* T-1 Jayhawk
:* Beef Jerky Screaming Sasquatch Stunt Plane
:* Extra 330SC {{col-end}}
= 2025 =
== Performers ==
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:* Blue Angels
:* F-22 Raptor
:* C-17 Globemaster II
:* KC-135 Stratotanker
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:* C-130 Hercules
:* 13 TBM-3 Avengers
:* Super Chipmunk{{col-end}}