PEACHTREE CITY, GA (May 28, 2021) – Having trouble finding the right gift for the fathers in your life? The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia may have the answer with its re-opened WWII aircraft public rides program – a gift that will never be forgotten. A phone call to […]
Conroe, Texas (May 10, 2021) In cities across the U.S., vintage military aircraft rest quietly in museums, where school children and tourists admire them, take their pictures and leave them behind closed doors at the end of each day. On May 24 aviation history blasts out of the museum and […]
PEACHTREE CITY, GA (May 5, 2021) – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is dedicating World War II Heritage Days 2021 in honor of all Rosie the Riveters, American women who worked in the military equipment factories during WWII. The new one-day event on Oct. 9, 2021, is the Airbase’s […]
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (Feb. 18, 2021) – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing announces its official recognition as and transition to CAF Airbase Georgia, effective Feb 18, 2021. The group has achieved the designation of Airbase within the organization as a result of tremendous growth and awarded accomplishments over […]
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is hosting a virtual open house and recruiting night for potential new members, especially aircraft mechanics, at 7 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb.3, 2021. Interested people will be given a one-hour Zoom meeting invitation to learn about the CAF Airbase Georgia and its operations. “We […]
Betty Bishop is an original “Rosie the Riveter,” one of many thousands of female workers who drove the U.S. Arsenal of Democracy during WWII, manufacturing essential war materials including aircraft, vehicles and ships. Betty has been honored by the CAF Airbase Georgia, which named its restored P-63 Kingcobra “Miss Betty.” […]
Rosies Are Dedicated. Jane Tucker was just 16 years old in 1943 when she, her mother, Iris, and sister, Betty, headed to Savannah, Georgia from Lineville, Alabama. Jane’s father had previously left the family, so Jane and her mother were both working jobs in Lineville to help support the family. […]
In the midst of a primarily metalworking shop at the Airbase Georgia, a wooden work of art is taking shape in the form of a PT-19 wing. This wooden craftsmanship is the work of a crew headed by Col Paul Brunks. He relies on the assistance of crewmembers Col Forest […]