CAF Capital Wing Announces it's 2024 tour schedule
April 5, 2024 - The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announces its 2024 Tour Schedule which includes a number of airshows and Warbird Showcase events. Most appearances are on weekends and parking and admission at most events are free.
Visitors may choose to ride in various warbirds with prices between $125 and $1,750. Headlining the warbird rides will be a Stinson OY-1 with combat missions in its logbook at the Battle of Saipan. Our Stinson was on the escort carrier White Plains 80 years ago, steaming towards Saipan in the south Pacific.
• April 20/21 Culpeper, VA Spring Fling with the Capital Wing Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman North American T-6, Grumman AA-1B, Piper L-3
• April 27/28 Staunton, VA Warbird Showcase Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman Accommodations for our crew provided by Massanutten Resort • May 11 Ashland, VA
Chick-fil-A Cow Drop Rides: Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman • May 18/19 Leesburg, VA Warbird Showcase Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• June 4/5 Hagerstown, MD CAF Airpower Tour Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder CAF Rides: B-29, B-24, C-45, T-6, Stearman
• June 7-9 Reading, PA WWII Weekend PX, B-26 turret
• June 7-9 Bridgeport, CT CAF Airpower Tour Rides: Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder CAF Rides: C-45, T-6, Stearman
• June 11-13 Ashland, VA Flying Legends Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder CAF Rides: B-17, B-25
• June 15/16 Cumberland, MD Warbird Showcase Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• June 22/23 Warrenton, VA Flying Legends Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder CAF Rides: B-17, B-25
• June 29 Martinsburg, WV Rides: Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• July 4 Culpeper, VA (flyover)
• August 17/18 Latrobe, PA NEW! Westmoreland County Airshow Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder Featured performers: USAF F-35A Lightning
• August 24/25 Tank Farm, Nokesville, VA PX, B-26 turret
• September 7/8 Lancaster, PA Airshow Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• September 13 Bridgeport, WV (flyover)
• September 14 Dulles, VA DATE CHANGE Plane Pull, aircraft static
• September 14 Hagerstown, MD DATE CHANGE Wings and Wheels Rides: Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder
• September 28 Leesburg, VA Airshow Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• October 5/6 Raleigh, NC Family Day Rides: Stinson OY-1, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder, Boeing PT-17 Stearman
• October 12 Culpeper, VA Airfest, aircraft static
• October 26/27 Culpeper, VA Foliage Flights Rides: Stinson OY-1, Boeing PT-17 Stearman North American T-6, Grumman AA-1B, Piper L-3
• October 26 Fredericksburg, VA Harvest Festival Rides: Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder
Warbird rides will include a Fairchild Forwarder which carries up to three passengers, and a PT-17 Stearman . Other warbird ride aircraft may include a TBM Avenger, the largest and heaviest single-engine bomber of WWII, a T-6, a AA-1B, and an L-3. All warbird appearances are subject to weather, maintenance, and pilot availability. The public can book any ride at the Capital Wing bookings website https://www.capitalwingwarbirdrides.org/ and flights not sold in advance will be available for sale on site during events.
The Capital Wing is pleased to announce that it will be appearing with the CAF AirPower History Tour in Hagerstown, MD and Stratford, CT where visitors can ride in the Capital Wing Fairchild Forwarder or AirPower warbirds like a B-29, B-24, C-45, or P-51. The Capital Wing will also be flying rides with the CAF Airbase Arizona B-17 and B-25 in Ashland, VA and Warrenton VA with its Fairchild Forwarder.
In addition to warbird rides, the public will get a close-up view of several static warbirds at several events including a Japanese Fuji LM-1, one of only three in the world; a Navion L-17 a post-WWII warbird which served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and a 1942 Douglas C-47 transport, the military version of the iconic DC-3 airliner.
Other attractions at most Warbird Showcase events include the Capital Wing PX (Post eXchange) selling military and aviation themed items, a B-26 twin 50-caliber machine gun turret, and the Law Dawgs food truck.
For more information email [CapitalWingRides@gmail.com] or go to our new general website https://www.capitalwingcaf.org/.
