TBM Reunion Features Classic Warbirds and Friday Night Airshow, Part One: Sampler of Aircraft and Aeroshell Aerobatic Team

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 start our coverage here with this sampler of the aircraft we saw on the ground and in the air. Highlights include static aircraft displays; warbird flights by the B-25 Yankee Doodle, F-4U-4 Corsair, and AT-6 Texans; the TBM Avenger engine runup; and the legendary Aeroshell Aerobatic Team night airshow. We will have coverage of these aircraft and more in this week's series.

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