June 6 - June 8, WWII Weekend, Reading, Pa., USA

The 18th annual World War II Weekend, held at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pa, was a very hot affair, due to the weather. Prior to the show it rained, on Friday the 6th when I got to the museum right at opening 8:30 am, the ground was still moist, and during the day it was very muggy and hazy. It was difficult to take proper photos of planes arriving for the show. On Saturday, it was very hot, plus it was very humid, the tarmac temperature reached 120F+ with humidity factored in, and it wasn't much cooler on the grass near the runways either. Sunday turned out to be the best for taking photographs, as it wasn't as hazy, nor as hot, and there were also less people attending due to the heat from the day before which scared them away.

The air show for me was a bit disappointing. There were problems with the PA system, the flights were not announced properly, with a lot waiting between flights and the planes flew too high. I lost 7 lb due to the extreme heat and humidity in 3 days.

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