VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Military Aviation Museum in the Pungo area, known for its collection of vintage WWII planes, has canceled its largest fundraiser of the year: the "Warbirds Over the Beach" airshow, initially scheduled for this weekend.

Keegan Chetwynd, Director of the Military Aviation Museum, described the decision to cancel the airshow as a difficult one. He noted that the event predates the museum itself and can draw in up to 7,000 attendees.

"We didn’t want to provide a bait and switch to everyone," Chetwynd said.

Chetwynd emphasized the importance of safety, saying, “Every once in a while, you can just feel that you’re getting yourself into a rush, and that’s when you have to stop, take the safety mindset, value these aircraft as artifacts, as pieces of history, and just s

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