World War II aircraft will fly above Virginia Beach this May in the Military Aviation Museum’s annual Over the Beach Air Show.
The event is May 21-22 at the Military Aviation Museum at 1341 Princess Anne Road. The show will feature World War II aircraft flights and wartime camp re-enactments. It will also include a music performances from a Frank Sinatra tribute performer, the New Orleans vocal trio The Victory Belles, and jazz vocalist Theresa Eaman.
Food vendors will also be on site.
The museum’s new Messerschmitt Bf-109 will fly in the show, making its first flight in the U.S., according to a press release. Attendees will be able to shop at an onsite flea market for aviation-themed goods. Saturday evening will feature live music in the hangar by the Mark Michielsen Big Band, and a chicken or steak dinner for an additional $20.
A Saturday admission ticket also offers access to the dedication ceremony for the museum’s latest addition — the control tower from the first American fighter base in England in 1942. The ceremony will run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday and include a fly-over by Air Force training jets, formations by the Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Force, and the Civil Air Patrol on color guard.
The air show will run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets begin a $12 for youth and $25 for adults.
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