TBM Reunion Features Classic Warbirds and Friday Night Airshow, Part Five: More 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: Vought F4U-4 Corsair, Consolidated PBY Catalina, North American B-25 Mitchell Yankee Doodle and the Grumman TBM Avengers.

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