CAF Airbase Georgia

Atlanta Airshow
2023-10-07 00:00 - 2023-10-08 23:59 (America/New_York)
See our Corsair, Kingcobra, Texan, Mentor, and the newly restored PT-19 at the Atlanta Airshow at Falcon Field on October 7 & 8! You’ll also see the USAF F-22 Demo Team and other military and civilian airshow acts. Get tickets at the ticket link in this event, or visit airshowatlanta.com!

Girls in Aviation Day - Covington, GA
2023-09-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Two restored World War II aircraft from Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will be part of this year’s annual Girls in Aviation Day Sept. 16 at Covington Municipal Airport, Covington, Ga. Women in Aviation International (WAI) arranges the entire day dedicated to inspiring young women and girls to explore careers in aviation. Activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Airbase Georgia, based in Peachtree City, Ga., will be displaying its popular P-51 Mustang, “Red Nose”, and a rare P-63 Kingcobra meticulously restored by the Airbase a few years ago, and named “Miss Betty” in honor of a Georgia woman who actually worked on building it. Betty Bishop was one of thousands of “Rosie the Riveter” women who staffed America’s factories during WWII. Some costumed “Rosies” from Airbase Georgia also will participate.

“One of the key missions of the CAF and Airbase Georgia is to inspire young people to pursue careers in aviation, which fits perfectly with this event hosted by the Wheels Down South chapter of WAI,” said Airbase leader Joel Perkins. “Approximately 250 young people will have the opportunity to enjoy a full day dedicated to aviation.”

Airbase Georgia Member Meeting
2023-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States
Monthly Airbase Georgia Member Meeting

Props & Pistons Festival - Akron, OH
2023-08-19 10:00 - 2023-08-20 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the Corsair perform at the Props & Pistons Festival on August 19 & 20 at Akron-Canton Airport!

For event details, visit flyohio.org.

National Aviation Day Celebration - Eastman, GA
2023-08-19 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Middle Georgia State University School of Aviation is celebrating National Aviation Day at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport in Eastman, GA. See our P-63 Kingcobra, or take a ride in our SBD Dauntless, LT-6 Mosquito, or T-34 Mentor!

Book your flight below:

All riders must be at least 12 years old.

Aerobatic rides are only available in our LT-6 Mosquito. Other aircraft cannot perform aerobatics during rides due to FAA regulations.

See the Corsair at Thunder Over Michigan
2023-08-12 09:00 - 2023-08-13 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the Airbase Georgia FG-1D Corsair at Thunder Over Michigan in Ypsilanti on August 12 & 13. It’s the show’s 25th anniversary, so it will be one to remember!

For more information, visit https://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/

Airbase Georgia Member Meeting
2023-08-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States
Airbase Georgia Monthly Member Meeting

Wings of the North Air Expo - Eden Prairie, MN
2023-07-21 15:00 - 2023-07-23 16:00 (America/New_York)
Come ride our SBD Dauntless at the Wings of the North Air Expo!

SCHEDULING YOUR MISSION

After completing online purchase of your ride below, schedule your ride by e-mailing rides@airbasegeorgia.org or by calling our Rides Hotline at (678) 364-1110 (select Option 1).

All riders must be at least 12 years old.

Location: Flying Cloud Airport

Gates Open At: 8am

Hours: Saturday 9 – 5 – Sunday 9 – 4

Tickets Online: Adults $25 Kids 6-17 $5

Tickets at the Gate: Adults $30, Kids 6-17 $5

Kids 5 and under get in free.

Wheelchair Accessible: must be able to navigate grassy areas.

30 to 40 Aircraft

Plane Rides

Hangar full of displays.

Pancake Breakfasts 8 -11

See the Corsair at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
2023-07-20 18:00 (America/New_York)
See the Airbase Georgia FG-1D Corsair at the Passport to Elegance Hangar Party at 6pm on June 20 at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport. Click here for tickets.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Flyover
2023-07-08 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the Airbase Georgia LT-6 Mosquito flyover the start of the Alsco Uniforms 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 8, 2023. Keep your eyes to the skies!

Duck Creek Airshow & Fireworks - Ketchum, OK
2023-07-03 11:00 - 2023-07-04 18:00 (America/New_York)
You can ride the “Cadillac of the Skies,” the P-51 Mustang or the “Hero of Midway,” the SBD Dauntless when they come to Grand Lake for the Duck Creek Fireworks. You can book your ride below!

SCHEDULING YOUR MISSION

After completing online purchase of your ride, schedule your ride by e-mailing rides@airbasegeorgia.org or by calling our Rides Hotline at (678) 364-1110 (select Option 1).

All riders must be at least 12 years old.

Airbase Georgia Member Meeting
2023-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States
Airbase Georgia Monthly Member Meeting — Picnic will be rescheduled to the fall due to expected high temperatures.

Columbus, OH Airshow
2023-06-16 08:00 - 2023-06-18 17:00 (America/New_York)
See our FG-1D Corsair, SBD Dauntless, and P-63 Kingcobra at the Columbus Air Show featuring the US Navy Blue Angels, on June 16-18 at Rickenbacker International Airport.

All three warbirds will be on static display so that you can see them up close and talk to the crews.

Airbase Georgia Member Meeting
2023-06-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States
Member meetings are usually the first Saturday of the month, but the June meeting is delayed to the second Saturday because many on our staff and membership are helping with the WWII Weekend in Reading, PA.

Ride the T-34 Mentor in Jasper, GA
2023-06-10 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Come fly our T-34 Mentor at the Pickens County Military Appreciation Day.

The U.S. Air Force used the T-34A for primary flight training during the 1950s. The original Mentor, a Beechcraft Model 45 derived from the famous Beechcraft Bonanza, was first flown in December 1948. The first military prototype, designated YT-34 by the USAF, made its initial flight in May 1950.

Note: Riders must be at least 12 years old.

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Greenwood Lake Airshow
2023-06-09 08:00 - 2023-06-11 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the SBD Dauntless at the Greenwood Lake Airshow!

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum WWII Weekend
2023-06-02 08:00 - 2023-06-04 17:00 (America/New_York)
Ride the P-51 and SBD! See the Corsair and P-63!

Memorial Day Fly In – Tuskegee, AL
2023-05-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join us at to celebrate Memorial Day at historic Moton Field, home of the famous Tuskegee Airman. We plan to unveil our newly restored PT-19, an aircraft with documented history training WW2 pilots at Tuskegee!

TBM Avenger Reunion
2023-05-19 08:00 - 2023-05-20 17:00 (America/New_York)
Come ride our SBD Dauntless at the 2023 TBM Reunion at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, IL.

Augusta Airshow
2023-05-13 08:00 - 2023-05-14 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the Corsair at the August Airshow

Airbase Georgia Member Meeting
2023-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York), 2023-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York), 2023-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York), 2023-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2023-01-07 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States

Air Power Over Hampton Roads Airshow
2023-05-06 08:00 - 2023-05-07 17:00 (America/New_York)
See our Corsair at the Air Power Over Hampton Roads Airshow at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

Thunder over the Sound 2023 Air and Space Show
2023-04-29 08:00 - 2023-04-30 17:00 (America/New_York)
Come see the SBD and LT-6 at Thunder over the Sound 2023 at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS!

MCAS Beaufort Airshow
2023-04-22 08:00 - 2023-04-23 17:00 (America/New_York)
Come see the SBD, LT-6, Kate, and T-34 at the MCAS Beaufort Airshow in Beaufort, SC!

Gator Fly in and Armed Services Appreciation Day
2023-03-25 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Gainesville Regional Airport, 4701 NE 40th Terr, Gainesville, Florida, 32609, United States
Come ride in the T-34 at the Gator Fly-In in Gainesville, FL.

Documentary Screening - Courage in the Clouds: Cornelia Fort and the First Female Pilots of WWII
2023-03-24 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Court, Peachtree City, GA, Georgia, 30269, United States
Redwood Educational Technologies will offer a special screening of their new 45-minute documentary – Courage in the Clouds: Cornelia Fort and the First Female Pilots of WWII – at Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia, 1200 Echo Ct., Peachtree City, at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023. Judith Stanford Miller, documentary writer and producer, will be accompanied by Leontine Fort Linton LaPointe, Cornelia’s niece. Judith has worked closely with Leontine and other Fort family members for more than a year as she researched Cornelia’s life for the documentary.

Cornelia Fort (1919-1943) was the second woman pilot accepted into the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in 1942 when the U.S. Army Air Forces reached out to experienced female pilots to perform ferrying duties within the United States. Cornelia was also the first woman military pilot to die in service to her country on March 21, 1943.

Before the outbreak of WWII, Cornelia was an instructor within the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), first at Fort Collins, Colo., and then in Honolulu Hawaii. Cornelia was in the air early on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 and was one of the first, if not the first, civilian pilot to realize Pearl Harbor was under attack. With civilian aviation grounded, Cornelia returned to her home in Nashville where she joined the Civil Air Patrol and continued teaching.

After joining the WAFS in September 1942, she primarily ferried Piper Cub airplanes from the factory in Lock Haven, Penn. and PT-19 airplanes from the Fairchild factory in Hagerstown, Md. On New Year’s Day 1943, she spent the night in Atlanta as she ferried a PT-19 to Vernon, Texas. One year before, Cornelia ferried a Piper Cub to Tuskegee Air Field where the Tuskegee Airmen were training.

Following the documentary screening and discussion, guests will be able to tour the Airbase Georgia hangar from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., where volunteers are restoring a PT-19 that was delivered to Tuskegee in November 1943. This historic airplane was likely ferried by a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). In August 1943, the WAFS came under the umbrella of the WASP.

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