- Dates
- 2008-07-18 – 2008-07-19
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island Airport
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationheritagetourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2008 Beacon gave the operational details for the Beaver Island Air Show: the 1945 B-17G Yankee Lady was scheduled to make a low pass, land at the Municipal Airport, offer public rides, and permit ground tours on 18–19 July, weather permitting.
Evidence limits
The notice records the planned visit, prices, and sponsors; it does not by itself establish the actual flight schedule or attendance. The Chamber’s forum follow-up supplies organizer estimates for the completed event, not an audited attendance count.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "You Can Ride the Yankee Lady".Announces a July 18 low pass and landing by the 1945 B-17G Yankee Lady, possible fighter escort, public rides at $425, and ground tours during the July 18–19 air show. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the flight and ride notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Chamber of Commerce post-event report says thousands watched the flyover, hundreds toured the aircraft on July 18–19, and about twenty took a flight experience. It names sponsors and logistics helpers; these attendance figures are organizer estimates, corroborated as an outcome report but not independently audited.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001209
- Chamber updates identify Elson Spangler's planned sponsor flight and document weather delays: the Yankee Lady diverted to Traverse City, reached Beaver Island shortly before 4 p.m. on July 18, and drew a large crowd; the Chamber expected rides and tours to begin the next day. This first-party contemporaneous thread confirms arrival but not the final number of rides.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001191
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Yankee Lady B-17 arrives for Beaver Island Air Show, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-yankee-lady-air-show-visit-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "You Can Ride the Yankee Lady". (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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