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Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:50 pm
TBM reunion and airshow and salute to veterans will take place May 14-15 at Peru ,Illinois regional airport. 14 plus TBM’s plus P51 , Hellcat, and others. Hope weather is better than it was 2 years ago, storm front came thru like a sudden hurricane, chased me to my car and got the heck out of there. They flew a quick abbreviated show and hangered most aircraft before the stuff hit the fan.
Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:22 pm
I plan to be there again. Every time the weather has cooperated it has been awesome. Looking forward to some flying!
Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:55 pm
Hoping for good weather!
Mon May 10, 2021 1:47 pm
Sadly looking like rain Saturday.
Fri May 14, 2021 9:07 am
Still looking like rain...
Fri May 14, 2021 1:31 pm
I'll be there anyway. If there's a window to fly, I want to be there. If not, I'll still be able to look at what's there.
Fri May 14, 2021 5:18 pm
Enjoy a fun and safe weekend, all!
Saw the TBM and F4U-4 from WOTN pass over me north of Rochester just after noon...chugga chugga...
Fri May 14, 2021 8:34 pm
9:00 am RainRain 54 F 52 F 73 % 0.04 in 100 % 46 F 73 % 9 mph S 30.22 in
10:00 am RainRain 56 F 53 F 76 % 0.04 in 100 % 47 F 72 % 11 mph S 30.21 in
11:00 am RainRain 56 F 53 F 75 % 0.05 in 100 % 48 F 76 % 12 mph S 30.21 in
12:00 pm RainRain 57 F 53 F 68 % 0.03 in 100 % 48 F 74 % 14 mph S 30.20 in
1:00 pm ShowersShowers 58 F 55 F 53 % 0.02 in 95 % 49 F 73 % 13 mph S 30.19 in
2:00 pm ShowersShowers 58 F 55 F 45 % 0.02 in 95 % 50 F 73 % 13 mph SSW 30.17 in
3:00 pm ShowersShowers 58 F 55 F 41 % 0.02 in 93 % 50 F 73 % 13 mph SSW 30.16 in
4:00 pm ShowersShowers 58 F 56 F 39 % 0.01 in 95 % 49 F 71 % 11 mph SSW 30.15 in
Sun May 16, 2021 12:44 pm
Ended up being cancelled...will try again in 2022.
Tue May 18, 2021 6:03 pm
Went anyway because I'm stubborn and dumb, and didn't know it was cancelled until I got there. They still let anyone who showed up in to look around and plenty of aircraft went up at various points throughout the day - I saw seven TBMs, Corsair, B-25, C-47, C-45 and a few T-6s. Here are a few photos.
The PBY is now owned by John O'Connor.
IMG_1906 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_1993 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2029 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2058 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2099 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2135 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2151 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2226 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2278 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2310 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2337 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
IMG_2379 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
The B-25 "Yankee Doodle" is owned by Tri-State Warbird Museum and is the former "Axis Nightmare" repainted for the Catch-22 series on Hulu. I love the scheme and hope they keep it that way.
IMG_2386 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
Tue May 18, 2021 6:40 pm
Nice photo's...
Thanks,
Phil
Wed May 19, 2021 10:30 am
I was there Friday and Saturday. It was a great event, even though the weather on Saturday wasn't the best.
TBM Row_1 by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
TBM Row_2 by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
TBM_Under by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
Corsair by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
T-6_1 by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
T-6_Spanish by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
B_25 by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
T-6_2 by
Barry Herwald, on Flickr
Wed May 19, 2021 2:38 pm
Thanks for sharing, Bear!
See you in July...it’s been way too long.
Thu May 20, 2021 8:56 am
Dan K wrote:Thanks for sharing, Bear!
See you in July...it’s been way too long.
Indeed! Looking forward to it!
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