This event will be a Fly-In…and Fly-In is the key phrase here. Since we are not going to be participating in the Mass Formations at OSH, we are going to focus more on hosting a Fly-In event…where there will also be a Formation Clinic. Even if you are not interested in flying Formation, come to the Fly-In and meet everyone! There are three (3) Aviation Museums on the field and one of them, the American Flight Museum will be our…

ATENTION ALL WARBIRD FRIENDS & FAMILY! The TBM Gathering scheduled for Peru, IL has been moved to Terre Haute, IN (KHUF). This event will also coincide with the existing CAF AirPower Tour that is taking place July 22-26. If you have a Warbird or access to a Warbird to bring, please fly it in and have some fun with your friends!!!! For specific questions pertaining to the event please contact Brad Deckert or contact the fine people at Hoosier Aviation.…

As we roll back in to the speaker series after the big show, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Christina Hopper will take us on her journey to become one of the nation’s first African American female fighter pilots. Her story is truly inspirational.

Experience the sights and sounds of World War II when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the 16th Annual WWII Heritage Days May 2-3, 2020  UPDATED SCHEDULE.  THIS EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD SEPTEMBER 12-13 The event will be held Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the CAF Dixie Wing Historical Airpower Facility, Falcon Field.  We bring together re-enactors, WWII vehicles, vintage aircraft, authors, WWII Veterans and exhibits as a living history experience for the…

Sharon “Betty” Preszler was hand-picked as one member of the initial cadre of women fighter pilots in the United States Air Force. She was the first woman to fly the F-16, the first woman to fly it in combat, and the first woman to instruct in the F-16. Kate “Jiga” Lowe earned a highly coveted pilot training slot in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, a direct pipeline into fighter aircraft. She flew the T-37 and T-38, earning her…

Approximately 100 World War II aircraft will take to the sky in  historically sequenced warbird formations. These formations will fly over the Washington Mall in two minute intervals. The formations will represent the War’s major battles, from Battle of Britain through the final air assault on Japan, and concluding with a missing man formation. September 24-25, 2020  For more information, please call 713-366-1481 or email ww2flyover@gmail.com 

Hello, everyone. I trust this finds each of you and yours as well as you can be during these difficult times. Of course, we are a resilient and innovative group, and we will work our way through this. And, when we do, one of the things we can look forward to is another NATA formation clinic! This one will actually bring many of us of back to a place of fond memories where we attended CAF TRARON clinics back in…