2024 World War II Weekend

[CultOfTheWyvern]

Just had another gander at the website, and looks like a few more birds have dropped off the list. Down to just five aircraft selling rides (PT-19, P-51, Dauntless, B-25, Fifi). Oof. Looking especially rough this year on the aircraft side, unless you're a huge fan of training types...

[Cameron Walz]

They replaced "Whiskey 7" with a C-49... cool

[Yinzer412]

Is “Luck of the Irish” (C-47) attending? The Air Heritage website indicates it will be attending. No mention of it on the MAAM website.

[passedgas46]

Is “Luck of the Irish” (C-47) attending? The Air Heritage website indicates it will be attending. No mention of it on the MAAM website.

Air Heritage's website is either not updated or the MAAM's website is not updated. I say that because Air Heritage and another airshow (off-topic but there's some relevance) have conflicting information regarding an appearance by the C-123.

I took another look on the website and I'm going to start a fire with this one, especially with people on the inside who have posted here.

One major organization has zero aircraft in the participation list and they've been there time and time again with at least one or two aircraft: the American Airpower Museum. I've been to WWII Weekend where the AAM has brought the C-47 Second Chance, the P-40 Warhawk The Jacky C, their P-47 had been there many times before the fatal crash in 2016, and I believe I've even seen their TBM there before. Granted, I don't know the flying status of the C-47 but this past weekend at Jones Beach they had the P-40, P-51, and TBM flying (and the SNJ) and I'd like to think two of those three would be shoe-ins for this event based on past years.

Arguing that "there would be too many P-51s" would be a BS reason because I've been to past WWII Weekends where there were three or four P-51s attending.

[NEAirMuseums]

Based on my information neither Air Heritage nor the American Airpower Museum will be in attendance at this year's show, however, I cannot comment beyond that.

[passedgas46]

Based on my information neither Air Heritage nor the American Airpower Museum will be in attendance at this year's show, however, I cannot comment beyond that.

Don't worry - as far as I'm concerned, you don't need to comment beyond that. I do thank you for your input.

[BWalter_51]

The past several years the biggest issue was that Geneseo moved their show to the same weekend as MAAM's WWII Weekend, and so the NE had 2 major warbird shows going on the same weekend. AAM I know was sending aircraft to Geneseo during those years. However, that's not the case this year as Geneseo is back to it's normal mid July show weekend.

[NEAirMuseums]

Another addition announced today, Thom Richard's TP-40N American Dream.

[Cameron Walz]

3 airplanes down on the first day. Panchito has mag issues, few spotters I know who are there on the hill today said they heard a loud bang noise from the Corsair and she got towed off the runway. And red nose had a backfire and aborted takeoff. Jesus the show is really falling apart

[CultOfTheWyvern]

Jeez, which ancient god's shrine did MAAM desecrate? There's getting snakebit, then there's getting mauled by a whole pit of horned vipers.