Next weekend (JUN 8, 9, and 10) is the Mid Atlantic Air Museums annual WWII weekend in Reading PA. It is one of the largest gatherings of WWII aircraft, vehicles, reenactors, and C3 weapons in the country.  On the schedule this year are 3 B-17's, 3 P-51's, 1 P-47, 1 Corsair, and about 50 other aircraft (the sight of 3 B-17's in formation is getting rarer and rarer, and the chance to see this awsome sight is worth the trip.), over 150 restored WWII vehicles including Sherman tanks, half tracks, tank destroyers, over 50 jeeps and much more. Over 750 reenactors will portray every nation that particpated in the war. Many famous WWII veterans will be ther including Robert Morgan (Pilot of the Memphis Bell), Navajo code talkers, memebers of the Tuskeegee Airman, members of the original Flying Tigers and Black Sheep squadron, Nisei (Japanese American) troops, and many others.

The weekend will be filled with aircraft flyovers, mock dogfights, ground battle reenactments, briefings by the famous veterans, reenactor encampments, as well as a large militaria flea market (look for me in the Old Grouch's Surplus tent)

Both Friday and Saturday feature a USO swing dance, Friday is an informal South Pacific style dance, and the Japs have been known to strafe the field halfway through, drawing lots of fire from the ground untill friendly aircraft can scramble to chase them off. Saturday is a ETO style dance, much more formal than the previous one with all reenactors in period dress uniforms.

This is a great show for anyone with a love for military history, as well a a great chance to educate younger generations about the sacrifices made by the WWII vets.

For more info:
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The Reading airport, can't miss it the parking lots and shuttle rides start about 5 miles out. The Flea market is mostly WWII militaria, but you can find some good period gun stuff if you look. I found a pedestal mount to put a 1919 in my jeep last yaer and some other stuff. More C3 there with the reenactors than you are likely to find outside of Knob Creek.

The website I posted the link to has a map and directions.

Oh, and on Friday the German reeactors go into town about noon and take over the square, then the GI's convoy out and liberate the town. Last year I saw the liberation from the B-25 that was overhead for air support, this year I will be driving my jeep in.

Ohh, and yes, the B-25 ride kicked ass!

btt

btt

Dragracerart, it's worth fighting the traffic for the show, very much worth it.

Tell me something, is EVERY freaking road in Reading Hwy 222? That dammed road is everywhere.

When I flew in the B-25 last year we were turning over the mountain and pagoda, lower than the tops of the radio towers on the mountain..... what a rush!

btt

nope

I will be working each night late and eating at the show most likely, but you guys look me up at the show. I will be set up in the flea market area at the short end of the hanger it is next to, kinda up on the hill. Just look for the big whote truck with Old Grouch's Surplus on the side. I will be the young redheaded guy in a WWII army uniform working there.