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MAAM World War II Weekend 2022
June 3rd - 5th
Reading Regional Airport
Reading, Pennsylvania
http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html

Featured Warbirds (as of 5/19/2022)
B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" [CAF Airpower Squadron]
B-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady" [Yankee Air Museum]
B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" [CAF Airpower Squadron]
B-25 Mitchell "Briefing Time" [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
B-25 Mitchell "Panchito" [Delaware Aviation Museum]
B-25 Mitchell "Takeoff Time" [Tom Duffy]
Nakajima B5N2 Kate (replica) [CAF Airbase Georgia]
TBM Avenger "Old Tanker No. 9" [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
TBM Avenger "Doris Mae" [CAF Capital Wing]
SB2C Helldiver [CAF West Texas Wing]
SBD Dauntless [CAF Airbase Georgia]
P-61 Black Widow [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
P-63 Kingcobra [CAF Airbase Georgia]
P-39 Airacobra [Military Air Museum]
P-40 Warhawk "The Jacky C." [American Airpower Museum]
F4U Corsair [CAF Airbase Georgia]
P-51 Mustang "Red Nose" [CAF Airbase Georgia]
C-97 Stratofreighter "Angel Of Deliverance" [Berlin Historical Airlift Foundation]
C-54 Skymaster "Spirit Of Freedom" [Berlin Historical Airlift Foundation]
C-53 Skytrooper "Beach City Baby" [Vintage Wings Inc.]
C-47 Skytrain "Hairless Joe" [Yankee Air Museum]
C-47 Skytrain "Second Chance" [American Airpower Museum]
C-47 Skytrain "Luck Of The Irish" [Air Heritage Museum]
SNJ Texan [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
SNJ Texan [Kevin Russo]
SNJ Texan [Buzz Cortese]
SNJ Texan [John Mazure]
BU-133 Jungmeister [Jerry Wells]
N2S Stearman [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
N2S Stearman [Christian Kappler]
N2S Stearman [Don Sloan]
N2S Stearman [Mike Flakker]
PT-19 Cornell [Bay Aviation]
SNV-1 Valiant [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
N3N-3 Yellow Peril [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
PT-22 Recruit [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
Stampe SV-2 [Dick Smith]
PT-26 Cornell [Mark Denest]
PT-26 Cornell [Tim Trimble]
L-21B Super Cub [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
L-3 Defender [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]
L-3 Defender "Le Mutt" [Gene Oshrin]
L-2 Grasshopper [Neil & Amanda Baughman]
L-4 Grasshopper [Frank Vitellaro]
L-4 Grasshopper [Paul Smith]
L-4 Grasshopper "Brother Time" [Joe Malinchak]
L-16 Champion [CAF Delaware Valley Wing]
Stinson 10/L-9 "Bloody Mary" [CAF Delaware Valley Wing]
Stinson 10-A [Susan Neal]
Fairchild F-24 [Sean Neal]

Here's the aircraft roster for the 2022 edition of WWII Weekend.

http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm

Military Air Museum's recently acquired P-39 Airacobra to make its first appearance at Reading this year.

http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm

Airshow roster has been updated. It looks like we've lost the C-46 and B-25 Rosie's Reply, as far as the heavy iron.

https://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm

WWII Weekend this year was fantastic! Perfect weather and attendance by most of the aircraft. Unfortunately, in addition to previously announced scratches, the C-47 Second Chance and the TBM Doris Mae both did not make it. Additionally, the CAF SB2C, the Yankee Air Museum B-17, and the Vintage Wings C-53 all had various engine problems throughout the weekend. The CAF FG-1D also hit a bird on Friday causing minor damage. On the positive side, the CAF B-24 and B-29 as well as the CAF P-63 and the MAM P-39 both flew some very unique formation passes. The P-63 and P-39 then teamed up with the CAF P-51 and AAM P-40 for some formation passes as well. The big surprise for the show was Tom Duffy's FG-1D, formerly owned by the Texas Flying Legends Museum. All in all an awesome year in Reading!

A few additional shots

Final two of the fighter formations