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11 TBMs attended the 2018 TBM Avenger Salute to Veterans in Peru, Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morehead |first1=Greg |title=3rd Annual TBM Gathering – Avengers and Veterans, Warbirds and Patriots Invade Illinois |url=http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/3rd-annual-tbm-gathering-70-tons-of-turkeys-invade-illinois.html |website=Warbirds News |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=24 May 2018}}</ref> Although only 7 TBMs ended up actually being able to make it, for the 2017 reunion as many 16 airplanes originally verbally committed, meaning the total number of flying TBMs was at least that high.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Conrad |first1=Hank |title=TBM Avenger at the 2017 Gathering |url=http://www.hankconrad.com/tbm-avenger-2017-gathering |website=Hank's Blog |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TBM Avenger Gathering Promises To Be Even Bigger In 2017 |url=http://airshowstuff.com/v4/2017/tbm-avenger-gathering-promises-to-be-even-bigger-in-2017 |website=AirshowStuff |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=23 April 2017}}</ref> | 11 TBMs attended the 2018 TBM Avenger Salute to Veterans in Peru, Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morehead |first1=Greg |title=3rd Annual TBM Gathering – Avengers and Veterans, Warbirds and Patriots Invade Illinois |url=http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/3rd-annual-tbm-gathering-70-tons-of-turkeys-invade-illinois.html |website=Warbirds News |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=24 May 2018}}</ref> Although only 7 TBMs ended up actually being able to make it, for the 2017 reunion as many 16 airplanes originally verbally committed, meaning the total number of flying TBMs was at least that high.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Conrad |first1=Hank |title=TBM Avenger at the 2017 Gathering |url=http://www.hankconrad.com/tbm-avenger-2017-gathering |website=Hank's Blog |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TBM Avenger Gathering Promises To Be Even Bigger In 2017 |url=http://airshowstuff.com/v4/2017/tbm-avenger-gathering-promises-to-be-even-bigger-in-2017 |website=AirshowStuff |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=23 April 2017}}</ref> | ||
34 DC-3s, C-41s, C-47s, C-53s, and Li-2s confirmed participation for the Daks Over Normandy event in 2019. While it isn’t clear if all of the aircraft were able to attend, it does mean that there were likely at least that many airworthy. | 34 DC-3s, C-41s, C-47s, C-53s, and Li-2s confirmed participation for the Daks Over Normandy event in 2019. While it isn’t clear if all of the aircraft were able to attend, it does mean that there were likely at least that many airworthy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Aircraft That Are Confirmed |url=http://www.daksovernormandy.com/aircraft |website=Daks Over Normandy |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530202715/http://www.daksovernormandy.com/aircraft |archive-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
7 Hawker Hurricanes flew in formation at the Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England on 7 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawker Hurricane Seven-Ship Formation at Old Warden |url=http://warbirdsnews.com/airshow-news/hawker-hurricane-seven-ship-formation-at-old-warden.html |website=Warbirds News |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=10 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow 2019 |url=http://britishairshows.com/shuttleworth-old-warden-military-airshow-july.html |website=BritishAirshows.com |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> | 7 Hawker Hurricanes flew in formation at the Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England on 7 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawker Hurricane Seven-Ship Formation at Old Warden |url=http://warbirdsnews.com/airshow-news/hawker-hurricane-seven-ship-formation-at-old-warden.html |website=Warbirds News |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=10 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow 2019 |url=http://britishairshows.com/shuttleworth-old-warden-military-airshow-july.html |website=BritishAirshows.com |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> |