Air Show Schedule
Flight experiences on our aircraft are available on the dates and times shown below. Reservations are required for flight experiences on both the B-17, Yankee Lady and the B-25, Yankee Warrior. We must have a minimum of 6 passengers on the B-17 before a flight is dispatched. We must have a minimum of 4 passengers on the B-25. Maximums are 11 and 7 respectively.
Donations for a flight are as follows:
B-25 Flight Experience, $400.00 per seat, 1/2 hour airborne.
You may make a reservation by contacting Dave Wright at the Yankee Air Museum, 734-483-4030, ext 236.
We will not ask for full payment when you make your reservation, but will require a $100. deposit. We will return your deposit if we are unable to fly due to weather or mechanical problems, but we will not return deposits if you do not show up for your flight. We accept cash, checks or credit cards.
If you wish to make a reservation by e-mail, please send us the following information:
We will contact you for payment information.
- Passenger name,
- Complete address
- Telephone number
- Date of birth.
If you are reserving for someone else, please also send us your name, your complete address and telephone number plus the best time to contact you for payment information.
Our e-mail addresses are as follows:
- For B-17 flights and information: b17flights@yankeeairmuseum.org
- For B-25 flights and information: b25flights@yankeeairmuseum.org
Member trips are also available on our C-47 Yankee Doodle Dandy.
April - May 2010
*Flight Experience Rides Available |
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| Date | Location | Air Show | Aircraft |
FLEX* |
| April 30 - May 2 | Cincinnati, OH | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| May 15 | Holland, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| May 22 - 23 | Grosse Ile, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-17 & B25 | Yes |
| May 28 - 31 | Farmingdale, NY | American Airpower Museum | B-17 | Yes |
June 2010
*Flight Experience Rides Available |
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| Date | Location | Air Show | Aircraft |
FLEX* |
| June 1 & 2 | Toms River, NJ | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-17 | Yes |
| June 3 - 6 | Reading, PA | Mid-Atlantic Air Museum | B-17 | Yes, by reservation only |
| June 11 - 13 | Mt. Comfort, IN | Indianapolis Airshow 2010 | B-17 | Yes???? |
| June 13 | Mason, MI | EAA Chap. 55 Dawn Pat. Breakfast | B-25 | Yes |
| June 18 - 20 | Gaylord, MI | Wings over Gaylord | B-17 | Yes |
| June 19 - 20 | Toledo, OH | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| June 25 - 27 | Lebanon, TN | Warbird Fly-In | B-25 | Yes |
| June 25 - 27 | Bowling Green, KY | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-17 | Yes |
July 2010
*Flight Experience Rides Available |
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| Date | Location | Air Show | Aircraft |
FLEX* |
| July 3 - 4 ? | Traverse City, MI | Cherry Festival/Static Display | B-17 | Yes |
| July 3 - 4 | Battle Creek, MI | Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival | B-25 | No |
| July 9 - 11 | Willoughby, OH | U S Aviation Museum Airshow | B-17/B-25 | Yes, both aircraft |
| July 16 - 19 | Eden Prairie, MN | Wings of the North Air Expo | B-17 | Yes |
| July 17 | Jackson, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| July 24 ? | Howell, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| July 29 - Aug. 1 | Oshkosh, WI | EAA AirVenture 2010 | B-17 | No |
| July 31 | Kalamazoo, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
August - September 2010
*Flight Experience Rides Available |
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| Date | Location | Air Show | Aircraft |
FLEX* |
| August 6 - 8 | Willow Run, MI | Thunder Over Michigan | B-17/B-25 | Yes, both aircraft |
| August 15 | Waterford, MI | Pontiac Airport Open House | B-17/B-25 | Yes, both aircraft |
| August 19 - 21 | Alpena, MI | Wings Over Alpena Airshow | B-25 | Yes |
| August 22 | Alma, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |
| Sept. 3 - 6 | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland National Airshow | B-17 | No |
| Sept. 10 - 12 | Halls, TN |
Arnold Field Airshow 2010 | B-17 | Yes |
| Sept. 24 - 27 | Teterboro, NJ | Aviation Hall of Fame Display | B-17 | Yes |
| Sept. 26 ? | Port Huron, MI | Barnstorm/Static Display | B-25 | Yes |