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Avengers and Titans, The Ninth Annual TBM Gathering

June 1, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Greg Morehead The ninth annual “TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans” returned to the Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A. Duncan Field in Peru, Illinois on May 17-18, 2024, featuring eight TBM Avengers and the […]

Ninth Annual TBM Gathering Set for May 17-18, 2024

December 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

The eighth annual TBM Avenger Reunion and Salute to Veterans is on for 2024! This great event, which seems to grow in strength with each iteration will take place at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in […]

Eight Annual TBM Gathering – Stars and Stripes Over Peru,IL

June 12, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Greg Morehead It has been eight years since TBM Avenger owners Brad and Jane Deckert decided to host a gathering of flyable Avengers. It was not planned as an annual pilgrimage; however, this one-off […]

2023 TBM Gathering Expecting 10 Avengers Plus an SBD, P-40, P-51s and more!

May 8, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

What began as an opportunity for TBM Avenger owners to meet and share mutual concerns regarding best operating practices related to the type, the annual TBM Gathering has fast become a hugely popular event on […]

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B-17G Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady” Joining the TBM Gathering

March 21, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The TBM Avenger Reunion and Salute to Veterans is on for 2023. This great event will take place at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, Illinois on Friday, May 19th, and Saturday, May 20th, with […]

Seventh Annual TBM Gathering Set for May 19-20, 2023

January 31, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

As a reminder, the TBM Avenger Reunion and Salute to Veterans is on for 2023! This great event, which seems to grow in strength with each iteration will take place at Illinois Valley Regional Airport […]

Sixth Annual TBM Gathering Set for May 20-21, 2022

April 1, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

As a reminder, the TBM Avenger Reunion and Salute to Veterans is on for 2022! This great event, which seems to grow in strength with each iteration will take place at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in […]

Fifth Annual TBM Avenger Reunion Delivers Despite Bad Weather

May 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Greg Morehead Despite the irreverence of Mother Nature, which forced the cancellation of Saturday’s events, the Sixth Annual TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans was largely successful. Thursday provided many opportunities for patient observers […]

Fifth Annual TBM Gathering Set for May 14-15, 2021

February 15, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

After the pandemic forced the cancellation of their 2020 event, the fifth TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans is now set to occur in Peru, Illinois on May 14/15 according to the air show’s founder, Brad […]

Cancelled: TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans 2020

June 4, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Unfortunately, we must report that the TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans will not take place this year after all. We all hoped in our reported a month ago that shifting the event to July 24/25 […]

TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans