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Beaver Island Air Show schedules B-17 Yankee Lady visit, 2008

Also B-17 Yankee Lady Beaver Island Air Show 2008

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TypeEvent
Dates2008-07-18 – 2008-07-19
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2008-07-18 – 2008-07-19
Kind
Announcement
Carried out by
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
aviationtourismcommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce announced that the B-17 Yankee Lady would visit Beaver Island on 18–19 July 2008. The June notice said sponsor slots were sold out and that visitors would be able to purchase rides and tour the aircraft on the ground.

Evidence limits

This is the June advance notice and sponsor acknowledgment, not a post-event attendance or flight report.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Beaver Island Air Show".
    Reports that sponsor slots had sold out for the B-17 Yankee Lady visit on July 18–19, with sponsor VIP rides and public rides and ground tours planned. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifty-two-page issue scan confirms the air-show notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Air Show schedules B-17 Yankee Lady visit, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-air-show-yankee-lady-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Beaver Island Air Show". (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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