It was a good show but a little lacking in WWII aircraft. They had the Galaxy Skylifter flying along side the C-47 and the C-47 looked like a bug in front of it. I was amazed that the Skylifter could fly that slow. They did have 3 P-51 Mustangs flying in formation and at one point they dove straight toward the truck and I got a glimpse of what a terrifying sight that must have been as they roared overhead. The Tora, Tora, Tora show has grown considerably since the last time I saw it in '04. The explosions were loud enough to rattle the windows in the truck and scared a lot of the little kids. The Viet Nam "downed pilot rescue" show is getting pretty big too.

Driving there and back was uneventful outside of driving in rush hour traffic. The truck was very well behaved and purred along on the highway. The oil pressure was within range and the water temp never climbed above 150 degrees, so that was good. I did get time at the show to lower the idle speed and that helped with fuel consumption. She is still running rich at idle so I will have to address that.

The military vehicles were parked right along the flight line with a spectacular view of the show. We were so close that when the jets taxied out for their part in the show, all conversation had to stop. The weather had been very wet up until the show but Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. I am glad I wasn't camping on the grass behind the vehicles with the rest of the reenactors. If you stood in one place too long, you would start sinking.

The crowd were huge and the announcer said it was a record. There was never a lull long enough to check out the other displays. I had all my radios, maps, books, etc and the thing that grabbed the most attention was the typewriter. All the kids wanted to play with it. Most had never even seen a real one before. One girl asked how she could send her message now that she was done typing it. She thought it was weird that you had to use an envelope.

The general public had lots of questions about the truck and it was a definite eye catcher. Many people asked me where I got a real German truck so that made me feel good. I don't know how many times I had to explain they used wood instead of metal because of the radio reception. The bunks were commented on many times too.

The weather was in the '40s at night but with the newly insulated roof, it was very tolerable inside.