JANESVILLEâOn July 23-25, the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport will take visitors back to the 1940s and recreate some of the wartime sights and sounds during Janesvilleâs Warbird Weekend.
The event is making its return this summer after a year lost to the pandemic. A World War II-themed celebration, Warbird Weekend honors the men and women who served during the war and showcases aviation titans from the era.
In conjunction with the Tri-State wing of the Commemorative Air Forceâa nonprofit organization that acquires, restores and maintains the aeronautical relicsâWarbird Weekend is featuring a dozen authentic warplanes.
âTheyâre the real deal,â said Jacques Robitaille, CAF public information officer. âTheyâre not replicas; theyâre not mock-ups.â