TORA! TORA! TORA!

Posted on April 9, 2018

These three airplanes, replicas of the Japanese A6M Zero built for and featured in the 1970 World War II classic movie “Tora Tora Tora,” stopped at the Perry-Foley Airport Wednesday afternoon (April 4) to fuel up. The planes belong to the Commemorative Air Force, a static and live action museum based in Houston.

The planes are part of an eight-plane WWII re-enactment traveling air show act which will be featured at the “Sun and Fun Air Show” in Lakeland taking place next week, April 10-15. Sun and Fun is the largest air show in the southern United States and one the largest air shows in the world. These, and many other airplanes — all sizes, shapes and vintages — will be stopping at Perry-Foley Airport throughout the next two weeks.

“Although there is no set schedule, you never know what kind of plane you may see when you stop by the airport,” Airport Manager Ward Ketring said.

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