CAF Airbase Georgia to Launch 2026 Georgia Barnstorming Tour | The Citizen

CAF Airbase Georgia to Launch 2026 Georgia Barnstorming Tour | The Citizen

Stops in Toccoa, Augusta, Atlanta, Athens, Macon and Gainesville PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (Aug. 5, 2026) – Opportunities to fly in restored WWII aircraft will be offered at seven Georgia airports August through November when Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia launches its 2026 Georgia Barnstorming Tour. Several aircraft in the Airbase Georgia fleet will travel to Toccoa, Augusta, Atlanta, Macon, Athens and Gainesville, wrapping up the tour at home in Peachtree City, to offer aviation fans an experience of a lifetime. Rides can be scheduled in advance at www:airbasegeorgia.org. The tour will begin in Toccoa on Aug. 15 at Toccoa Airport – R.G. Letourneau Field, where the Airbase will bring its PT-19 for display and rides to help celebrate the Toccoa Airport Open House. The next stop is Augusta on Sept. 12 at Augusta Regional Airport, where the Airbase plans to visit with its P-51 Mustang and three trainers: the LT-6 Mosquito, the PT-19 and a T-34. “We’re happy to bring this historic fleet to Augusta,” said Airbase Leader Mark Richards. “The P-51 was an incredible guardian for American bombers over Germany and our PT-19 helped train the Tuskegee Airmen in Alabama.” The third stop on the tour will be for Good Neighbor Day, Sept. 20, at Dekalb Peachtree Airport in Atlanta. Airbase Georgia plans to take the same group of exciting planes plus the Dauntless SBD dive bomber, the hero of Midway, to that event for rides on Sunday only. Macon will be the fourth stop, on Sept. 26…

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