For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th

[Fatman]

French village to explore (German held) and full battle Sat @ 15:00



 



Airshow Saturday and Sunday, 13:00 to 16:00, link to planes coming: http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm





Flights available on bombers, FBs, trainers. Expensive, but if you have the cash...

Also eight members of the "Band of Brothers", Easy Co., 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, and these guests:

John Alison  «   General, USAAF, fighter ace, CBI
Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson  «  Colonel, USAAF, triple ace, test pilot
Richard Cole  «  Lt Col, USAAF, Doolittle Raider, Plane #1 Co-Pilot
Thomas Griffin «  Major, USAAF, Doolittle Raider
Dutch Van Kirk  «  Major USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator of the 'Enola Gay'
Jack Widowski  «  Major USAAF, B-29 Navigator - Atomic Missions
Hank Heim  «  Major, USAAF, B-17 Pilot and Pearl Harbor Survivor
Frank Speer  «  Captain, USAAF, 4th Fighter Group, P-51 Ace
Carl Constein  «  Lieutenant, USAAF Air Transport Command, Himalayas "Hump" C-46 and C-47 Pilot
Robert Fergueson  «  Lieutenant, USAAF, P-61 Black Widow pilot
Evangeline Coeyman  «  Lieutenant, Army Nurse Corps, Concentration Camp Witness
Mike Kuryla  «  Coxswain Third Class, USN, U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivor
Paul Gordon  «  Tech Sergeant, USAAF, 92nd Bomb Group, B-17 Ball-Turret Gunner, POW
John "Jack" Agnew  «  USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Jake "McNasty" McNiece  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Jack "Hawkeye" Womer  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Robert "Ragsmen" Cone  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Roy Sherman «  Sergeant, USA, POW guard
Bill Fili  «  Sergeant, USAAF, 450th Bomb Group, B-24 Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner, Ploesti Raid, POW
Larry O'Rourke «  Sergeant, USA, Manhattan Project
Vernard Brinzehofe «  Corporal, USMC, veteran of Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Saipan, and Iwo Jima
Jack Colby «  Corporal, USMC, veteran of Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Tinian
James White  «  PFC, USMC, Iwo Jima
Ed Wentzlaff  «  Ordinance Mate 2d Class, USN, USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor survivor





For much more visit http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html

I'm trying to get there on Saturday. 

[m25operator]

Looks like an awesome time, cudo's to those who set it up, Maybe another vacation is in order. Thanks Fatman.

[BAC]

Figures.  I'll be in the area until the 3rd, then I go to Minnesota until the 8th.

"Missed it by that much." - Maxwell Smart

[DrFlsGood]

It's the best WWII re-enactment on the East coast.  Definitely worth it if you're interested.

[brosometal]

I would love to see this.  Is this done annually? Can't make it this year but would definitely make plans for next.

FWIW
P-47 thunderbolt is my one of my favorite WWII aircraft. 

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