Author Topic: World War II Weekend - Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading PA (Read 1795 times)

AdmRose · « **on:** April 14, 2004, 08:37:50 AM »

Anyone going this year? Should be kick ***... check out the aircraft coming this year:

List of Aircraft

muckmaw · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:15:53 AM »

I am making the plans now.

Where is a nice town to stay in nearby?

Is Lancaster local enough?

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:29:13 AM »

6 aircraft in that list make it worth the effort. The rest are gravy.

(1) CAF- Tuskegee Airman Red Tail P51C

(2) CAF – B-29 “Fifi”

(3) CAF – B-24 “Diamond Lil”

(4) YAF – B-25D “Yankee Warrior”

(5) Hawker Hurricane

(6) Planes of Fame Lockheed P-38

All 6 of these are "only flying model" or "one of less than a handful" flying in the US (if not the world).

I definitely expect pics of these 6.

AdmRose · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:35:51 AM »

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Originally posted by muckmaw
I am making the plans now.

Where is a nice town to stay in nearby?

Is Lancaster local enough?

Lancaster is about 20 miles away from Reading, so yea it'll be local enough. Might want to try one of the local hotels in Wyomissing first though (Sheraton, Country Inn and Suites, Econo Lodge just to name a few)

Actually, here is a list of a lot of hotels within 10 miles of the MAAM.

Nefarious · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:36:30 AM »

I've been inside the Yankee Lady B17, At the Pittsburgh Air National Guard Field, in 2001.

But I'm planning on attending!

muckmaw · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:39:25 AM »

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Originally posted by AdmRose
Lancaster is about 20 miles away from Reading, so yea it'll be local enough. Might want to try one of the local hotels in Wyomissing first though (Sheraton, Country Inn and Suites, Econo Lodge just to name a few)

This will work...

I can stay in Lancaster...send the wife and kid outlet shopping....HAHA!!!!!

Wait...where's my credit card....

muckmaw · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:59:18 AM »

Special Guests for 2004

Tuskegee Airmen Pilots and Ground Crew
Brig. General Paul Tibbits - Atomic Missions Commander and Pilot of the B-29 “Enola Gay”
Captain “Dutch” Van Kirk - Navigator of the B-29 “Enola Gay”.
Colonel Robert Morgan - Pilot of the most famous B-17, the “Memphis Belle”
Sgt. William Fili - B-24 Engineer, Ploesti Raid Former P.O.W.
Lt. Carl Constein - C-46 Hump Pilot and Local Author
Geoffrey Morley-Mower - Wing Commander North African RAF Hurricane Pilot
Lt. Robert Bolander - P-61 Pilot credited with 4 kills with the 422nd NFS
Lt. Col. Dick Hewitt - 144 Combat missions in P-47s and P-51s
Lt. Col. Robert McClurg - Black Sheep C.O. and Pappy Boyington’s Wing Man
Sgt. Robert Wilson - 17th Airborne Paratrooper, Rhine Jump

Nefarious · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2004, 11:11:45 AM »

Sounds like a great list of Guests, I'll take my Robert Morgan book and get him to sign it!:D!

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2004, 12:13:45 PM »

Im going to try and make it.

muckmaw · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2004, 12:14:43 PM »

Shall we all meet up for a AH-Nerd lunch?

(BTW, if there's an LA-7 there, I'm peeing on it)

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2004, 12:52:00 PM »

Hmm, I might have to go to this.

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2004, 01:02:10 PM »

Reading, PA??

Theres a railroad there, right??

dude

Vipermann · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2004, 02:23:53 PM »

I'll be there also. 2 years ago there was a Yak but I've never seen an LA-7 there.

Hopefully there will be better weather than last year.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2004, 05:01:35 PM »

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Originally posted by TheDudeDVant
Reading, PA??

Theres a railroad there, right??

dude

Thats what the Monopoly board says.

Im down for a nerd lunch if I make it out there.

AdmRose · « **Reply #14 on:** April 15, 2004, 08:00:54 AM »