TBM Avenger at the 2017 Gathering The rainy weather finally started to subside mid afternoon for the 2nd Annual TBM Avenger Gathering held today at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, IL. Seven Grumman TBM Avengers beat the weather to get to this year’s event. Five T-6 Texans and a Stearman as well as a F-86 Sabre and a MiG-17 Fresco also made it to the gathering. The crowds were quite a bit lighter this year, but everyone who stuck around into the late afternoon still had great time. This TBM Avenger, owned by the Heritage Flight Foundation, came all the way from Rhode Island to participate. Hopefully, next year’s event will see better weather and more TBM Avengers. Looking forward to it already!
