Bomb City Squadron - Commemorative Air Force

10/12/2026

✈️ BOMB CITY SQUADRON – OCTOBER MEETING! 🇺🇸

The airplane is here, the excitement is building, and we’ve got plenty to talk about!

Join us Thursday, October 15th, for our monthly Bomb City Squadron meeting!

📍 Where: Hangar 5 at Tradewind Airport, Amarillo, TX (just north of the FBO)

📅 When: Thursday, October 15, 2026

🕕 Time: 6:00 PM

What’s on the agenda?

💥 BOOMtober Recap! We’ll talk about this past weekend’s event in Borger and all the excitement!

💃 2nd Annual Hangar Dance! November 7th is coming up FAST! We’ve got a dance to pull off, and it’s going to take all hands on deck to make it a night to remember!

🛩️ OUR AIRPLANE! Of course, we can’t have a meeting without talking about our PT-19! We’ll discuss what’s happening with our newest pride and joy and what comes next.

Whether you’re a longtime member, a new face, or just curious about what we’re doing, COME ON OUT! We love seeing new faces, and there’s always room for another aviation enthusiast.

Bring a friend, bring your ideas, and bring your enthusiasm. We’re building something pretty special here in Amarillo, and we’d love for you to be part of it!

🇺🇸 Keeping History Alive, One Flight at a Time!

10/12/2026

Looking for a fun activity? Head on over to Tradewind Airport tomorrow!

🌕 SEE YOU TOMORROW! Less than 24 hours until Trunk or Treat at Tradewind Airport.

Tuesday, October 13, 6 to 7:30 PM at 4105 Tradewind St. Music, food trucks, airplanes, and a whole ramp of decorated trunks. $5 entry per car.

What to expect when you roll in:
🚗 Pull up, pay $5 per car, and start trick-or-treating trunk to trunk
✈️ 6:15 PM, look up! The airplane candy drop begins
🍔 Food trucks and music all evening, wrapping up at 7:30 PM

🍬 Last chance to volunteer: want to hand out candy? Contact Elva at Tradewind tonight or first thing tomorrow.

✈️ Pilots, final call: want to drop candy? Contact Tradewind to get on the list. Airplane slots are limited.

Costumes ready? Trunk stocked? We'll see you on the ramp tomorrow night! 🎃🛩️

10/10/2026

Come see the airplane you’ve helped support—or the one you’ve been thinking about supporting!

Our Bomb City Squadron PT-19 is more than just a beautiful piece of aviation history. It’s a flying tribute to the past, kept alive by people who believe history deserves to be experienced, not just remember!

Come meet the airplane, meet the people behind it, and see what your support can help keep flying for generations to come! 🇺🇸✈

10/10/2026

💥 BOOMtober is about to get a whole lot more BOOM! 💥 ✈️

The CAF Bomb City Squadron is headed to BOOMtober in Borger this Saturday, October 10th, and we’re bringing a little piece of aviation history with us!

Ever wondered what it feels like to fly with the wind in your hair, the roar of a vintage engine in your ears, and nothing but blue sky above you? Well, here’s your chance!

✈️ Take a ride in our newly acquired PT-19 Fairchild!

For just $225 per ride, you can experience the thrill of open-cockpit flying in an authentic World War II-era training aircraft!

And here’s the best part: You’re not just buying an airplane ride. You’re helping keep history ALIVE!

Every dollar raised helps maintain and preserve our PT-19, ensuring future generations can experience the sights, sounds, and excitement of vintage aviation.

🇺🇸 $225 = One unforgettable aviation adventure + helping preserve a flying piece of American history!

Come find the Bomb City Squadron at BOOMtober, meet our crew, check out our beautiful new bird, and learn how YOU can get your seat in the sky!

Because let’s face it… anyone can go for a drive, but how many people can say they’ve flown in a WWII trainer with the top down? 😎

💥 BOOMtober – Borger, Texas
📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
✈️ PT-19 Rides – $225 per person

Flights are subject to weather, aircraft availability, and pilot discretion.

Keep ’Em Flying! 🇺🇸✈️

09/24/2026

🎟️ DON’T WAIT — TICKETS ARE LIMITED! 🎟️

The Bomb City Squadron’s 2nd Annual Hangar Dance is coming up, and if you’re planning to join us, now is the time to grab your tickets! Quantities are limited, and once they’re gone… they’re gone!

✈️ Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Tradewind Airport in Amarillo

Step back into the 1940s for an evening of dinner, dancing, airplanes, and fantastic live music by Patrick Swindell & Esquire Jazz!

Doors open at 6:00 PM, with dinner served at 6:30 PM, catered by Shelby’s Diner. Break out your best 1940s look—period attire is encouraged!

🎟️ Tickets: $75 General Admission • $60 Active Military & Veterans • $50 CAF Members

This isn’t your average Saturday night. Come dance in an airplane hangar, enjoy a great meal, listen to some swinging live jazz, and spend the evening surrounded by aviation history.

Limited tickets are available, so don’t be the person asking on November 6th, “Soooo… are there any tickets left?” 😂

Get yours NOW and come dance the night away with Bomb City Squadron! ✈️💃🕺🎶

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09/20/2026

✈️🎶 THE BOMB CITY SQUADRON’S 2ND ANNUAL HANGAR DANCE IS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF! 🎶✈️

Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to step back in time! Join the Bomb City Squadron CAF for our 2nd Annual Hangar Dance at Tradewind Airport in Amarillo for an evening of airplanes, great food, live music, and plenty of 1940s fun!

📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
📍 Tradewind Airport – Amarillo, TX
🚪 Doors open at 6:00 PM
🍽️ Dinner served at 6:30 PM
🎺 Live music by Patrick Swindell & Esquire Band
👗 Period attire encouraged — but not required!
🍻 BYOB

🎟️ TICKETS
$75 General Admission
$60 Military & Veterans
$50 CAF Members

Your ticket includes a chicken fried steak dinner catered by Shelby’s Diner, so come hungry and ready to dance!

And while you’re here, be sure to come check out our airplane! ✈️ We’re hoping to have the opportunity for guests to purchase rides, so you may get the chance to experience a little living aviation history from the best seat in the house — the cockpit!

Grab your friends, put on your best 1940s look, bring your favorite beverage, and come dance the night away with us.

We can’t wait to see you at the hangar! 🇺🇸✈️🎶

09/17/2026

She’s here!!!

09/16/2026

✈️ IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING! ✈️

After months of hard work, planning, paperwork, and probably more emails than anyone cares to admit… the Bomb City Squadron is bringing our PT-19 HOME! 🇺🇸

We’d love for you to join us Thursday evening, September 17th, at Tradewind Airport as we welcome PT-19 N519SH to her new home!

🕕 Monthly Meeting: 6:00 PM
📍 Tradewind Airport – Hangar 5
(The one that opens toward the runways.)

Our goal is to have N519SH on deck for the meeting, weather and maintenance permitting — and right now, things are looking GOOD! 🤞✈️

This is a pretty big milestone for the Bomb City Squadron, and you definitely won’t want to miss it!

🛩️ What else is on the agenda?

We’ve got plenty to talk about:

🎓 Ground School
• When?
• Where?
• Who’s teaching?

💃 1940s Hangar Dance – November 7th
• How to get tickets
• Where to hang posters
• How we can help promote the event

✈️ Next Steps for N519SH
• Who will fly her?
• Passenger requirements
• CAF rides program
• What happens next?

🍽️ And, as always…
We’ll head to Shelby’s Diner after the meeting for dinner and some good food with good people.

🥩 And because apparently one dinner isn’t enough…

We’re also having a SPECIAL VOLUNTARY PRIME RIB TEST DRIVE Friday evening at Shelby’s! 😂

The mission: determine whether prime rib or chicken fried steak should be the official fuel of the Hangar Dance.

This is serious aviation business, folks.
We need volunteers. 😎

Come celebrate this milestone with us, meet the crew, see the PT-19, and find out what’s next for the Bomb City Squadron!

🇺🇸 We’ve worked hard to get her here. Now it’s time to bring her HOME.

See you Thursday! ✈️❤️💙

08/26/2026

✈️ Safety First at Bomb City Squadron ✈️

Sometimes the safest decision is the one that means staying on the ground.

Our planned flight of the Bomb City Squadron PT-19 to Tradewind was called off at the pilot’s discretion after an abundance of caution. While we were certainly looking forward to seeing our PT-19 make the trip, safety will always come first.

Our number one goal is to keep our pilots, passengers, and the precious aircraft of the Commemorative Air Force safe. There will always be another day to fly—and we’ll try again when the conditions are right.

Stay tuned for the next attempt, and in the meantime, keep your eyes on the skies! 🇺🇸✈️

Safety first. Fly when it’s right. ❤️