Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show Returns to The Military Aviation Museum

One of the nation’s largest All-Warbird Air Shows returns October 5th & 6th, 2024 with WWII aircraft, military vehicles and a living history encampment.

The Military Aviation Museum's impressive NAVY line up. Photo by Justin Fortier


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Virginia Beach, VA (October 2, 2024) – The Military Aviation Museum is excited to announce the return of its two-day, premier air show featuring rare World War II aircraft. The weekend will include a large living history encampment, armored vehicles, weapons demonstrations, vintage vocal performances, a kids Exploration hangar, food trucks, and some of the rarest WWII aircraft in the world, all flying from the museum’s scenic grass runway. This event serves as the non-profit museum’s largest fundraiser, supporting the maintenance of its collection and the expansion of its educational programming.

Corsair and Wildcat Formation Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show
Corsair and Wildcat Formation

This year’s air show will showcase iconic aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire, flying alongside their former adversary, the notorious Messerschmitt Bf 109 from the European Theatre. In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, France, the C-47 “Chalk 40,” a D-Day veteran, will be a featured performer.  Additionally, aircraft like the Corsair, Wildcat, TBM Avenger, and the rare P-39 Airacobra will take to the skies to represent those who played a key role in the Pacific Theatre.

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Photo Credit Jason Hess

Several guest aircraft will also be on display, including a P-40 Warhawk and a TBM Avenger, painted in a color scheme that served in the Battle of the Atlantic, that would have hunted enemy submarines along the Virginia Coast. Visitors will have the opportunity to get up close with many of the aircraft before the air show begins and explore the expansive living history encampment with reenactors from various theatres of war. Live performances of popular 1940s songs, which lifted morale on both the battlefield and the home front, will entertain attendees, while children can explore the Exploration Hangar.

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Jerry Yagen’s TBM-3E Avenger Bu.53454 ( which will be part of the airshow) over the Delaware countryside. (photo by Richard Mallory Allnutt)

The event opens each day at 9 a.m., allowing guests to visit the aircraft, displays, encampment, and military vehicles before the flying and weapons demonstrations take place from noon to 4 p.m. each day. Museum Director Keegan Chetwynd explained, “Warbirds Over the Beach is our premier air show, attracting fans from the Hampton Roads community, across the United States, and beyond. In many cases, these aircraft are the last tangible links to the men and women who built, maintained, and flew them during WWII, helping to preserve their stories and legacy. This weekend event provides that platform while thrilling audiences as these historic planes roar through the skies.”

Warbird Spectators Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show

For air show tickets, visit the event website at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/warbirds-over-the-beach-air-show-2024-tickets-949003463907

If you have any questions, please call (757) 721-7767 or visit https://militaryaviationmuseum.org/. The Military  Aviation Museum is located at 1341 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457.

About the Military Aviation Museum:

A 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the Military Aviation Museum is home to one of the world’s largest collections of airworthy military aircraft from the first 50-years of flight. Truly a living museum, its aircraft are in restoration at facilities around the world. Besides the main Museum the Virginia Beach complex features additional exhibition spaces, including a mid-1930s Luftwaffe hangar, originally from Cottbus, Germany, which now serves to house the Museum’s collection of WWII-vintage German aircraft. Additional structures include the WWI Hangar, and the original control tower from RAF Goxhill built in England in 1942. Visit www.militaryaviationmuseum.org for more information or call 757-721-7767.                               

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The Military Aviation Museum’s North American P-51D Mustang standing in front of the authentic WWII airfield watch tower which once served at RAF Goxhill during the war. The MAM dismantled the structure, piece by piece, and reassembled it on their premises in Pungo, Virginia. Photo via Mike Potter
Moreno-Aguiari

Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.

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About Moreno Aguiari 3370 Articles
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.

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