Guest Post: CAF AirPower History Tour Lands in Dubuque, IA

Guest Post: The Aero Experience thanks our friend, Duane Cooley of DRC Images, for contributing his coverage of the Commemorative Air Force's AirPower History Tour stop at Dubuque, IA Regional Airport on July 26-27. Here we feature a selection of CAF aircraft represented at the event, including B-29 Fifi, PT-13 Stearman and AT-6 Texan Nella.

TBM Reunion Features Classic Warbirds and Friday Night Airshow, Part Four: Warbirds

By Carmelo Turdo

The TBM Reunion was held last weekend at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, IL. The event, inaugurated with the TBM Gathering in 2016, was produced by the City of Peru and a team of sponsors and volunteers spearheaded by Brad Deckert, a TBM owner based at the airport. Aircraft began arriving during the previous week, and the rain held off until Saturday (when the day's public activities were canceled). The Aero Experience was on site Friday afternoon and evening, and we continue our coverage here with a look at some of the warbird aircraft we saw on the ground and in the air.

Here we feature beautifully restored warbird aircraft: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (PT-17) primary trainers, North American AT-6/SNJ Texan advanced trainers, a Nanchang CJ-6A primary trainer, and a selection of jet trainers - Cessna T-37, Lockheed T-33 and Aero L-29.

Special thanks to Big River Aviation, sponsor of The Aero Experience coverage of the 2021 TBM Reunion.